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Mariners 8 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
April 16, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners, played on April 16, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Mariners with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 16, 1978 
Visiting Team
Seattle Mariners
R: 8 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherDick Pole  
Losing PitcherRoger Erickson  
SaveShane Rawley  
Game Winning RBIBruce Bochte 

Game Info

DateApril 16, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSeattle Mariners 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Pole  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Erickson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dave Phillips
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Steve Palermo
3B: Don Denkinger

Seattle Mariners Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julio Cruz  Second Baseman 
Dan Meyer  First Baseman 
Bruce Bochte  Left Fielder 
Leroy Stanton  DH 
Ruppert Jones  Center Fielder 
Bill Stein  Third Baseman 
John Hale  Right Fielder 
Bob Stinson  Catcher 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Darrell Johnson  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Mariners 8 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
April 16, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/16/1978, game 1 -- Seattle at Minnesota (D)

  Seattle            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Cruz J, 2b            3  1  1  0   Cubbage M, 3b         4  1  3  0   
Meyer D, 1b           5  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         5  0  2  2   
Bochte B, lf          5  1  1  1   Carew R, 1b           4  1  3  3   
Stanton L, dh         4  1  1  0   Wynegar B, c          5  0  1  0   
Milbourne L, pr       0  1  0  0   Adams G, dh           4  0  0  0   
Jones R, cf           4  1  1  0   Ford D, cf            4  0  1  0   
Stein B, 3b           3  0  0  2   Powell H, rf          4  0  1  0   
Hale J, rf            2  2  0  0   Norwood W, lf         4  1  1  0   
Stinson B, c          4  1  3  3   Randall B, 2b         2  1  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        4  0  2  2   Chiles R, ph          1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  8 10  8                        37  5 13  5

Seattle          401 020 001 --  8
Minnesota        001 020 011 --  5

  Seattle              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pole D (W)            8.1 12  5  4  2  2
Rawley S (S)          0.2  1  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R (L)        4.2  6  7  4  4  1
Redfern P             4.0  4  1  1  1  1
Thayer G              0.1  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Norwood W 2, Stein B
DP -- Seattle 3
LOB -- Seattle 10, Minnesota 8
2B -- Carew R, Stinson B, Stanton L
HR -- Carew R
SB -- Cruz J, Norwood W
CS -- Reynolds C
SH -- Cruz J
SF -- Stein B 2, Reynolds C, Carew R
HBP -- by Erickson R (Stanton L)
Balk -- Erickson R
T -- 2:57
A -- 0

    

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