A three-run homer by Dwayne Murphy in the sixth inning was the key blow as the A's continued their winning ways by subduing the Mariners, 9-4. The A's were behind, 4-3, when Mike Heath led off the sixth with a single and reached second when pinch-hitter Mike Patterson drew a one-out walk. After Rickey Henderson popped out, Murphy connected for the circuit on an 0-2 count. Oakland Athletics 9, Seattle Mariners 4Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1981 (Day game) at KingdomeA's 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 - 9 11 2 Mariners 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .347 Cruz 2b 4 0 1 3 0 0 .188 Murphy cf 5 2 3 4 0 1 .299 Simpson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .265 Revering 1b 3 2 1 1 2 0 .318 Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Gross 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .146 Zisk dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .377 Armas rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .347 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .387 Page dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .114 Allen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph,dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .344 Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .344 Heath c 5 1 3 1 0 0 .273 Narron c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .345 Babitt 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Edler 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .143 McKay ph,2b 2 0 0 1 0 2 .240 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Stanley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Anderson ss 3 1 0 0 0 2 .176 Patterson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 9 11 9 5 6 Totals 34 4 6 4 2 8 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 15,562 Left on Base: A's 9, Mariners 5 DP: A's 0, Mariners 0 Errors: Babitt 2, Cruz, Edler Doubles: Armas (7) Triples: Cruz (1) Home Runs: Revering (1), Murphy (3), Zisk (5) Stolen Bases: Henderson (13), Murphy (3) Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (1), Gross (1) Sacrifice Flies: McKay (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(4-0) 9 6 4 3 2 8 1 36 1.00 Totals 9 6 4 3 2 8 1 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott L(0-1) 5.2 9 6 6 3 2 2 30 6.19 Clark 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 1.80 Rawley 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 7 20.25 Totals 9 11 9 9 5 6 2 45 Balks: Parrott (1) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Murphy singled to right [Henderson scored]; Revering flied out to left; Murphy stole second; Gross walked; Armas singled to center [Murphy scored, Gross to second]; Page struck out; Heath lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz made an out to third; Simpson struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Babitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk homered; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Paciorek struck out; Narron reached on an error by Babitt; Edler flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy singled to center; Revering popped to third in foul territory; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Murphy to second]; Armas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Anderson struck out; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to left; Heath singled to center; Babitt reached on a fielder's choice [Heath to second (error by Cruz)]; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Heath to third, Babitt to second]; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy flied out to center; Revering homered; Gross singled to right; Armas made an out to first; Page forced Gross (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek flied out to left; Narron singled to center; Edler walked [Narron to second]; Anderson reached on a fielder's choice [Narron to third, Edler to second (error by Babitt)]; Cruz tripled to center [Narron scored, Edler scored (unearned), Anderson scored, Cruz out at home (first to catcher)]; Simpson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Mariners 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Heath singled to third; MCKAY BATTED FOR BABITT; McKay struck out; PATTERSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Parrott balked [Heath to second]; Patterson walked; Henderson made an out to second; Murphy homered [Heath scored, Patterson scored]; Revering walked; CLARK REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Gross forced Revering (second to shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. MARINERS 6TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PICCIOLO REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING SS); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled to left; Burroughs singled to left [Zisk to second]; Paciorek struck out; Narron flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR PAGE; Johnson flied out to center; Heath reached on an error by Edler; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. MARINERS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Edler grounded out (first to pitcher); Anderson was called out on strikes; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied out to left; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Mariners 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: RAWLEY REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Revering walked; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Revering to second]; Armas doubled to center [Revering scored]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Heath singled to right [Armas scored, Johnson to second]; McKay out on a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored, Heath to third]; Joe Simpson caught the ball on the warning track and jogged in because he thought there were 3 outs; Picciolo flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: Burroughs walked; ALLEN RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Paciorek flied out to center; Narron singled to left [Allen to second]; MEYER BATTED FOR EDLER; Meyer forced Narron (second to shortstop) [Allen to third]; GRAY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Mariners 4. |
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