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Twins
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 8, 1978 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
Date | April 8, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 8, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Mitchell |
Ballpark | Kingdome |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Attendance | 12,896 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Glenn Adams | DH |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Baez | Second Baseman |
Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
Leroy Stanton | DH |
Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
John Hale | Right Fielder |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Mitchell
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Mitchell
Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Mitchell
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Mitchell
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Mitchell
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Thormodsgard
Baez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Thormodsgard
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Thormodsgard
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Mitchell
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Mitchell
Ford hits a line drive towards first. Meyer catches it and steps on first to double up Cubbage. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Mitchell
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Mitchell
There goes Norwood. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Norwood steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Mitchell
Randall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hale. Randall reaches second base with a double. Norwood scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Mitchell
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Mitchell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Thormodsgard
Stanton hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormodsgard
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Thormodsgard
Stein hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Mitchell
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Mitchell
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mitchell
Adams hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Thormodsgard
Hale hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Thormodsgard
Stinson hits a line drive into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Thormodsgard
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Mitchell
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Mitchell
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hale. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Mitchell
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Mitchell
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Mitchell
Randall takes first base on ball four. Cubbage moves to third. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Montague
John Montague now pitching.
Powell takes first base on ball four. Cubbage scores. Norwood moves to third. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Montague
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norwood scores. Randall scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Montague
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hale who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Powell scores. Smalley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Montague
Adams hits a line drive into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Thormodsgard
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Thormodsgard
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Thormodsgard
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Montague
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Montague
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Montague
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynegar tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Montague
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein juggles the ball. That's an error on Stein. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Montague
Randall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baez catches it and throws to first to double up Norwood. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Thormodsgard
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormodsgard
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Thormodsgard
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Montague
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Montague
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Montague
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Montague
Adams hits a line drive into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Thormodsgard
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Thormodsgard
Stinsonhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Wynegar interferes with Stinson who is awarded first base. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Thormodsgard
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baez vs. Thormodsgard
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Hale scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Thormodsgard
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bochte for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Montague
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Montague
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Montague
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Montague
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Thormodsgard
Meyer hits a line drive into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Thormodsgard
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormodsgard
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Thormodsgard
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Randall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Randall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Todd
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Todd
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Todd
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randall scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Todd
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Thormodsgard
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Thormodsgard
Stinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Thormodsgard
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. Hale scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Thormodsgard
Steve Braun pinch hits for Jose Baez.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Todd
Julio Cruz now playing second base.
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Todd
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Todd
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Thormodsgard
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Thormodsgard
Meyer hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Thormodsgard
Stanton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/8/1978 -- Minnesota at Seattle (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI Powell H, rf 3 1 0 1 Baez J, 2b 2 0 0 1 Smalley R, ss 5 1 1 2 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 3 3 Cruz J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Adams G, dh 5 0 1 0 Bochte B, lf 4 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 4 1 0 0 Meyer D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 5 1 3 0 Stanton L, dh 4 0 0 0 Ford D, cf 3 0 0 1 Jones R, cf 3 0 1 0 Norwood W, lf 2 2 0 0 Stein B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 3 2 2 1 Hale J, rf 2 2 1 0 Stinson B, c 2 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 10 8 28 2 3 2 Minnesota 010 510 010 -- 8 Seattle 000 001 010 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Thormodsgard P (W) 9.0 3 2 1 2 4 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Mitchell P (L) 3.2 4 4 4 4 1 Montague J 3.1 4 3 3 3 0 Todd J 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 E -- Stein B, Wynegar B DP -- Minnesota 2, Seattle 3 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Seattle 2 2B -- Randall B 2, Cubbage M 3B -- Carew R SB -- Norwood W SF -- Ford D T -- 2:16 A -- 12896
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