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 4 0 0 0
  Stanton ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 4 1
  Bernhardt ph 1 0 0 0
Jones cf 2 0 0 0
Roberts rf 3 0 0 0
Meyer 1b 3 0 1 1
Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0
Robertson dh 4 1 2 0
Stein 3b 3 0 0 0
Stinson c 3 1 2 1
  Plummer ph 1 0 0 0
House p 0 0 0 0
  Parrott p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0
Alston lf 4 1 2 1
Wallis rf 3 1 1 0
  Armas rf 0 0 0 0
Page dh 4 1 2 2
Duncan 3b 3 0 1 1
  Woodard 3b 1 0 0 0
Revering 1b 2 0 1 0
Essian c 2 0 0 0
  Horton ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman c 0 0 0 0
Dilone cf 3 0 0 0
  Burke cf 0 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 3 1 1 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Seattle 000 120 000390
Oakland 000 102 10x490
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
House   3.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Parrott   2.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Romo  L (9-4) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   4.2 7 3 3 0 3
  Sosa   1.1 1 0 0 3 0
  Lacey  W (8-5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Robertson (4,off Broberg); Reynolds (10,off Broberg), Oakland Wallis (11,off Parrott); Duncan (8,off Parrott).  3B–Seattle Stinson (2,off Broberg), Oakland Page (5,off House).  SH–Ruppert Jones (7,off Lacey); Wallis (4,off House); Edwards (10,off Romo).  IBB–Roberts (2,by Lacey); Revering (4,by Parrott).  SB–Meyer (5,2nd base off Broberg/Essian); Page (18,2nd base off Parrott/Stinson).  CS–Reynolds (5,2nd base by Broberg/Essian); Edwards (16,2nd base by House/Stinson); Alston (4,2nd base by Romo/Stinson).  WP–Sosa (1).  IBB–Parrott (1,Revering); Lacey (12,Roberts).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:26.  A–4,898.
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