A five-run uprising in the second inning triggered the Mariners to a 7-1 pasting of the A's. The Mariners loaded the bases after two outs and scored two runs on a single by Dan Meyer and two more on a triple by Bruce Bochte, who subsequently came across on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  5  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Craig cf              4   2   1   1     0   1   .391      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Meyer lf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .471      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .474      Revering 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Horton dh             3   0   2   0     2   1   .125      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Simpson rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .364      Davis rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Stein 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
J. Anderson ss        4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .118
L. Cox c              3   1   0   1     1   1   .000      Picciolo 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cosey ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Edwards 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lysander p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   6     6   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,260
Left on Base: Mariners 9, A's 3
DP: Mariners 1, A's 2
Errors: Guerrero
Triples: Bochte (1)
Home Runs: Craig (2)
Stolen Bases: Page (1)
Caught Stealing: J. Anderson (2)
GIDP: Bochte (1), Simpson (2), Page (1)
Hit by Pitch: Craig (1,by McCatty), Simpson (1,by Hamilton)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(1-0)           9     4   1   1   1   4   0  31   1.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(0-2)          1.2   5   5   5   3   2   0  14  21.00
Hamilton                2.1   2   1   1   2   3   1  11   4.05
Lysander                5     3   1   1   1   1   0  18   1.35
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   6   1  43

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (2), Hamilton (1)
Wild Pitches: McCatty (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Craig struck out; Meyer
singled to center; Bochte walked [Meyer to second]; Horton
walked [Meyer to third, Bochte to second]; Simpson lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Page walked; Page stole second; Revering
singled to right [Page scored]; Gross popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein singled to center; J. Anderson struck out;
L. Cox walked [Stein to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Craig
was hit by a pitch [Stein to third, L. Cox to second]; Meyer
singled to center [Stein scored, L. Cox scored, Craig to third];
Bochte tripled to right [Craig scored, Meyer scored]; McCatty
threw a wild pitch [Bochte scored]; Horton singled to center;
HAMILTON REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Simpson was hit by a pitch
[Horton to second]; Athletics Manager Billy Martin ejected by
1B umpire Larry McCoy; Stein flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: On a bunt Davis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Newman was called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to left;
Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Athletics 1.

MARINERS 3RD: J. Anderson singled to center; J. Anderson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); L. Cox struck out;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson popped to second in foul territory;
Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Page flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Craig homered; Meyer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bochte was called out on strikes; Horton walked;
Simpson walked [Horton to second]; Stein flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(first to pitcher); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 6, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 5TH: LYSANDER REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); J. Anderson
flied out to right; L. Cox grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz
reached on an error by Guerrero [Cruz to second]; Craig grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
grounded out (first to pitcher); COSEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO;
Cosey grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Ray
Cosey; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 6TH: EDWARDS REPLACED COSEY (PLAYING 2B); Meyer walked;
Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Meyer out at second]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy
singled to right; Page grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
6, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson singled to right; Stein singled to right
[Simpson to second]; J. Anderson forced Stein (shortstop to
second) [Simpson to third, J. Anderson to first]; L. Cox forced
J. Anderson (second to shortstop) [Simpson scored, L. Cox to
first]; Cruz forced L. Cox (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Gross
made an out to third; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Craig grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman flied out to center; Guerrero popped to
first in foul territory; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Horton singled to left; Simpson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Stein
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson popped to first in foul territory;
Murphy grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Page singled to
center; Revering popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Athletics 1.