A record Oakland Coliseum crowd of 50,255 saw the undefeated A's win their ninth straight game, 16-1 over the Mariners. Tony Armas led an 18-hit attack with two homers, a double and five RBIs. The A's sent 10 batters to the plate in the first inning and tallied five markers, including back-to-back homers by Dwayne Murphy and Cliff Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 16, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
A's          5  1  2    2  0  0    6  0  x  -  16 18  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Henderson lf          6   3   3   3     0   1   .297
Simpson cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .421      Murphy cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .355
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .185        Patterson ph,rf     1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
Zisk dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .346      Johnson dh            5   4   4   3     0   0   .350
Gulden c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Armas rf,cf           5   2   3   5     0   2   .405
Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .370      Heath c               4   0   0   1     0   3   .185
Henderson rf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .091      Newman 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .095
Edler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Babitt 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .348
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      McKay 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   1   2   2     0   1   .353
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beattie p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   3             Totals               41  16  18  16     2  10

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 50,255
Left on Base: Mariners 4, A's 6
DP: Mariners 0, A's 0
Doubles: Armas (2)
Home Runs: Henderson (1), Murphy (1), Johnson (1), Henderson (1), Armas 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Heath (2)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Bannister), Picciolo (1,by Beattie)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(0-2)        3     9   8   8   1   5   3  20  11.45
Drago                   3     3   2   2   0   2   1  12   5.40
Beattie                 2     6   6   6   1   3   1  14  27.00
Totals                  8    18  16  16   2  10   5  46

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(2-0)          9     4   1   1   1   3   1  32   0.50
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Bannister (1), Beattie (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte singled to center; Zisk
walked [Bochte to second]; Gulden flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy homered [Henderson scored]; Johnson homered;
Armas struck out; Heath struck out; Newman walked; Babitt
singled to left [Newman to second]; McKay was hit by a pitch
[Newman to third, Babitt to second]; Picciolo singled to center
[Newman scored, Babitt scored, McKay to second]; Henderson
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek flied out to right; Henderson homered;
Edler flied out to center; Auerbach struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Murphy struck out; Johnson singled to left; Armas
doubled to left [Johnson to third]; Heath out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Johnson scored, Armas to third]; Newman
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 6.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson flied
out to center; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Babitt popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay
struck out; Picciolo singled to right; Henderson homered
[Picciolo scored]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 8.

MARINERS 4TH: Zisk flied out to left; Gulden struck out;
Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 4TH: DRAGO REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Johnson
singled to center; Armas homered [Johnson scored]; Heath struck
out; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Babitt grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 10.

MARINERS 5TH: Henderson flied out to right; Edler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Auerbach made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay flied out to left; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 10.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson
singled to right; Bochte flied out to right; Zisk flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to center; Johnson flied out to
left; Armas struck out; Heath flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 10.

MARINERS 7TH: Gulden made an out to second; Paciorek singled to
center; Henderson flied out to right; Edler popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BEATTIE REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Newman struck
out; Babitt singled to right; McKay singled to center [Babitt to
third]; Picciolo struck out; Henderson singled to right [Babitt
scored, McKay to second]; PATTERSON BATTED FOR MURPHY; Patterson
singled to third [McKay to third, Henderson to second]; Johnson
singled to center [McKay scored, Henderson scored, Patterson to
second]; Armas homered [Patterson scored, Johnson scored]; Heath
struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 16.

MARINERS 8TH: PATTERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ARMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Auerbach made an out to second;
Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics
16.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman walked; Babitt flied out to center; McKay
flied out to center; Picciolo was hit by a pitch [Newman to
second]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 16.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte lined to second; Zisk flied out to left;
Gulden grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 16.