Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
August 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 3 0 2 0
Roberts rf 4 0 0 0
Bochte dh 3 1 1 0
Meyer 1b 4 0 1 1
Hale lf 4 0 0 0
Milbourne 3b 3 1 0 0
Plummer c 3 1 1 2
Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0
Alston lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Wallis rf,lf 3 0 1 1
Page dh 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 3 1 1 0
  Woodard pr 0 1 0 0
  Essian c 0 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 3 0 2 1
Newman c 3 1 1 0
  Burke pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Dilone cf 3 0 1 1
  Armas rf 0 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 3 1 1 1
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Seattle 000 030 000350
Oakland 001 200 01x490
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell   4.0 4 3 3 4 0
  Rawley  L (4-8) 3.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Todd   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
5
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (5-7) 9.0 5 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Ruppert Jones (13,off Langford); Meyer (13,off Langford), Oakland Revering (14,off Rawley).  HR–Seattle Plummer (2,5th inning off Langford 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Ruppert Jones (3,by Langford).  SH–Duncan (6,off Mitchell); Picciolo (3,off Mitchell).  SB–Picciolo (1,2nd base off Mitchell/Plummer); Dilone (39,2nd base off Rawley/Plummer).  CS–Alston (3,2nd base by Rawley/Plummer).  IBB–Langford (5,Ruppert Jones).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:10.
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