Mario Guerrero went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs to pace the A's to a 5-2 triumph over the Mariners. The A's broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the ninth inning. In the winning rally, runs were produced with singles by Tony Armas and Guerrero and a double by Mike Heath. The Mariners had manufactured a deadlock in the seventh on a bases-loaded grounder by Dan Meyer and single by Bruce Bochte. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     23, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 11  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          2   1   1   0     3   0   .277      Cruz 2b               1   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Murphy cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .294        Milbourne 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .045
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     1   3   .167      Craig cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .230
Revering dh           3   1   0   0     2   1   .342      Meyer lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .333
Armas rf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .314      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .412
Guerrero ss           5   1   4   2     0   0   .292      Horton dh             3   0   1   0     1   2   .163
Heath c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .188      Stein 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .321
Klutts 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Simpson rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .323
  Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .333        L. Roberts ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Picciolo 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      J. Anderson ss        3   1   0   0     1   0   .300
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .281      L. Cox c              2   1   2   0     1   0   .200
  McKay 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Stinson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dressler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Souza p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     8   8             Totals               29   2   4   2     6   8

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance:  4,075
Left on Base: A's 13, Mariners 8
DP: A's 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Stein, Bannister
Doubles: Heath 2 (3), Guerrero (5)
Stolen Bases: Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Heath (1), Murphy (4), Cruz (2), Milbourne (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  5.2   2   0   0   5   5   0  24   0.39
Hamilton                0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   4   5.40
Jones                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Souza                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Langford W(1-0)         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   7.50
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   8   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               4.2   6   2   2   4   4   0  22   1.59
Dressler                2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  12   5.54
McLaughlin L(1-1)       1.1   3   3   3   3   2   0  10   8.18
Heaverlo                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.76
Totals                  9    11   5   5   8   8   0  45

Wild Pitches: Bannister (1)
Balks: Norris (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Rich Garcia


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy singled to
center; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Murphy to second]; Newman
struck out (catcher to first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Craig struck out; Meyer made an out
to shortstop; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Guerrero singled to center;
Heath doubled to right [Guerrero scored, Heath out at third
(right to shortstop to catcher to third)]; Klutts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Stein walked; Simpson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Stein to second]; J. Anderson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled to left; Murphy walked [Henderson to second];
Newman popped to third in foul territory; Revering flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: L. Cox singled to center; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [L. Cox to second]; Norris balked [L.
Cox to third]; Mike Heath argued with 2B umpire Bill Deegan
about the balk; Craig struck out; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to center; Guerrero singled to
center [Armas scored]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Guerrero to second]; Guerrero stole third; Klutts struck
out; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Horton
singled to left; Stein lined to shortstop; Simpson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson walked; On a bunt Murphy hit into a
double play to pitcher [Henderson out at third (error by
Bannister) (right to third)]; Newman walked; Revering walked
[Newman to second]; DRESSLER REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING);
Armas forced Revering (second to shortstop); Athletics Coach
Lee Walls ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Neudecker sometime during
the top of the fifth; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: J. Anderson grounded out (third to first); L. Cox
walked; Cruz struck out; Craig flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Heath grounded out
(second to first); Klutts singled to first; Picciolo reached on
an error by Stein [Klutts to third, Picciolo to first];
Henderson walked [Picciolo to second]; Murphy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Horton walked; Stein walked
[Horton to second]; L. ROBERTS BATTED FOR SIMPSON; HAMILTON
REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); L. Roberts flied out to right;
Mike Norris left with tender right groin; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); L. ROBERTS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Newman struck out; Revering flied
out to right; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: J. Anderson walked; L. Cox singled to center [J.
Anderson to second]; Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice on
a sacrifice bunt [J. Anderson to third, L. Cox to second]; JONES
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Craig struck out; SOUZA REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher) [J.
Anderson scored, L. Cox to third, Milbourne to second]; Bochte
singled to right [L. Cox scored, Milbourne out at home (right to
catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Guerrero doubled to center; Heath grounded out
(second to first) [Guerrero to third]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
DRESSLER (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross popped to
first in foul territory; PAGE BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Page struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCKAY REPLACED
PAGE (PLAYING 2B); LANGFORD REPLACED SOUZA (PITCHING); Horton
struck out; Stein struck out; L. Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Henderson to second]; Newman struck out;
Revering was walked intentionally; Armas singled to center
[Henderson scored, Revering to third]; Guerrero singled to right
[Revering scored, Armas to third]; Heath doubled to left [Armas
scored, Guerrero to third]; Gross was walked intentionally;
HEAVERLO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); McKay struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: J. Anderson flied out to right; STINSON BATTED FOR
L. COX; Stinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Mariners 2.