A slim gathering of 653 -- smallest since the franchise moved to Oakland 11 years ago -- watched the A's blow a five-run early lead and then score a run in the bottom of the ninth to edge the Mariners, 6-5.

Joe Wallis, who went into the game without a hit in 27 at-bats, started the winning rally with a double. After an intentional walk to Mitchell Page, Dave Revering forced Wallis at third in a vain sacrifice attempt. Following a strikeout, Odell Jones walked Wayne Gross intentionally. Jim Essian then singled in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   5 10  6
A's          1  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 13  3


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .224      Dilone lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .259
B. Stein 3b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .302      Wallis rf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .094
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .404      Page dh               4   1   1   0     1   2   .217
Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .404      Revering 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .324
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Murphy cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .346
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .326      Gross 3b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .355
Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Newman c              2   0   1   1     0   0   .162
Cox c                 4   1   2   0     0   0   .333        Essian c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .357
Mendoza ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Edwards 2b            4   1   0   2     0   0   .234
  Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .462      Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .103
O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   3     1   5             Totals               38   6  13   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:    653
Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 11
DP: Mariners 1, A's 2
Errors: Cruz, Bochte, Roberts, Meyer, O. Jones 2, Edwards 2, Picciolo
Doubles: Wallis (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (6), Gross (2)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Revering (2)
GIDP: Roberts (1), Bochte (1), Essian (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(0-1)         8.2  13   6   3   3   5   0  43   3.60
Totals                  8.2  13   6   3   3   5   0  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 6     7   3   3   1   4   0  26   7.47
Todd                    0.1   3   2   1   0   0   0   4   7.88
Heaverlo W(1-0)         2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.75
Totals                  9    10   5   4   1   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Essian (3)
Wild Pitches: O. Jones (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Cuneo, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Tony Patch


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; B. Stein singled to center
[Cruz to second]; Bochte struck out; Roberts grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [B. Stein out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled; Dilone was picked off first but
was safe on an error by O. Jones [Dilone to second]; Wallis
singled [Dilone to third]; Page grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Wallis to second]; Revering hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dilone scored, Wallis to third]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton struck out; R. Jones grounded out (second
to first); Meyer reached on an error by Edwards; Cox singled to
right [Meyer to second]; Mendoza forced Cox (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Meyer dropped a foul fly hit by Gross for an
error; Gross singled; Gross stole second; Newman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gross to third]; Edwards
reached on an error by Cruz [Gross scored (unearned)]; Picciolo
singled to right [Edwards to third]; Dilone singled to center
[Edwards scored (unearned), Picciolo to second]; Wallis struck
out; Page struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz reached on an error by Picciolo; B. Stein
flied to right; Bochte popped to third in foul territory;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Revering singled to right; Murphy flied to left;
O. Jones threw a wild pitch [Revering to second]; Gross was
walked intentionally; Newman singled to right [Revering scored,
Gross to third (error by Roberts)]; Edwards grounded out (third
to first) [Gross scored (unearned), Newman to second]; Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton popped to second; R. Jones struck out;
Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Wallis
flied to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Cox singled to right; Mendoza singled [Cox to
second]; Cruz singled to right [Cox scored, Mendoza to second];
B. Stein singled to right [Mendoza scored, Cruz scored (error by
Edwards) (no RBI)]; Bochte grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [B. Stein out at second]; Roberts
walked; Horton struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering popped to shortstop; Murphy singled to
shortstop; Gross reached on an error by Bochte [Murphy to
second]; Newman flied to right in foul territory; Edwards flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cox popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo flied to left; Dilone reached on an
error by O. Jones; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wallis singled to center; Page singled to right
[Wallis to third]; Revering flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 7TH: TODD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mendoza singled
to left; On a bunt Cruz forced Mendoza (catcher to shortstop);
ESSIAN REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING C ); Cruz stole second; Jeff
Newman injured back on force out; B. Stein singled to left
[Cruz to third]; Bochte singled to center [Cruz scored, B. Stein
to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Roberts reached on
a fielder's choice [B. Stein out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop), Bochte to third, Roberts to second]; Essian allowed
a passed ball [Bochte scored (unearned), Roberts to third];
Horton grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Gross singled to right; Essian
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones flied to left in foul territory; Meyer
popped to shortstop; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards flied to right; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dilone flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 9TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne struck
out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Stein flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Wallis
doubled to center; Page was walked intentionally; On a bunt
Revering forced Wallis (pitcher to third) [Page to second];
Murphy was called out on strikes; Gross was walked intentionally
[Page to third, Revering to second]; Essian singled to left
[Page scored, Revering to third, Gross to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 6.