Willie Norwood doubled with one out in the 11th inning and scored on a single by Larry Wolfe to provide the Twins with a 6-5 victory over the Mariners. After the Mariners took a 5-3 lead, the Twins picked up a run in the seventh and tied the score in the eighth when Hosken Powell singled and Butch Wynegar doubled. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     15, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  9  2
Twins        0  3  0    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  -   6  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz ss,2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .227      Cubbage 3b,2b         5   0   2   2     0   0   .414
Braun dh              4   1   0   1     1   1   .077      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Bochte lf             5   0   1   2     0   1   .302      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .409
Ruppert Jones cf      5   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Adams dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Meyer 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   2   .302
Stein 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .175      Powell rf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .182
Hale rf               3   1   1   0     2   1   .172      Wynegar c             4   2   2   1     1   0   .176
Stinson c             5   1   2   0     0   2   .370      Norwood lf            5   2   2   1     0   1   .273
Baez 2b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Roberts ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .364        Chiles ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wolfe 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Reynolds ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5   9   5     4   7             Totals               39   6   9   5     6   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  7,471
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Twins 8
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 0
Errors: Stein 2
Doubles: Stein (2), Wynegar (2), Norwood (5)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (3), Ford (1)
Caught Stealing: Hale (1), Smalley (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd                    6.1   4   4   2   4   4   0  27   3.24
Montague L(0-1)         4     5   2   2   2   2   0  18   4.50
Totals                 10.1   9   6   4   6   6   0  45

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   9     8   5   5   4   6   0  38   4.13
T. Johnson W(1-1)       2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.08
Totals                 11     9   5   5   4   7   0  45

Wild Pitches: Montague (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Braun struck out; Bochte
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to left; Smalley forced Cubbage
(pitcher to shortstop); Smalley was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Carew walked; Adams forced Carew
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
Meyer grounded out (second to first); Stein doubled to left;
Hale walked; Stinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to left; Ford stole second; Powell
struck out; Wynegar walked; Norwood singled to left [Ford
scored, Wynegar to second]; Randall reached on an error by Stein
[Wynegar scored (unearned), Norwood to third (error by Stein),
Randall to first]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first)
[Norwood scored (unearned), Randall to second]; Smalley walked;
Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Baez made an out to shortstop; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Ford was called
out on strikes; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (second to first); Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood was
called out on strikes; Randall grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Hale
singled to center; Stinson singled to right [Hale to third];
Baez singled to right [Hale scored, Stinson to second]; Cruz
singled [Stinson to third, Baez to second]; Braun walked
[Stinson scored, Baez to third, Cruz to second]; Bochte singled
to right [Baez scored, Cruz scored, Braun to third]; Ruppert
Jones forced Bochte (second to shortstop) [Braun scored]; Meyer
flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein grounded out (first unassisted); Hale
grounded out (second to first); Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford was
called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled; Norwood flied out to right; CHILES
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; MONTAGUE
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar
scored, Chiles to third]; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cubbage to second]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 5, Twins 4.

MARINERS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 3B); CUBBAGE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bochte grounded out (third to
first); Ruppert Jones singled to left; Meyer flied out to
center; Ruppert Jones stole second; Stein was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell singled;
Wynegar doubled to center [Powell scored, Wynegar out at third
(center to second to first to third to shortstop)]; Norwood
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Hale walked; Hale was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Stinson lined to left; ROBERTS BATTED
FOR BAEZ; Roberts walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR ROBERTS; Cruz
singled to center [Milbourne to third]; Braun made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); CRUZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Wolfe lined to left; Cubbage
flied out to center; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 10TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Bochte
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); Meyer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Adams made an out
to third; Ford walked; Montague threw a wild pitch [Ford to
second]; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 11TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Hale struck
out; Stinson singled to center; Reynolds popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood
doubled to left; Wolfe singled [Norwood scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 6.