August 6, 1978 Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CAL 4
MIN 3 DET 8
CHW 0 KCR 12
TOR 5 BOS 4
@MIL 0 NYY 3
BAL 0 OAK 4
SEA 3 OAK 4
SEA 3 TEX 3
CLE 2 ATL 3
HOU 2 MON 2
@CHC 1 CHC 4
MON 3 CIN 3
SDP 1 PHI 3
@PIT 2 PHI 5
@PIT 0 LAD 5
@SFG 1 STL 3
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 6, 1978
Time of Game: 2:10

Mariners

40-71

Lost 1

7th, 22½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  5  0
Athletics       0  0  1   2  0  0   0  1  X    4  9  0

W: R Langford (5-7), L: S Rawley (4-8)

Athletics

58-54

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .253  .651    0    1   3   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .688    0    3   7   
R Jones CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .247  .664    0    1   0   2B,IW
L Roberts RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .932    0    2   0   
B Bochte DH                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .739    0    0   0   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .561    0   12   1   2B,GDP
J Hale LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .181  .577    0    2   0   
L Milbourne 3B                3   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .653    0    1   1   
B Plummer C                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .246  .706    0    2   0   HR

P Mitchell P                                                             0   2
  S Rawley P                                                             0   1
  J Todd P                                                               0   1
Totals                       31   3   5   3    3   5                    24  16

BATTING

2B: R Jones (13, off R Langford); D Meyer (13, off R Langford).

HR: B Plummer (2, off R Langford; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

IBB: R Jones (3, by R Langford).

TB: B Plummer 4; R Jones 3; D Meyer 2; B Bochte.

GIDP: D Meyer (4).

RBI: B Plummer 2 (5); D Meyer (38).

2-out RBI: B Plummer 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cruz-C Reynolds-D Meyer.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Edwards 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .644    0    1   4   
D Alston LF-1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .208  .448    0    4   0   CS
J Wallis RF-LF                3   0   1   1    1   1  .283  .791    0    2   0   
M Page DH                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .841    0    0   0   GDP
D Revering 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .266  .724    0    8   1   2B
  D Woodard PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Essian C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .643         0   0   
T Duncan 3B                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .665    0    2   3   SH
J Newman C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .234  .640    0    5   1   
  G Burke PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .549         0   0   
M Dilone CF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .245  .608    0    1   0   SB
  T Armas RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .546         1   0   
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .506    0    2   2   SB,SH

R Langford P                                                             1   1
Totals                       29   4   9   4    5   1                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Revering (14, off S Rawley).

SH: R Picciolo (3, off P Mitchell); T Duncan (6, off P Mitchell).

TB: T Duncan 2; D Revering 2; J Wallis; M Dilone; M Page; R Picciolo; J Newman; D Alston.

GIDP: M Page (5).

RBI: J Wallis (28); T Duncan (27); M Dilone (11); R Picciolo (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Revering-R Picciolo-R Langford.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Picciolo (1, 2nd base off P Mitchell/B Plummer); M Dilone (39, 2nd base off S Rawley/B Plummer).

CS: D Alston (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Rawley).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell                     4     4   3   3    4   0   0   4.17   19     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 4     38    -     1.11  -0.15
S Rawley, L (4-8)              3.1   5   1   1    1   1   0   4.32   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          0-0    1.28  -0.10
J Todd                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.33    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.13   0.07
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   1   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 9          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Langford, W (5-7)            9     5   3   3    3   5   1   2.97   34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 5     67    -     1.35   0.32
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Langford (5; R Jones).

PO: S Rawley (4; D Alston, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Cruz               2B    1. M Edwards            2B 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. D Alston             LF 
3. R Jones              CF    3. J Wallis             RF 
4. L Roberts            RF    4. M Page               DH 
5. B Bochte             DH    5. D Revering           1B 
6. D Meyer              1B    6. T Duncan             3B 
7. J Hale               LF    7. J Newman             C  
8. L Milbourne          3B    8. M Dilone             CF 
9. B Plummer            C     9. R Picciolo           SS 

   P Mitchell           P        R Langford           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-1  1--     -25%  55% B Plummer       R Langford      Home Run; Milbourne Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  -2-      23%  88% T Duncan        S Rawley        Single; Woodard Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  12-      15%  74% J Wallis        P Mitchell      Single; Picciolo Scores; Alston to 3B
   t 5   0  3-0  1--     -12%  70% D Meyer         R Langford      Double; Bochte Scores
   b 4   1  0-1  12-      12%  85% M Dilone        P Mitchell      Single; Revering Scores; Newman to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 2B
          ---      51%  R Jones         Double
   O      -2-      55%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Alston        Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  J Wallis        Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Page          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  B Bochte        Single
   OO     1--      54%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---      55%  J Hale          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Revering      Flyball: 3B
          ---      55%  T Duncan        Single
   O      1--      52%  J Newman        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  M Dilone        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Plummer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  R Picciolo      Single
          1--      62%  M Edwards       Picciolo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Popfly: 1B
          -2-      60%  D Alston        Walk
   R      12-      74%  J Wallis        Single; Picciolo Scores; Alston to 3B
   OO     1-3      64%  M Page          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  R Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  L Roberts       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  D Revering      Walk
   O      1--      72%  T Duncan        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Revering to 2B
          -2-      73%  J Newman        Walk
   R      12-      85%  M Dilone        Single; Revering Scores; Newman to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  R Picciolo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Newman Scores; Dilone to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  M Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  B Bochte        Walk
   R      1--      70%  D Meyer         Double; Bochte Scores
   O      -2-      75%  J Hale          Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  L Milbourne     Fielder's Choice SS; Meyer out at 3B/SS-3B-2B-3B
   RR     1--      55%  B Plummer       Home Run; Milbourne Scores
   O      ---      56%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Shane Rawley facing 2-3-4
                  Shane Rawley replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
          ---      61%  D Alston        Single
   O      1--      53%  J Wallis        Alston Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      53%  M Page          Single
   O      1--      50%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  C Reynolds      Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  R Jones         Single
   O      1--      52%  L Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Shane Rawley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  T Duncan        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      52%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  M Dilone        Walk
          1--      55%  R Picciolo      Dilone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  D Meyer         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      56%  J Hale          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  D Alston        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Wallis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  B Plummer       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      50%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      52%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      51%  R Jones         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      60%  L Roberts       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Shane Rawley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  M Page          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  D Revering      Double
                  Darrell Woodard pinch runs for Dave Revering batting 5th
   R      -2-      88%  T Duncan        Single; Woodard Scores
          1--      92%  J Newman        Single; Duncan to 3B
                  Jim Todd replaces Shane Rawley pitching; Glenn Burke pinch runs for Jeff Newman batting 7th
   O      1-3      87%  M Dilone        Fielder's Choice P; Duncan out at Hm/P-3B-C; Burke to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Essian replaces Darrell Woodard playing C batting 5th; Dell Alston moves to 1B; Joe Wallis moves to LF; Glenn Burke moves to CF; Tony Armas replaces Miguel Dilone playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Hale          Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Athletics 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK197808061

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1978 > OAK \| SEA > Aug 6, 1978, Mariners at Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation