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Standings
KCR
@BAL		6
5
CLE
@BOS		3
6
CLE
@BOS		10
7		 
(11)
TEX
@DET		6
9
TEX
@DET		2
1		 
(11)
MIL
@NYY		3
2
OAK
@SEA		5
0
CHW
@TOR		0
4
NYM
@CHC		2
3		 
(12)
HOU
@LAD		3
7
PHI
@MON		2
5
STL
@PIT		7
14
STL
@PIT		4
5
ATL
@SDP		4
5		 
(12)
CIN
@SFG		2
1		 
(10)
Sunday, April 23, 1978, 1:36PM
, Kingdome
Attendance: 5,688, Time of Game: 2:24
Athletics
5
11-3
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Mariners
0
5-14
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       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

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Edwards 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .314 .762 0.271 0.88 0.294 -0.023 2.6 1 1 3B
Mario Guerrero SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .418 .992 0.076 0.62 0.097 -0.020 0.6 2 1 GDP
Mitchell Page LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.095 0.85 0.022 -0.117 -1.1 2 0 SB,GDP
   Bill North CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .641 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0
Gary Alexander DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 .317 1.158 -0.015 0.64 0.039 -0.054 0.7 2B
Dave Revering 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .749 -0.041 0.48 0.004 -0.046 -0.0 7 0
Jim Essian C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .653 -0.038 0.37 0.000 -0.038 -1.6 4 0 GDP
Wayne Gross 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .545 -0.033 0.36 0.003 -0.036 0.4 0 1 3B
Tony Armas CF-RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .302 .664 0.063 0.45 0.066 -0.003 0.1 8 0
Miguel Dilone RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .204 .529 0.015 1.00 0.036 -0.021 -0.0 2 0 SH
   Dwayne Murphy LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.6 1 0
John Henry Johnson P 0 2
Team Totals 35 5 13 5 1 5 .371 .903 0.199 0.60 0.561 -0.362 0.8 27 5
2B: G Alexander (2, off P Mitchell).
3B: W Gross (1, off S Burke); M Edwards (1, off P Mitchell).
SH: M Dilone (2, off P Mitchell).
TB: M Edwards 5; W Gross 3; G Alexander 2; M Guerrero 2; T Armas 2; D Revering 2; M Dilone; M Page.
GIDP: M Page (2); M Guerrero (3); J Essian (2).
RBI: M Edwards 3 (5); M Guerrero (6); G Alexander (8).
2-out RBI: G Alexander.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: M Page (1, 2nd base off P Mitchell/K Pasley).

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Baez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .195 .511 -0.004 0.80 0.045 -0.049 -0.4 3 5
Bill Stein 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .506 -0.076 0.81 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 1 1
Bruce Bochte LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .812 -0.022 0.57 0.012 -0.034 -0.4 1 0
Leroy Stanton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .586 -0.077 0.71 0.000 -0.077 -1.0
Leon Roberts RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 1.032 -0.055 0.62 0.004 -0.059 -0.3 2 1
Bob Robertson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 0.009 0.46 0.034 -0.025 -0.3 11 1
Ruppert Jones CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .219 .679 -0.031 0.62 0.016 -0.047 -0.2 0 0
Kevin Pasley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .375 -0.020 0.59 0.021 -0.041 -0.6 5 1
Craig Reynolds SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .655 -0.024 0.78 0.023 -0.047 -0.1 3 3
Paul Mitchell P 0 2
   Steve Burke P 1 3
Team Totals 33 0 6 0 2 4 .182 .410 -0.300 0.66 0.155 -0.455 -4.2 27 17
TB: R Jones 2; C Reynolds; B Bochte; L Roberts; K Pasley.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 3. S Burke-J Baez-B Robertson; P Mitchell-C Reynolds-B Robertson; S Burke-C Reynolds-B Robertson.
E: B Stein (8).
Outfield Assists: L Roberts (G Alexander at home plate).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Henry Johnson, W (2-0) 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 0.42 35 77 0.300 0.66 4.2
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 35 77 0.300 0.60 4.2

