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Lineups and Summary
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Athletics
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 12, 1979 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Odell Jones |
| Ballpark | Kingdome |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Attendance | 5,618 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: George Eshelman 1B: Roy Dreke 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Dick Feaser |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 12, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jones
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Norris
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Norris
Meyerhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Essian interferes with Meyer who is awarded first base. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Norris
Bochte hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Norris
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Norris
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Jones
Newman strikes out. There goes Murphy. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Jones
Essian strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stinson vs. Norris
There goes Stein. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Stein steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stinson vs. Norris
Stinson hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mendoza vs. Norris
Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Norris
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Jones
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Norris
Meyer hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Norris
Bochte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Bochte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Norris
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Norris
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jones
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Jones
There goes Murphy. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Jones
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Norris
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Jones
Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Jones
Armas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Edwards reaches second base with a double. There goes Essian trying to get to home. Roberts throws the ball in to Stinson, who tags Essian, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Norris
Mendoza hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Mendoza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Norris
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Norris
The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. Mendoza moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Norris
Meyer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bochte vs. Norris
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. Mendoza scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Norris
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jones
Page hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Jones
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Essian vs. Jones
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Murphy scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Jones
Armas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Norris
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Jones
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Jones
Wallis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Norris
Stinson hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Norris
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Norris
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jones
Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop.
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jones
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Montague
John Montague now pitching.
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Montague
Essian is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Norris
Meyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Meyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochte vs. Lacey
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman juggles the ball. That's an error on Newman. Meyer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Heaverlo
Joe Simpson pinch runs for Bruce Bochte. Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Roberts bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Heaverlo
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Heaverlo
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Heaverlo
Stein takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stinson vs. Heaverlo
The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. Simpson scores. Jones moves to third. Stein moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stinson vs. Heaverlo
Stinson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Montague
Dan Meyer now playing first base. Joe Simpson now playing left field.
Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Montague
Larry Murray pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Murray bunts towards first. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Montague
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Montague
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1979 -- Oakland at Seattle (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 5 0 2 0 Cruz J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wallis J, rf 5 0 0 0 Meyer D, lf-1b 2 1 1 0
Page M, dh 4 1 1 1 Bochte B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gross W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Simpson J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Murphy D, lf 3 1 3 0 Roberts L, rf 3 0 0 0
Newman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0
Essian J, c 4 0 2 2 Jones R, cf 2 1 0 0
Armas T, cf 3 0 0 0 Stein B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 1
Murray L, ph 1 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 1 1 0
Milbourne L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
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36 3 9 3 27 4 4 2
Oakland 000 003 000 -- 3
Seattle 010 010 02x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M* 7.0 4 3 1 2 3
Lacey B (L)+ 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
Heaverlo D 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Jones O 7.1 9 3 1 1 11
Montague J (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Essian J, Gross W, Mendoza M, Newman J
LOB -- Oakland 8, Seattle 7
2B -- Bochte B, Edwards M, Mendoza M, Meyer D
HR -- Page M
SB -- Murphy D 2, Stein B
SH -- Roberts L
SF -- Stinson B
HBP -- by Norris M (Meyer D)
WP -- Norris M, Lacey B
PB -- Essian J 2
T -- 3:01
A -- 5618
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
