The rampaging A's posted their 16th win in 17 games by beating the Mariners, 7-4. The A's scored two runs in the first inning on a two-run single by Mike Heath and made it 3-0 in the second on a leadoff homer by Rickey Henderson. Dave McKay cracked a two-run double in the third and Cliff Johnson clouted a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          2  1  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   3   2   1     1   0   .357      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .183
Murphy cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Simpson cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .289
Johnson dh            4   2   2   2     1   1   .355      Bochte 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .185
Armas rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .343      Zisk dh               4   1   1   1     1   0   .368
Heath c               5   1   2   2     0   0   .240      Burroughs rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .393
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .086      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .368
Babitt 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .319      Narron c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .320
McKay 3b              4   0   1   2     0   2   .261      Edler 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .158
Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Meyer ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randle 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                          Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Gleaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  10   7     3  10             Totals               37   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 17,388
Left on Base: A's 7, Mariners 9
DP: A's 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Auerbach
Doubles: McKay (2), Henderson (6), Simpson (4), Bochte 2 (4), Edler (1), Meyer (1)
Triples: Heath (1)
Home Runs: Henderson (2), Johnson (2), Zisk (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (12), Johnson (1), McKay (1), Cruz (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(3-1)         9    10   4   4   3   4   1  40   3.25
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   1  40

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gleaton L(2-2)          2.1   6   5   5   3   3   1  17   5.56
Andersen                4.2   3   2   2   0   4   1  17   4.66
Drago                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.70
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3  10   2  41

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: before the game Athletics manager Billy Martin
asked umpire Bill Kunkel to examine the batter's boxes; they
were 7 feet long instead of 6; Mariners manager Maury Wills had
told the grounds crew to do this so that Tom Paciorek would not
step out of the box as he swung; they were redrawn before the
game started; Henderson walked; Murphy made an out to
second; Henderson stole second; Johnson walked; Armas struck out
while Henderson stole third and Johnson stole second; Heath
singled to center [Henderson scored, Johnson scored]; Newman
reached on an error by Auerbach [Heath to third]; Babitt flied
out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Simpson doubled to
right; Bochte flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKay struck out; Picciolo flied out to center;
Henderson homered; Murphy singled to center; Johnson singled to
left [Murphy to second]; Armas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Narron singled to right; Edler
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath tripled to right; Newman grounded out
(second to first); Babitt was walked intentionally; McKay
doubled to left [Heath scored, Babitt scored]; ANDERSEN REPLACED
GLEATON (PITCHING); McKay stole third; Picciolo struck out;
Henderson made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Auerbach flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simpson singled to third; Bochte doubled
to left [Simpson scored]; Zisk walked; Burroughs forced Bochte
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners
1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnson made an out to first; Armas grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Narron
grounded out (second to first); Edler doubled to center;
Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath made an out to shortstop; Newman flied out
to center; Babitt singled to center; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson
grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson doubled to center;
Murphy struck out; Johnson homered [Henderson scored]; Armas
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 6TH: Zisk homered; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Narron
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath flied out to left; Newman struck out;
Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Edler struck out; Auerbach flied out to center;
Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Simpson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); McKay struck
out; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte flied out to center; Zisk flied out to
center; Burroughs walked; Paciorek singled to right [Burroughs
to second]; Narron singled to center [Burroughs to third,
Paciorek to second]; MEYER BATTED FOR EDLER; Meyer doubled to
left [Burroughs scored, Paciorek scored, Narron to third]; GRAY
BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Gray flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: RANDLE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); ANDERSON
REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING SS); Murphy struck out; Johnson struck
out; Armas singled to left; Heath grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz lined to second; Simpson made an out to
shortstop; Bochte doubled to center; Zisk flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Mariners 4.