Taking advantage of Gaylord Perry's wildness, the A's scored five runs in the fifth inning to down the Mariners, 5-3. Dave McKay began the bottom of the fifth by reaching safely when catcher Jim Essian was unable to handle a wild third strike by Perry.

Jim Spencer then walked and Jeff Newman followed with an RBI double. After an infield single by Rob Picciolo loaded the bases, Perry uncorked two wild pitches, allowing Spencer and Newman to score. An RBI groundout by Dwayne Murphy and RBI single by Tony Armas completed Oakland's scoring. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Friday, April     9, 1982 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  8  5
A's          0  0  0    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   5  5  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
J. Cruz 2b            2   1   2   0     2   0   .333      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Castillo 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .250      Murphy cf             4   1   0   1     0   0   .056
Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Meyer dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
  Serna ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .529      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
  Randle pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              3   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Spencer 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Simpson cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Newman c              3   1   1   1     0   1   .167
Maler 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .467      Picciolo ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stroughter ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
T. Cruz ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .083
  Bosley ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     4   6             Totals               31   5   5   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 28,139
Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 3
DP: Mariners 2, A's 1
Errors: J. Cruz, Castillo, Essian, T. Cruz, Perry
Doubles: J. Cruz (1), Castillo (3), Newman (1)
Stolen Bases: Murphy (1), Henderson (3)
Caught Stealing: Simpson (2), J. Cruz (1)
GIDP: Essian (1), Spencer (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(0-1)            8     5   5   4   1   5   0  32   4.50
Totals                  8     5   5   4   1   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(1-0)          8.1   7   3   3   4   4   0  33   3.24
McLaughlin              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1  18.00
Owchinko SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.80
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Perry 3 (3), McCatty (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: J. Cruz doubled to right; Castillo made an out to
shortstop; Bochte struck out; McCatty threw a wild pitch [J.
Cruz to third]; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded out
(second to first); Meyer singled to right; Armas forced Meyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Cowens made an out to second; Simpson walked;
Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Maler
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; McKay grounded out (pitcher to
first); Spencer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Essian flied out to right; T. Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); J. Cruz walked; J. Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman lined to third; Picciolo flied out to
center; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Castillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte
walked; Zisk grounded out (third to first) [Bochte to second];
Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; Meyer singled to
center; Armas lined to shortstop [Meyer to second (error by T.
Cruz)]; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Simpson flied out to right; Maler was called out
on strikes; Essian made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Spencer walked [McKay to second]; Newman doubled to left
[McKay scored, Spencer to third]; Picciolo singled to pitcher
[Spencer stayed at third, Newman stayed at second]; Perry threw
a wild pitch [Spencer scored, Newman to third, Picciolo to
second]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Newman scored, Picciolo to
third]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
reached on an error by Perry [Picciolo scored (RBI)]; Murphy
stole second; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to
third]; Armas singled to center [Murphy scored (unearned)];
Gross struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 5.

MARINERS 6TH: T. Cruz singled to shortstop; J. Cruz walked [T.
Cruz to second]; Castillo doubled to right [T. Cruz scored, J.
Cruz scored]; Bochte made an out to second; Zisk flied out to
center; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay reached on an error by J. Cruz; Spencer
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [McKay
out at second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson grounded out (first to pitcher); Maler
singled to left; Essian grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Maler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson reached on
an error by Castillo; Henderson stole second [Henderson to third
(error by Essian)]; Murphy lined into a double play to pitcher
[Henderson out at home (pitcher to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 8TH: BOSLEY BATTED FOR T. CRUZ; Bosley flied out to
right; J. Cruz singled to first; Castillo popped to first in
foul territory; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SERNA REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING SS); BOSLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted);
Armas made an out to third; Gross grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Zisk singled to right; RANDLE RAN FOR ZISK; Cowens
flied out to right; Simpson singled to right [Randle to third];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Maler singled to left
[Randle scored, Simpson to second]; STROUGHTER BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; OWCHINKO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); HENDERSON
BATTED FOR STROUGHTER; Henderson struck out; Bosley struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 5.