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.

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