The Mariners ended a 12-game losing streak and posted their first victory under Maury Wills as their new manager when Bill Stein walked with the bases loaded in the 14th inning to force in the run that beat the A's, 2-1. The Mariners, who had lost three times since Wills assumed command, started their decisive stanza with a single by Julio Cruz.

Joe Simpson sacrificed and, after the second out, Willie Horton and Leon Roberts walked to fill the sacks. Matt Keough, on the mound for the A's, then went to 2-and-0 on Stein before giving way to Jeff Jones, who completed the pass that forced in Cruz. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Friday, August 8, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .216 Henderson lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .308 Simpson rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .258 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Meyer lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Gross 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Edwards pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Revering 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .296 L. Roberts cf,lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Heath ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Stein 1b 3 0 0 1 2 0 .310 Davis ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 T. Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Gonzalez dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Milbourne ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Armas rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .258 L. Cox c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .193 Essian c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Bochte ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Guerrero ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Hill pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 Page ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Mendoza ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 8 2 7 2 Totals 34 1 8 1 6 4 Time of Game: 3:25 Attendance: 6,283 Left on Base: Mariners 11, A's 10 DP: Mariners 0, A's 1 Errors: Meyer, Cox Home Runs: Simpson (2) Stolen Bases: Simpson (7), Cruz 2 (29), L. Roberts (6) Caught Stealing: L. Cox 2 (2), Henderson (17), Armas (2) Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (6), Simpson (8), Murphy (18) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 6 5 0 0 4 2 0 25 5.32 Rawley W(6-5) 3.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 14 3.27 Heaverlo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.69 D. Roberts SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 Totals 10 8 1 1 6 4 0 41 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(12-11) 9.2 8 2 2 7 2 1 42 3.04 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 Lacey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.07 Totals 10 8 2 2 7 2 1 43 Balks: Keough (2) Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - George Maloney MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to second; Simpson flied to right; Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy lined to third; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 2ND: Horton flied to center; L. Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Stein flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas singled to left; Essian walked [Armas to second]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 3RD: T. Cox flied to right; L. Cox grounded out (third to first); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Murphy singled to left [Henderson to second]; Gross flied to right [Henderson to third]; Revering walked [Murphy to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz lined to third; Simpson singled to center; Meyer flied to center; Simpson stole second [Simpson to third (error by Cox)]; Horton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian flied to center; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 5TH: L. Roberts grounded out (third to first); Stein grounded out (third to first); T. Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson singled to left; Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 6TH: L. Cox singled to center; Mendoza struck out while L. Cox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cruz flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross flied to right; Revering flied to left; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 7TH: Simpson homered; On a bunt Meyer singled to third; Horton grounded out (first to pitcher) [Meyer to second]; L. Roberts struck out; Stein walked; T. Cox popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas walked; Essian singled to left [Armas to third (error by Meyer), Essian to second]; PAGE BATTED FOR GUERRERO; RAWLEY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); NEWMAN BATTED FOR PAGE; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Essian to third]; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 0. MARINERS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING SS); L. Cox walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [L. Cox to second]; Keough balked [L. Cox to third]; L. Cox was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); On a bunt Cruz singled to third; Cruz stole second; Simpson walked; Meyer forced Simpson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING CF); L. ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Henderson walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Henderson to second]; Gross grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Revering singled to center [Henderson scored]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. MARINERS 9TH: Horton lined to shortstop; L. Roberts singled to center; L. Roberts stole second; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR T. COX; Milbourne was walked intentionally; BOCHTE BATTED FOR L. COX; Bochte singled to shortstop [L. Roberts to third, Milbourne to second]; HILL RAN FOR BOCHTE; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: HILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Armas singled to right; Essian popped to first; Picciolo struck out; Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. MARINERS 10TH: Cruz singled to right; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz to second]; Cruz stole third; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Horton walked; L. Roberts walked [Horton to second]; JONES REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Stein walked (walk was charged to Keough) [Cruz scored, Horton to third, L. Roberts to second]; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Milbourne forced Stein (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 10TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Gross singled to center; HEATH BATTED FOR REVERING; HEAVERLO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); DAVIS BATTED FOR HEATH; EDWARDS RAN FOR GROSS; Davis walked [Edwards to second]; D. ROBERTS REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Gonzalez forced Davis (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 1.

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