Bob Stinson drove in three runs in the opener and slugged a two-run homer in the nightcap to lead the Mariners to an 8-5 and 7-2 doubleheader sweep of the Twins. The first-game victory snapped a Mariner eight-game losing streak. In the opener, the Mariners got four runs in the first with Stinson's two-run single as the big hit of the inning. The Seattle catcher also drove home a fifth-inning run with the double.

In the nightcap, Stinson hit his homer after a walk to Craig Reynolds to spark a five-run outburst in the third inning. Jose Baez followed with a single and after three straight balls, Dan Meyer hit a bases-loaded single. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     16, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     4  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   8 10  1
Twins        0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  1  -   5 13  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .240      Cubbage 3b            4   1   3   0     1   0   .455
Meyer 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Smalley ss            5   0   2   2     0   1   .271
Bochte lf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Carew 1b              4   1   3   3     0   0   .438
Stanton dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .179
  Milbourne pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   0     1   0   .231      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Stein 3b              3   0   0   2     0   0   .163      Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Hale rf               2   2   0   0     3   1   .161      Norwood lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Stinson c             4   1   3   3     1   0   .419      Randall 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Reynolds ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .259        Chiles ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .600
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8  10   8     6   2             Totals               37   5  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Twins 8
DP: Mariners 3, Twins 0
Errors: Stein, Norwood 2
Doubles: Stinson (2), Stanton (2), Carew (2)
Home Runs: Carew (2)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (2), Norwood (5)
Caught Stealing: Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stein 2 (2), Reynolds (1), Carew (2)
GIDP: Smalley (3), Norwood (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stanton (1,by Erickson)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(1-2)             8.1  12   5   4   2   2   1  37   5.00
Rawley SV(1)            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2   2   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(2-1)         4.2   6   7   4   4   1   0  27   3.60
Redfern                 4     4   1   1   1   1   0  16   6.52
Thayer                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.15
Totals                  9    10   8   5   6   2   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Erickson (1)
Balks: Erickson (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Meyer
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte singled
to center [Cruz scored]; Erickson balked [Bochte to second];
Stanton reached on an error by Norwood [Bochte to third, Stanton
to second]; Ruppert Jones walked; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Bochte scored (unearned), Stanton to third]; Hale walked
[Ruppert Jones to second]; Stinson singled to right [Stanton
scored (unearned), Ruppert Jones scored (unearned), Hale to
third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Smalley grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; Carew
doubled to center; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
reached on an error by Norwood [Meyer to second]; Bochte lined
to right; Stanton was hit by a pitch; Ruppert Jones lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to
center; Powell singled to right [Ford to third]; Norwood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Powell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins
0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to center; Hale walked; Stinson
singled to center [Hale to third]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hale scored]; Cruz lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (third to first); Cubbage
singled to right; Smalley singled to right [Cubbage to third];
Carew lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Cubbage scored];
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 5, Twins 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte was
called out on strikes; Stanton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to left; Ford grounded out (second to
first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stein flied out
to right; Hale walked; Stinson doubled [Hale scored]; Reynolds
singled to center [Stinson scored]; REDFERN REPLACED ERICKSON
(PITCHING); Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood reached on an error by Stein [Norwood to
first]; Randall walked [Norwood to second]; Cubbage walked
[Norwood to third, Randall to second]; Smalley forced Cubbage
(first to shortstop) [Norwood scored (unearned), Randall to
third]; Carew singled [Randall scored, Smalley to second];
Wynegar lined into a double play (second to first) [Carew out at
first]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Meyer singled to right [Cruz to
third]; Bochte flied out to left; Stanton flied out to center;
Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded
out (third to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 7, Twins 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale was
called out on strikes; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood singled to left; Norwood stole second;
Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to
right [Norwood to third]; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds singled to right; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Meyer flied out to
right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Carew homered; Wynegar singled to right; Adams flied
out to right; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Powell
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Stanton doubled to right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
STANTON; Ruppert Jones singled [Milbourne to third]; Stein hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Milbourne scored, Ruppert Jones to
second]; Hale grounded out (pitcher to first); THAYER REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); Stinson walked; Reynolds lined to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 8, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norwood flied
out to right; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles singled; Cubbage
singled to right [Chiles to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); Smalley singled to center [Chiles scored, Cubbage to
second]; Carew lined to left; Wynegar flied out to center; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 8, Twins 5.