Although allowing only three hits, Matt Keough suffered his 13th straight defeat this season and 17th in a row over two years when Leon Roberts smashed a homer in the seventh inning to give the Mariners a 1-0 victory over the A's. Floyd Bannister won the duel with a six-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  3  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .232
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      R. Jones cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Heath lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Bochte 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .328
Newman c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .232      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
  Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Meyer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Paciorek rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Murphy pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Roberts lf            1   1   1   1     2   0   .271
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     1   8             Totals               25   1   3   1     6   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,111
Left on Base: A's 7, Mariners 6
DP: A's 2, Mariners 1
Errors: Edwards, Picciolo, Mendoza
Doubles: Page (10), Chalk (4)
Triples: Henderson (1)
Home Runs: Roberts (12)
Stolen Bases: Heath (1)
Caught Stealing: R. Jones (5)
GIDP: Paciorek (4), Mendoza (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-13)          8     3   1   1   6   3   1  31   5.69
Totals                  8     3   1   1   6   3   1  31

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(6-10)       9     6   0   0   1   8   0  34   3.92
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   8   0  34

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Page reached on an
error by Mendoza; Heath forced Page (second to shortstop); Heath
stole second; Newman walked; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; R. Jones reached on an error by
Edwards [Cruz to second]; Bochte flied out to center [Cruz to
third]; Horton struck out; Meyer forced R. Jones (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Chalk struck out; Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stinson grounded out (second to first); Roberts walked; Mendoza
forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to right; Henderson flied out to
right; Page doubled to left [Picciolo to third]; Heath reached
on a fielder's choice [Picciolo out at home (third to catcher)];
Newman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to
first); R. Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Armas flied out to
center; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton made an out to second; Meyer reached on an
error by Picciolo; Paciorek grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo struck out; Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Roberts
walked; Mendoza grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page struck out; Heath struck out; Newman flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; R. Jones walked; R. Jones
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte
walked; Horton singled to center [Bochte to second]; Meyer made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to center; Armas grounded out
(third to first); Chalk doubled to left; Edwards grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek popped to pitcher in foul territory;
Stinson flied out to left; Roberts homered; Mendoza flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson tripled to
center; Page struck out; Heath grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz struck out; R. Jones struck out; Bochte
walked; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING RF); Newman
singled to center; MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN; Revering singled to
center [Murray to second]; MURPHY RAN FOR REVERING; Armas lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [Murray out at second];
Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 1.