Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
July 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1978 at Kingdome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murray 2b 1 0 0 0
  Edwards 2b 4 1 1 0
Wallis cf 4 1 0 0
Burke lf 4 0 1 0
Page dh 3 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 3 0 1 1
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Essian c 0 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 1 0
  Alston pr 0 1 0 0
  Picciolo 3b 0 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 1 1 2
Newman c,1b 4 1 2 1
Armas rf 4 0 2 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 0 2 1
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts rf 4 1 1 0
Bochte cf 4 0 2 1
Paciorek lf 4 1 1 0
Stinson c 2 1 1 0
  Cruz pr 0 0 0 0
Robertson dh 4 0 1 0
Stein 3b 4 0 0 1
Parrott p 0 0 0 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Oakland 000 111 002591
Seattle 010 000 200382
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  W (6-4) 8.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Heaverlo  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Parrott   5.1 3 3 2 1 1
  Rawley  L (4-6) 3.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Romo   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
2
2

  E–Duncan (2), Milbourne (4), Reynolds (19).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Bochte (16,off Keough).  3B–Seattle Roberts (2,off Keough).  HR–Oakland Newman (5,5th inning off Parrott 0 on, 2 out); Guerrero (3,9th inning off Rawley 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Duncan (2,off Rawley).  CS–Dilone (15,2nd base by Rawley/Stinson).  SB–Cruz (27,2nd base off Heaverlo/Essian).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:25.  A–6,723.
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