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Mitchell, L (1-2) 5 10 5 5 0 3 0 4.30 23 30 -0.217 0.88 -2.7
Steve Burke 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.07 14 0 0 0.017 0.10 1.9
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 1 5 0 5.00 37 30 0 0 -0.200 0.66 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: P Mitchell (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 5,688.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Seattle Mariners
1 Mike Edwards 2B 1 Jose Baez 2B
2 Mario Guerrero SS 2 Bill Stein 3B
3 Mitchell Page LF 3 Bruce Bochte LF
4 Gary Alexander DH 4 Leroy Stanton DH
5 Dave Revering 1B 5 Leon Roberts RF
6 Jim Essian C 6 Bob Robertson 1B
7 Wayne Gross 3B 7 Ruppert Jones CF
8 Tony Armas CF 8 Kevin Pasley C
9 Miguel Dilone RF 9 Craig Reynolds SS
John Henry Johnson P Paul Mitchell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 1 12- RR OAK M. Edwards P. Mitchell 19% 88% Triple to CF (CF-RF); Armas Scores; Dilone Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-3 OO OAK M. Page P. Mitchell -11% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R OAK M. Edwards P. Mitchell 10% 62% Single to RF; Armas Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- OAK M. Guerrero P. Mitchell 6% 69% Single to RF; Edwards to 3B
b3 0-1 0 --- SEA J. Baez J. Johnson -5% 53% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Edwards P. Mitchell -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK M. Guerrero P. Mitchell -1% 46% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Guerrero out at 2B/3B-2B
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK M. Page P. Mitchell 1% 48% Single to CF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- OAK G. Alexander P. Mitchell 1% 49% Page Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O OAK G. Alexander P. Mitchell -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SEA J. Baez J. Johnson 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O SEA B. Stein J. Johnson 1% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- SEA B. Bochte J. Johnson -1% 48% Single to CF (CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- O SEA L. Stanton J. Johnson 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Revering P. Mitchell -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Essian P. Mitchell -2% 46% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O OAK W. Gross P. Mitchell -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Johnson 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O SEA B. Robertson J. Johnson 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- SEA R. Jones J. Johnson -1% 48% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- SEA K. Pasley J. Johnson -2% 46% Single to CF; Jones to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Johnson 4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Mariners 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Paul Mitchell facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- OAK T. Armas P. Mitchell 4% 54% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O OAK M. Dilone P. Mitchell -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Armas to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R OAK M. Edwards P. Mitchell 10% 62% Single to RF; Armas Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- OAK M. Guerrero P. Mitchell 6% 69% Single to RF; Edwards to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 OO OAK M. Page P. Mitchell -11% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- SEA J. Baez J. Johnson -5% 53% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- O SEA B. Stein J. Johnson 4% 57% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 1-- O SEA B. Bochte J. Johnson 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baez to 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- O SEA L. Stanton J. Johnson 4% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Paul Mitchell facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O OAK G. Alexander P. Mitchell -2% 61% Strikeout (C-1B)
t4 1-0 1 --- O OAK D. Revering P. Mitchell -2% 59% Popfly: SS
t4 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Essian P. Mitchell -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 5-6-7
b4 0-1 0 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Johnson 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- SEA B. Robertson J. Johnson -3% 58% Walk
b4 0-1 1 1-- O SEA R. Jones J. Johnson 4% 62% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 2 1-- O SEA K. Pasley J. Johnson 3% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Paul Mitchell facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O OAK W. Gross P. Mitchell -2% 62% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 1 --- OAK T. Armas P. Mitchell 3% 65% Single to LF
t5 1-0 1 1-- OAK M. Dilone P. Mitchell 4% 69% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Armas to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- RR OAK M. Edwards P. Mitchell 19% 88% Triple to CF (CF-RF); Armas Scores; Dilone Scores
t5 3-0 1 --3 R OAK M. Guerrero P. Mitchell 3% 91% Single to CF; Edwards Scores
t5 4-0 1 1-- O OAK M. Page P. Mitchell -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guerrero to 2B
t5 4-0 2 -2- OAK G. Alexander P. Mitchell 0% 91% Wild Pitch; Guerrero to 3B
t5 4-0 2 --3 R OAK G. Alexander P. Mitchell 4% 94% Double to LF; Guerrero Scores
t5 5-0 2 -2- O OAK D. Revering P. Mitchell -1% 94% Single to RF; Alexander out at Hm/RF-C
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 9-1-2
b5 0-5 0 --- SEA C. Reynolds J. Johnson -2% 91% Single to CF
b5 0-5 0 1-- O SEA J. Baez J. Johnson 2% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 0-5 1 1-- O SEA B. Stein J. Johnson 2% 95% Flyball: CF
b5 0-5 2 1-- O SEA B. Bochte J. Johnson 1% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Steve Burke facing 6-7-8
Steve Burke replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
t6 5-0 0 --- O OAK J. Essian S. Burke -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-0 1 --- O OAK W. Gross S. Burke -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-0 2 --- O OAK T. Armas S. Burke -0% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 4-5-6
b6 0-5 0 --- O SEA L. Stanton J. Johnson 1% 96% Popfly: SS
b6 0-5 1 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Johnson 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-5 2 --- O SEA B. Robertson J. Johnson 0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Steve Burke facing 9-1-2
t7 5-0 0 --- O OAK M. Dilone S. Burke -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 5-0 1 --- OAK M. Edwards S. Burke 0% 97% Single to CF
t7 5-0 1 1-- OO OAK M. Guerrero S. Burke -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 7-8-9
Dwayne Murphy replaces Miguel Dilone (RF) playing LF batting 9th
Bill North replaces Mitchell Page (LF) playing CF batting 3rd
Tony Armas moves from CF to RF
b7 0-5 0 --- O SEA R. Jones J. Johnson 1% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 0-5 1 --- O SEA K. Pasley J. Johnson 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-5 2 --- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Johnson 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Steve Burke facing 3-4-5
t8 5-0 0 --- O OAK B. North S. Burke -0% 98% Lineout: 3B
t8 5-0 1 --- OAK G. Alexander S. Burke 0% 99% Walk
t8 5-0 1 1-- OAK D. Revering S. Burke 0% 99% Single to RF; Alexander to 3B
t8 5-0 1 1-3 OO OAK J. Essian S. Burke -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- O SEA J. Baez J. Johnson 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 0-5 1 --- O SEA B. Stein J. Johnson 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 0-5 2 --- O SEA B. Bochte J. Johnson 0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Steve Burke facing 7-8-9
t9 5-0 0 --- OAK W. Gross S. Burke 0% 100% Triple to CF (CF-RF)
t9 5-0 0 --3 O OAK T. Armas S. Burke -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 5-0 1 --3 O OAK D. Murphy S. Burke -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 5-0 2 --3 O OAK M. Edwards S. Burke -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- O SEA L. Stanton J. Johnson 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
b9 0-5 1 --- SEA L. Roberts J. Johnson -0% 99% Single to LF
b9 0-5 1 1-- O SEA B. Robertson J. Johnson 1% 100% Popfly: 1B
b9 0-5 2 1-- SEA R. Jones J. Johnson -0% 100% Single to RF; Roberts to 2B
b9 0-5 2 12- O SEA K. Pasley J. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

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