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.

The A's scored three more runs in the ninth on an RBI double by Tony Armas, run-scoring single by Heath and a bonehead play by Seattle center fielder Joe Simpson. Simpson caught Dave McKay's long fly for the second out of the frame but thought it was the third out. He trotted toward the dugout, allowing Cliff Johnson to score from second. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1981 (Day game) at Kingdome
A'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.