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Mariners
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 4, 1979
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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 July 4, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 34,365 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: John Shulock |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
Name | Position |
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Leon Roberts | Left Fielder |
Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | DH |
Tom Paciorek | Right Fielder |
Dan Meyer | Third Baseman |
Bill Stein | Second Baseman |
Larry Cox | Catcher |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
Mike Cubbage | DH |
Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
John Castino | Third Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mariners
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 4, 1979
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts hits a fly ball towards right. Powell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Powell. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a line drive towards short. Smalley catches it and throws to first to double up Roberts. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Koosman
Bochte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Abbott
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Abbott
Wilfong bunts in front of the plate. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Abbott
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Abbott
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Koosman
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Koosman
Meyer hits a line drive into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Abbott
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Abbott
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Abbott
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Koosman
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koosman
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Koosman
Mendoza bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Abbott
Castino hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Abbott
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Abbott
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Abbott
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Abbott
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Adams reaches second base with a double. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynegar vs. Abbott
Wynegar hits a line drive towards first. Bochte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Koosman
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Koosman
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Koosman
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Abbott
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Abbott
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landreaux tags and scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Abbott
Castino bunts towards third. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Abbott
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte juggles the ball. That's an error on Bochte. Cubbage moves to third. Castino moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilfong vs. Abbott
Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Abbott
Smalley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Abbott
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Dressler
Rob Dressler now pitching.
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Dressler
Landreaux hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Koosman
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koosman
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Koosman
Mendoza strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Dressler
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Dressler
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castino vs. Dressler
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Dressler
Powell hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Dressler
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilfong for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Koosman
Bochte takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Koosman
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Koosman
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bochte scores. Paciorek moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stein vs. Koosman
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Dressler
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Dressler
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Dressler
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Dressler
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Dressler
Cubbage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Dressler
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koosman
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Koosman
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Valentine hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Dressler
Bobby Valentine now playing shortstop.
Castino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Castino reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Dressler
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castino scores. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Dressler
Wilfong bunts towards third. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Dressler
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Dressler
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Dressler
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Koosman
Bochte hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Koosman
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Dressler
Landreaux hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Dressler
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dressler
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Koosman
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Koosman
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong misplays the ball. That's an error on Wilfong. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Koosman
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1979 -- Seattle at Minnesota (N) Seattle AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Roberts L, lf 4 0 0 0 Powell H, rf 4 2 2 2 Jones R, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilfong R, 2b 2 0 0 1 Bochte B, 1b 2 1 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 3 Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Adams G, lf 4 0 2 0 Paciorek T, rf 3 0 1 1 Rivera B, lf 0 0 0 0 Meyer D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Wynegar B, c 5 0 1 0 Stein B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Landreaux K, cf 5 1 2 0 Cox L, c 4 0 1 0 Cubbage M, dh 4 1 3 0 Mendoza M, ss 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Valentine B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Castino J, 3b 4 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 4 2 36 7 15 7 Seattle 000 002 000 -- 2 Minnesota 001 500 10x -- 7 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Abbott G (L) 3.2 7 6 2 3 0 Dressler R 4.1 8 1 1 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Koosman J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 5 E -- Powell H, Bochte B, Wilfong R DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Seattle 6, Minnesota 13 2B -- Adams G 3B -- Castino J HR -- Powell H, Smalley R SH -- Wilfong R 2, Mendoza M SF -- Jackson R, Wilfong R T -- 2:11 A -- 34365
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