A two-out homer by John Hale in the ninth inning carried the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over A's, only their second triumph in 13 meetings between the clubs this season. The Mariners bunched four singles for two runs in the fourth. The A's tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Joe Wallis, single by Dave Revering and double by Mario Guerrero that drove in Wallis and pinch-runner Miguel Dilone. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Wallis rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .282 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .290 Roberts rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .315 Murphy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Bochte dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Armas lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Meyer 1b 3 0 3 1 1 0 .214 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Milbourne 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Hale lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .185 Dilone pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Stinson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Essian c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .284 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Duncan 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Newman c,1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Burke cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 9 3 3 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 2,677 Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 6 DP: Mariners 0, A's 2 Errors: Newman Doubles: Guerrero (13) Home Runs: Hale (4) Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (36), Ruppert Jones (14) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (4), Burke (6), Edwards (15) GIDP: Milbourne 2 (5) Hit by Pitch: Newman (1,by McLaughlin) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin 6.2 3 2 2 1 4 0 24 5.36 Romo 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 3.16 Todd W(1-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.38 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(7-8) 9 9 3 3 3 0 1 36 2.64 Totals 9 9 3 3 3 0 1 36 Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones popped to pitcher; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wallis singled; Page struck out; Horton forced Wallis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to left; Meyer singled; Milbourne grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering struck out; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 3RD: Hale flied out to center; Stinson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman was hit by a pitch; Burke forced Newman (pitcher to shortstop); Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones singled; Ruppert Jones stole second [Ruppert Jones to third (error by Newman)]; Roberts singled [Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte singled [Roberts to second]; Meyer singled [Roberts scored, Bochte to second]; Milbourne grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis flied out to left; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. MARINERS 5TH: Hale flied out to right; Stinson made an out to first; Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering struck out; Guerrero flied out to center; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. MARINERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); Meyer walked; Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. MARINERS 7TH: Hale flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis walked; Page struck out; Horton flied out to center; Revering singled [Wallis to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Guerrero doubled [Wallis scored, Dilone scored]; ROMO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); PICCIOLO RAN FOR GUERRERO; Duncan walked; Newman made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 2. MARINERS 8TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING C ); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts singled; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke struck out; Edwards singled; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wallis walked; Page singled [Wallis to third]; MURPHY RAN FOR PAGE; TODD REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 2. MARINERS 9TH: ARMAS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled; Milbourne forced Meyer (catcher to shortstop); Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hale homered; Stinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross grounded out (second to first); Duncan singled; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 2.

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