The A's tied the major league record for best season start by winning their 10th straight game, 8-0 over the Mariners, behind the six-hit pitching of Brian Kingman. The mark was set by Brooklyn in 1955 and equaled by Pittsburgh in 1962 and Cleveland in 1966. The A's tallied four times in the first inning on a wild pitch, two-run double by Mitchell Page and RBI single by Shooty Babitt. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 18, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 A's 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 8 11 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Henderson lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .317 Allen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .389 Simpson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Revering 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250 Bochte 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .194 Gross 3b 3 2 1 1 1 1 .227 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .366 Narron c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Page dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 .105 Bulling c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hosley ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .367 Babitt 2b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .360 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Heath c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Henderson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Stanley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Randle 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .133 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Gray ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 0 4 Totals 34 8 11 6 4 9 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 20,131 Left on Base: Mariners 5, A's 7 DP: Mariners 0, A's 0 Errors: Anderson Doubles: Cruz (1), Zisk (2), Paciorek (4), Page (1), Murphy (2) Home Runs: Gross (1) Stolen Bases: Babitt (2), Henderson (4) Caught Stealing: Henderson (1), Revering (1) Hit by Pitch: Revering (1,by Clay) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay L(0-1) 5 8 7 6 3 5 1 26 7.62 Beattie 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 21.00 Clark 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Andersen 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 11.57 Totals 8 11 8 7 4 9 1 39 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 32 0.63 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Clay (1) Wild Pitches: Clay (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Barnett MARINERS 1ST: Cruz doubled to left; Simpson flied out to right; Bochte singled to first [Cruz to third]; Zisk struck out; Narron flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy singled to right [Henderson to second]; Revering forced Murphy (first to shortstop) [Henderson to third]; Clay threw a wild pitch [Henderson scored, Revering to second]; Gross walked; Armas struck out; Page doubled to right [Revering scored, Gross scored]; Babitt singled to center [Page scored]; Babitt stole second; Heath flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 4. MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Henderson flied out to right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 2ND: Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second; Murphy singled to left [Henderson scored]; Revering was hit by a pitch [Murphy to second]; Gross forced Revering (first to shortstop) [Murphy scored (error by Anderson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Armas struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 3RD: Anderson made an out to second; Cruz flied out to right; Simpson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 3RD: Page struck out; Babitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath singled to center; Stanley forced Heath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to center; Zisk doubled to right; Narron struck out; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Revering singled to center; Revering was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 5TH: Henderson singled to third; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randle singled to right; Anderson flied out to left; Cruz forced Randle (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross homered; Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Babitt walked; Heath grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 7. MARINERS 6TH: Simpson flied out to left; Bochte struck out; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 6TH: BEATTIE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Henderson lined to pitcher; Murphy doubled to left; Revering singled to right [Murphy scored]; Gross struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8. MARINERS 7TH: Narron popped to catcher in foul territory; Paciorek doubled to left; Henderson flied out to center; Randle made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: CLARK REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); HOSLEY BATTED FOR PAGE; Hosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Babitt walked; Heath forced Babitt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8. MARINERS 8TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GRAY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Gray flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; Simpson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 8TH: GRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING SS); BULLING REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING C ); ALLEN REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Henderson singled to left; Murphy made an out to shortstop; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8. MARINERS 9TH: Bochte made an out to shortstop; Zisk made an out to shortstop; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 8.

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