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Mariners
@ Twins
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.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom House |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Johnson |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Dave Phillips |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Jose Baez | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Leroy Stanton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 16, 1978
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Johnson
Stinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Johnson
Baez bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Stinson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanton vs. Johnson
Stanton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stinson scores. Stanton moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Stanton moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. House
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. House
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. House
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. House
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Johnson
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Johnson
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 -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Johnson
Stein 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
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. House
Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. House
Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. House
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. House
Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. House
Rivera hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Johnson
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Johnson
There goes Reynolds. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Reynolds steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Johnson
Stinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Johnson
Baez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Johnson
Bochte hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Johnson
Stanton takes first base on ball four. Baez moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Baez moves to third. Stanton moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Johnson
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Baez scores. Stanton moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meyer vs. Johnson
Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanton scores. Jones scores. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Serum
Gary Serum now pitching.
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Serum
There go the runners. The throw from Borgmann to Wolfe. The throw back to home, and Roberts is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. House
Carew hits a fly ball towards center. Jones settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jones. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. House
Ford hits a popup towards first. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. House
Kusick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Serum
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Serum
Stinson hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Serum
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. House
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Wolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. House
Norwood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wolfe moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Borgmann vs. House
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wolfe tags and scores. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. House
Randall hits a line drive into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. House
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Serum
Bochte 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 -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Serum
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Wolfe. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Serum
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Stanton for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. House
Carew bunts towards third. Stein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. House
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. House
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein juggles the ball. That's an error on Stein. Kusick moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wolfe vs. House
Wolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Serum
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Serum
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 -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Serum
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Serum
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. House
Norwood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. House
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. House
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. House
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. House
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Serum
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Serum covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Serum
Baez hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Baez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochte vs. Serum
Bochte 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 -
Mariners, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanton vs. Serum
Stanton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baez scores. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Serum
Jones 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
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. House
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. House
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. House
Wolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norwood vs. House
Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Thayer
Greg Thayer now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Thayer
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 -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Thayer
Stein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Thayer
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stinson vs. Thayer
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. House
John Hale now playing right field.
Borgmann hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. House
Randall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. House
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Thayer
Baez hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Thayer
Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Thayer
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. House
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. House
Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Ford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. House
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. House
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1978, game 2 -- Seattle at Minnesota (D)
Seattle AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Stinson B, c 5 2 2 2 Rivera B, rf 5 0 1 0
Baez J, 2b 4 2 2 0 Carew R, 1b 5 1 1 0
Bochte B, lf 5 0 1 0 Ford D, cf 5 0 2 0
Stanton L, dh 4 1 2 2 Kusick C, dh 5 0 2 1
Jones R, cf 3 1 0 0 Smalley R, ss 5 0 1 0
Roberts L, rf 3 0 0 1 Wolfe L, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hale J, rf 0 0 0 0 Norwood W, lf 4 0 1 0
Meyer D, 1b 4 0 1 2 Borgmann G, c 2 0 1 1
Stein B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Randall B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 10 7 39 2 13 2
Seattle 105 000 100 -- 7
Minnesota 100 100 000 -- 2
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
House T (W) 9.0 13 2 2 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson D (L) 2.1 5 6 6 4 2
Serum G 4.2 3 1 1 0 0
Thayer G 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Jones R, Wolfe L, Stein B
DP -- Seattle 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Seattle 6, Minnesota 12
2B -- Wolfe L, Ford D
3B -- Baez J
HR -- Stinson B
SB -- Reynolds C
CS -- Roberts L
SH -- Baez J
SF -- Borgmann G
WP -- Johnson D 2
T -- 2:21
A -- 14021
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