While John Henry Johnson pitched a seven-hitter, Willie Horton drove in three runs with as many singles to pace the A's to a 6-1 victory over the Mariners. In the first inning. Mike Edwards walked, stole second and scored on a single by Horton. In the third, Horton's second hit drove in Joe Wallis, who had doubled. Edwards walked in the fourth, stole his second base of the game and counted on Horton's third single. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 A's 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 11 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Edwards 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .277 Milbourne ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Wallis rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Armas rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Roberts rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 Page lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .290 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Dilone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Robertson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 Horton dh 4 1 3 3 0 0 .270 Stanton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .187 Revering 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .265 Bernhardt 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Stinson c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Duncan 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 3 Totals 31 6 11 6 4 1 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 2,502 Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 6 DP: Mariners 1, A's 1 Doubles: Roberts 2 (12), Wallis (10), Guerrero (12) Triples: Revering (3) Stolen Bases: Edwards 2 (20) Caught Stealing: Burke 2 (5) Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (5) GIDP: Ruppert Jones (11), Burke (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(4-9) 3 7 4 4 2 1 0 18 4.94 Rawley 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 4.39 Todd 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.46 Totals 8 11 6 6 4 1 0 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(9-6) 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 34 2.83 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards walked; Edwards stole second; Wallis flied out to center [Edwards to third]; Page struck out; Horton singled [Edwards scored]; Revering flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Paciorek popped to first; Robertson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero singled; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Guerrero to second]; Newman walked; Burke flied out to right; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. MARINERS 3RD: Stanton struck out; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); Stinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis doubled; Page flied out to left; Horton singled [Wallis scored]; Revering tripled [Horton scored]; Guerrero doubled [Revering scored]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 4. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke singled; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Wallis made an out to first; Page walked; Horton singled [Edwards scored, Page to second]; Revering singled [Page scored, Horton to second]; Guerrero made an out to first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Paciorek flied out to right; Robertson singled; Stanton singled [Robertson to second]; Bernhardt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 5TH: TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Duncan singled; Newman forced Duncan (third to second); Burke forced Newman (second to shortstop); Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 6TH: Stinson walked; Cruz popped to first; Milbourne singled [Stinson to second]; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis grounded out (first to pitcher); Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); ARMAS REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING RF); Roberts doubled; Paciorek made an out to second; Robertson flied out to left; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt made an out to shortstop; Stinson flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Gross walked; Newman forced Gross (shortstop to second); Burke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 6. MARINERS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Milbourne flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts doubled; Paciorek singled [Roberts scored]; Robertson singled [Paciorek to second]; Stanton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 6.

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