After escaping defeat in the ninth inning, the Mariners combined two singles and a balk for a run in the 13th to edge the Twins, 3-2. The Twins took a 2-1 lead in the top half of the ninth when Mike Cubbage singled and Butch Wynegar homered.

In the home half, Ruppert Jones tripled but was thrown out trying to score on a grounder by Bill Stein. Jose Baez ran for Stein and counted the tying run on singles by Dan Meyer and Tommy Smith. In the 13th, Larry Milbourne singled, took second on a balk by Tom Burgmeier and scored the winning run on a single by Steve Braun. [The Sporting News]
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 13, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   2 12  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   3 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Milbourne 2b          6   1   3   1     0   1   .368
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Collins dh            6   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Wilfong 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Ruppert Jones cf      6   0   1   0     0   3   .235
  Gorinski ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Braun lf              6   0   2   1     0   0   .292
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Baez pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .333
  Kusick ph,dh,1b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Lis c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carew 1b,2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .222
Bostock cf            5   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Hisle lf              6   0   2   0     0   0   .346        Jutze c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Ford rf               6   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Smith ph,rf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Cubbage 3b            6   1   4   0     0   0   .542      Stinson c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .304
Wynegar c             5   1   2   2     1   0   .200        Lopez pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Terrell ss            5   0   1   0     1   1   .316        Bernhardt ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .462
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                          Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   2  12   2     5   2             Totals               47   3  12   3     1   5

Time of Game: 3:44   Attendance: 11,635
Left on Base: Twins 13, Mariners 8
DP: Twins 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Bostock
Doubles: Hisle (2), Wynegar (1), Stinson (3)
Triples: Ruppert Jones (1)
Home Runs: Wynegar (1)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (3)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (1)
GIDP: Terrell (5)
Hit by Pitch: Carew (1,by Kekich)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   9     9   2   2   1   3   0  35   3.38
Burgmeier L(0-1)        3.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  14   1.08
Totals                 12.2  12   3   3   1   5   0  49

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas                  9     9   2   2   3   2   1  37   2.81
Kekich                  1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.86
Moore W(1-0)            2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.16
Totals                 13    12   2   2   5   2   1  54

Hit by Pitch: Kekich (1)
Wild Pitches: Kekich (2)
Balks: Burgmeier (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Randall popped to catcher; Adams grounded out (second
to first); Carew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to right; Collins flied out to
left; Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock lined to left; Hisle popped to second; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Braun grounded out (second to first); Stein
grounded out (second to first); Meyer singled to right; Meyer
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wynegar lined
to right; Terrell singled to right; Randall flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
singled to right; Reynolds popped to second; Milbourne singled
to right [Stinson to third]; Collins was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Milbourne
out at second (second unassisted)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Carew flied out
to left; Bostock walked; Hisle doubled to left [Bostock to
third]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Braun flied out to
center; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to center; Wynegar flied out to left;
Terrell forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); Randall struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton
grounded out (second to first); Stinson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Bostock singled to left [Carew to third]; Hisle reached
on a fielder's choice [Carew out at home (third to catcher),
Bostock to third]; Hisle stole second; Ford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Milbourne was called
out on strikes; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage singled to center; Wynegar lined into a
double play (right to first) [Cubbage out at first]; Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Braun singled;
Stein flied out to center [Braun to second (error by Bostock)];
Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 8TH: CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles grounded out (first
unassisted); Adams walked; Carew singled to third [Adams out at
third (third to shortstop to left to third), Carew to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: WILFONG REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); Stinson
doubled to left; LOPEZ RAN FOR STINSON; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lopez to third]; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first) [Lopez scored]; Collins flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 1.

TWINS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JUTZE REPLACED
STANTON (PLAYING C ); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage singled; Wynegar
homered [Cubbage scored]; Terrell was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones tripled; Braun flied out to left;
Stein reached on a fielder's choice [Ruppert Jones out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; BAEZ RAN FOR STEIN; Meyer singled to
left [Baez to second]; SMITH BATTED FOR JUTZE; Smith singled
[Baez scored, Meyer to third]; BERNHARDT BATTED FOR LOPEZ;
Bernhardt forced Smith (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 2.

TWINS 10TH: BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SMITH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LIS REPLACED BAEZ (PLAYING C ); Wilfong
singled to right; KEKICH REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to second];
Kusick popped to second; Carew was hit by a pitch; Bostock
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilfong to third, Carew to
second]; Hisle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 10TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BURGMEIER
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Reynolds struck out; Milbourne
singled; Collins flied out to center; Ruppert Jones struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 2.

TWINS 11TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
singled; Wynegar doubled to left [Cubbage to third]; Terrell was
walked intentionally; MOORE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); GORINSKI
BATTED FOR WILFONG; Gorinski popped to shortstop; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 11TH: KUSICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CAREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BURGMEIER REPLACED GORINSKI
(PITCHING); Braun grounded out (second to first); Lis grounded
out (third to first); Meyer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 2.

TWINS 12TH: Carew flied out to center; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); Hisle singled; Ford lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 12TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt
popped to second; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 2.

TWINS 13TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Wynegar walked; Terrell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 13TH: Milbourne singled to left; Burgmeier balked
[Milbourne to second]; Collins flied out to center; Ruppert
Jones popped to second; Braun singled to center [Milbourne
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".