Rookie lefty John Henry Johnson, obtained in the Vida Blue trade, scattered six hits to lift the A's to their second straight shutout and fifth straight victory over the Mariners, 5-0. Tony Armas' single, Miguel Dilone's sacrifice and Mike Edwards' single produced a third-inning run. In the fifth, Edwards' triple and Gary Alexander's double highlighted a six-hit, four-run inning. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome

A's 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .314 Baez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .195 Guerrero ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .418 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Page lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Bochte lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 North cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Stanton dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Alexander dh 3 0 1 1 1 2 .317 Roberts rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Revering 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .219 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Pasley c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Armas cf,rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .302 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Dilone rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .204 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Burke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 13 5 1 5 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 5,688 Left on Base: A's 5, Mariners 8 DP: A's 0, Mariners 3 Errors: Stein Doubles: Alexander (2) Triples: Edwards (1), Gross (1) Stolen Bases: Page (1) Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (2) GIDP: Page (2), Guerrero (3), Essian (2) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(2-0) 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 35 0.42 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 35 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(1-2) 5 10 5 5 0 3 0 23 4.30 Burke 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 14 4.07 Totals 9 13 5 5 1 5 0 37 Wild Pitches: Mitchell (2) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Guerrero reached on an error by Stein [Guerrero out at second (third to second)]; Page singled to center; Page stole second; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Baez struck out; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte singled to center; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Essian lined to left; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied to left; Robertson struck out; Ruppert Jones singled to right; Pasley singled to center [Ruppert Jones to second]; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled to center; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Armas to second]; Edwards singled to right [Armas scored]; Guerrero singled to right [Edwards to third]; Page grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Baez walked; Stein was called out on strikes; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Baez to second]; Stanton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander struck out (catcher to first); Revering popped to shortstop; Essian was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Robertson walked; Ruppert Jones flied to left; Pasley flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross flied to right; Armas singled to left; Dilone singled to first [Armas to second]; Edwards tripled to center [Armas scored, Dilone scored]; Guerrero singled to center [Edwards scored]; Page grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero to second]; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to third]; Alexander doubled to left [Guerrero scored]; Revering singled to right [Alexander out at home (right to catcher)]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds singled to center; Baez flied to center; Stein flied to center; Bochte flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: BURKE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Stanton popped to shortstop; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Robertson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards singled to center; Guerrero grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 7TH: NORTH REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING CF); ARMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MURPHY REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Ruppert Jones flied to right; Pasley grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: North lined to third; Alexander walked; Revering singled to right [Alexander to third]; Essian grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 8TH: Baez flied to right; Stein flied to right; Bochte popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross tripled to center; Armas struck out; Murphy struck out; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0. MARINERS 9TH: Stanton lined to second; Roberts singled to left; Robertson popped to first; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Roberts to second]; Pasley flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

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