Dwayne Murphy and Dave Revering each drove in a pair of runs, while Dave Hamilton allowed only two hits in five innings of relief, as the A's defeated the Mariners, 6-5. Murphy accounted for his first RBI with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Revering hit a two-run double in the third and scored on a single by Wayne Gross.

The A's broke a 4-4 tie when Mitchell Page singled and Murphy doubled in the fifth and added what proved to be their winning run on singles by Tony Armas and Mike Edwards around a sacrifice by Rob Picciolo in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners     0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  2
A's          1  0  3    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 10  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Henderson lf          5   2   2   0     0   1   .267
  B. Stein ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Page dh               3   2   2   0     1   0   .250
R. Jones cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .245      Murphy cf             2   0   1   2     1   1   .263
Bochte 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .333      Revering 1b           2   1   2   2     0   0   .281
Horton dh             3   0   1   0     2   0   .273        Newman 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Meyer 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Gross 3b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .223
Paciorek lf,rf        2   1   0   1     1   1   .318      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Stinson c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Armas rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Cox c               1   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Chalk 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Hale rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Edwards 2b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .251
  Roberts ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .205        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   3     4   6             Totals               31   6  10   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  1,621
Left on Base: Mariners 8, A's 7
DP: Mariners 1, A's 0
Errors: Bochte, Mendoza
Doubles: Henderson 2 (4), Revering (18), Murphy (6)
Stolen Bases: Stinson (1), Paciorek (3), Mendoza (3), Milbourne (4), Page 2 (11)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Jones (1), Picciolo (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Paciorek (3), Bochte (6), Murphy (1)
GIDP: Essian (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  2.1   5   4   3   1   1   0  13   5.33
O. Jones L(3-10)        5.2   5   2   2   3   1   0  24   5.99
Totals                  8    10   6   5   4   2   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  4     7   4   4   3   2   0  22   5.98
Hamilton W(3-4)         5     2   1   1   1   4   0  18   3.76
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: O. Jones (5), Keough 3 (10)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); R.
Jones flied out to left; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson doubled to left; Page grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Henderson scored]; Revering singled to right; Gross
walked [Revering to second]; Essian forced Revering (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton walked; Meyer singled [Horton to second];
Paciorek forced Horton (catcher to third) [Meyer to second];
Stinson singled to left [Meyer scored, Paciorek to third]; Hale
made an out to third; Paciorek stole home and Stinson stole
second; Mendoza singled [Stinson to third]; Mendoza stole
second; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to center; Picciolo flied out to
right; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 3RD: R. Jones walked; Bochte singled to right [R. Jones
to third]; Keough threw a wild pitch [R. Jones scored]; Horton
walked [Bochte to second]; Keough threw a wild pitch [Bochte to
third, Horton to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bochte scored, Horton to third];
Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson doubled to left; Page singled
[Henderson to third]; Page stole second; Murphy struck out;
Mendoza dropped a foul fly hit by Revering for an error;
Revering doubled to right [Henderson scored, Page scored]; O.
JONES REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); O. Jones threw a wild pitch
[Revering to third]; Gross singled to right [Revering scored
(unearned)]; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Gross out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Hale flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(third to shortstop to first); Milbourne singled to center;
Milbourne stole second; Keough threw a wild pitch [Milbourne to
third]; R. Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
flied out to right; Chalk made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 5TH: NEWMAN REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); EDWARDS
REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING 2B); Bochte singled to center; Horton
singled to center [Bochte to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED KEOUGH
(PITCHING); Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Paciorek
walked [Horton to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR STINSON;
Valentine struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR HALE; Roberts struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: COX REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Henderson struck out; Page singled to left; Murphy doubled
to left [Page scored]; Newman popped to first in foul territory;
Gross was walked intentionally; Essian forced Murphy (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza made an out to second; B. STEIN BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; B. Stein grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics
5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: B. STEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Armas flied
out to left; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
walked; Page stole second; Murphy walked; Murphy was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Bochte; assist by Cox [Murphy
stayed at first]; Newman made an out to second; Gross grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Athletics 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek struck out; Cox struck out; Roberts made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian flied out to left; Armas singled to left;
Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to
second]; Edwards singled to center [Armas scored]; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
4, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 9TH: Mendoza singled to center; B. Stein singled to
center [Mendoza to second]; R. Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mendoza to third, B. Stein to second];
Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mendoza scored]; Horton
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics
6.

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