Unleashing a barrage of extra-base hits, the A's routed the Mariners, 12-3. A three-run double by Tony Armas highlighted a five-run outburst in the fifth inning. Dave Revering connected for a three-run homer in the eighth. Dwayne Murphy and Wayne Gross also homered.

The victory was credited to surprise starter Steve McCatty. The righthander, who was shelled for five runs in 1 2/3 innings the previous night, was pressed into service when scheduled starter Rick Langford suffered back spasms warming up. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 12, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 7 0 A's 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 3 x - 12 12 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Henderson lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .208 Craig cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .370 Murphy cf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .304 Meyer lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .429 Page dh 2 2 1 0 3 1 .364 Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .409 Revering 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 .294 Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gross 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .308 Horton dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Heath c 4 2 1 0 1 0 .091 Simpson rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Armas rf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .500 Stein 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .333 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .100 J. Anderson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Picciolo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .125 L. Cox c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .111 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dressler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 5 Totals 32 12 12 12 8 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 2,140 Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 6 DP: Mariners 0, A's 0 Errors: Gross Doubles: Craig (3), Henderson 2 (2), Page (1), Armas (1) Home Runs: Murphy (1), Gross (1), Revering (1) Caught Stealing: Murphy (2), Page (2) Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (1) Sacrifice Flies: Stein (1), Gross (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott L(1-1) 4.1 8 6 6 6 1 0 25 7.59 Heaverlo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75 Dressler 2 3 3 3 0 3 2 9 12.46 McLaughlin 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 6 23.63 Totals 8 12 12 12 8 4 3 42 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty W(1-2) 8.1 7 3 3 1 5 0 33 7.94 Jones 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 0 36 Wild Pitches: McCatty (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger MARINERS 1ST: Steve McCatty started in place of Rick Langford (out with back spasms); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Craig grounded out (second to first); Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson doubled to left; Murphy struck out; Page walked; Revering grounded out (pitcher to first) [Page to second, Henderson to third]; Gross walked; Heath flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to right; J. Anderson flied out to center; L. Cox singled to right; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy walked; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Page walked; Revering singled to right [Page to second]; Page was caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 4TH: Craig made an out to shortstop; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Heath singled to right; Armas singled to left [Heath to second]; Guerrero forced Armas (shortstop to second) [Heath to third, Guerrero to first]; Picciolo singled to right [Heath scored, Guerrero to third]; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. MARINERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Simpson was called out on strikes; Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy singled to left; Page doubled to left [Murphy to third]; Revering was walked intentionally; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murphy scored, Page to third, Revering to second]; Heath was walked intentionally; Armas doubled to left [Page scored, Revering scored, Heath scored, Armas to third (on throw to home)]; HEAVERLO REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Armas scored]; Picciolo flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 6TH: J. Anderson singled to right; L. Cox was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (second to pitcher) [J. Anderson to second]; Craig grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: DRESSLER REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Henderson doubled to right; Murphy homered [Henderson scored]; Page struck out; Revering flied out to center; Gross homered; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 9. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Horton singled to third; Simpson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 7TH: PACIOREK REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING 1B); Armas struck out; Guerrero made an out to second; Picciolo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 9. MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); J. Anderson flied out to right; STINSON BATTED FOR L. COX; Stinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Henderson walked; Murphy flied out to center; Page walked [Henderson to second]; Revering homered [Henderson scored, Page scored]; Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Heath flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 12. MARINERS 9TH: Cruz singled to center; Craig doubled to right [Cruz scored]; McCatty threw a wild pitch [Craig to third]; Meyer singled to center [Craig scored]; Paciorek was called out on strikes; Horton singled to left [Meyer to second]; Simpson walked [Meyer to third, Horton to second]; JONES REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Stein hit a sacrifice fly to center [Meyer scored]; J. Anderson reached on an error by Gross [Horton to third, Simpson to second, J. Anderson to first]; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 12.

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