Mike Morgan fired a three-hitter to record his first major league victory after nine losses when the A's captured a 2-1 decision from the Mariners. The A's scored both runs in the first inning when Mariner first baseman Bruce Bochte allowed Mike Edwards' bases-loaded popup to drop safely and was charged with an error. Floyd Bannister absorbed the loss despite allowing only four hits. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .251
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Heath 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Ramirez 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Meyer 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Newman c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Stinson c             3   0   2   1     1   0   .265      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Gross 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Simpson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .259
  Valentine ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     4   1             Totals               29   2   4   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  2,198
Left on Base: Mariners 7, A's 5
DP: Mariners 0, A's 0
Errors: Bochte, Henderson, Picciolo
Stolen Bases: Page (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hale (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(5-10)       8     4   2   0   2   7   0  31   4.25
Totals                  8     4   2   0   2   7   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan W(1-6)           9     3   1   1   4   1   0  35   5.06
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   1   0  35

Wild Pitches: Morgan 2 (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne walked; Henderson dropped a foul fly hit
by R. Jones for an error; R. Jones grounded out (second to
first) [Milbourne to second]; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted) [Milbourne to third]; Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Page walked; Heath
singled to left [Page to second]; Page stole third; Newman
walked [Heath to second]; Armas struck out; Edwards reached on
an error by Bochte [Page scored (unearned) (no RBI), Heath
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Newman to third, Edwards to second];
Gross struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer singled to right; Paciorek grounded out
(third to first) [Meyer to second]; Stinson singled to left
[Meyer scored]; Hale struck out; Mendoza grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Murphy
flied out to left; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher unassisted); R.
Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte reached on an error
by Picciolo [Bochte to second]; Horton walked; Meyer forced
Horton (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page singled to left; Heath singled to right
[Page to second]; Newman flied out to left; Armas struck out;
Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (second to first); Stinson
singled to center; Hale grounded out (first unassisted) [Stinson
to second]; Morgan threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third];
Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross made an out to shortstop; Picciolo grounded
out (second to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); R.
Jones flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to left; Page grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to second]; Heath flied out to
left; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Meyer made
an out to first; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Edwards
lined to second; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson walked; Hale out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Stinson to second]; SIMPSON BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan threw
a wild pitch [Stinson to third]; Milbourne walked; R. Jones
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: VALENTINE REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING SS); Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Henderson
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING 3B); Bochte flied
out to left; Horton grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Ramirez struck out; Newman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Hale flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 2.