Steve McCatty turned in a marathon effort for the A's in the opener of a doubleheader, pitching 14 innings but losing to the Mariners, 2-1, before Rick Langford notched his eighth straight victory with his 15th straight complete game, hurling the A's to a 6-1 triumph in the nightcap. Dan Meyer beat McCatty in the lidlifter, leading off the 14th inning with a homer.

In the second game, the A's scored in the third inning on an RBI single by Mitchell Page and picked up four runs in the fourth on an RBI double by Jim Essian, squeeze bunt by Jeff Cox and run-scoring singles by Rickey Henderson and Dwayne Murphy. Tony Armas drilled a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    10, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Henderson lf          6   1   3   0     0   0   .311
  Milbourne 2b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Murphy cf             5   0   2   0     1   0   .276
Simpson rf            5   1   2   0     1   1   .261      Gross 3b              5   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Meyer 1b              5   1   1   1     1   1   .286        Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Horton dh             6   0   0   1     0   1   .213      Armas rf              4   0   0   1     1   2   .253
L. Roberts lf         6   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Page dh               6   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Beniquez cf           5   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Gonzalez 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .206
Stein 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .301        Essian ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Narron c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .067      Newman c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  J. Anderson ph,ss   1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 2b                5   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47   2   6   2     4   8             Totals               46   1   9   1     4   2

Time of Game: 3:36
Left on Base: Mariners 7, A's 8
DP: Mariners 2, A's 1
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Gross (17)
Home Runs: Meyer (5)
Stolen Bases: Simpson 2 (9), L. Roberts (7), Murphy (18)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (18), Murphy 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Armas (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (4), Murphy (6), Essian (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                 10.2   7   1   1   1   2   0  38   3.52
D. Roberts              0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.45
Heaverlo W(5-1)         1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.49
Rawley SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.24
Totals                 14     9   1   1   4   2   0  51

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(9-10)        14     6   2   2   4   8   1  51   4.14
Totals                 14     6   2   2   4   8   1  51

Passed Balls: Narron (1)

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Mike Reilly


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Simpson walked; Meyer walked
[Simpson to second]; Horton forced Meyer (second unassisted)
[Simpson scored]; L. Roberts popped to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy flied out to
center; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Beniquez flied out to center; Stein flied out to
center; Narron grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Page grounded out (second to
first); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
center; Simpson singled to right; Simpson stole second; Meyer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman reached on an error by Mendoza; Guerrero
singled to left [Newman to third]; Cox reached on a fielder's
choice [Newman out at home (pitcher to catcher), Guerrero to
second]; On a bunt Henderson singled to third [Guerrero to
third, Cox to second]; Murphy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); L. Roberts
singled to shortstop; L. Roberts stole second; Beniquez walked;
Stein forced Beniquez (second to shortstop) [L. Roberts to
third]; Narron walked [Stein to second]; Mendoza made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross flied out to center; Armas lined to third;
Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Julio Cruz
ejected by HP umpire Rick Reed; Simpson struck out; Meyer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman grounded out (third to
first); Guerrero flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Roberts grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox popped to first; Henderson singled to center;
Murphy singled to right [Henderson to third]; Murphy stole
second; Gross was walked intentionally; Armas hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Page flied to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Narron
grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Newman
singled to center; Guerrero popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Simpson popped to
third in foul territory; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson flied out to right; On a bunt Murphy
singled to first; Gross popped to second; Murphy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

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

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas struck out; Page flied to left; Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 10TH: Stein flied to right; Narron grounded out (first
unassisted); Mendoza flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero flied to center; Cox flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 11TH: Milbourne struck out; Simpson singled to center;
Simpson stole second; Meyer flied to left; Horton popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Henderson flied to left; Murphy grounded out
(first unassisted); D. ROBERTS REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 12TH: L. Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beniquez flied to right; Stein singled to left; Narron struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Armas flied to center; Page singled to left;
Narron allowed a passed ball [Page to second]; Gonzalez walked;
HEAVERLO REPLACED D. ROBERTS (PITCHING); Newman popped to third
in foul territory; DAVIS BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Davis grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics
1.

MARINERS 13TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); J. ANDERSON
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; J. Anderson struck out; Milbourne grounded
out (shortstop to first); Simpson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 13TH: J. ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cox
popped to third; Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Murphy walked; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 14TH: Meyer homered; Horton popped to first in foul
territory; L. Roberts flied to center; Beniquez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 14TH: Gross doubled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR GROSS;
Armas walked; RAWLEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Page forced
Edwards (pitcher to third) [Armas to second]; ESSIAN BATTED FOR
GONZALEZ; Essian grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Athletics 1.