Although held to only four hits, the Mariners took advantage of Nolan Ryan's wildness to achieve a 6-1 triumph over the Angels. The fireballing righthander gave up six walks and uncorked three wild pitches. His first wild pitch followed a pair of walks and an error and gave the Mariners their first run of the game. Walks to Bruce Bochte and Ruppert Jones preceded RBI singles by Bill Stein and Dan Meyer in the fourth. Stein scored as the lead runner in a double steal.

Two walks, two wild pitches and Bochte's sacrifice fly produced the final Mariner tally in the seventh. Paul Mitchell, pitching for the Mariners, did not issue a pass. The Angels' run came in the seventh on Rance Mulliniks' triple and an infield out. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Mariners     1  0  0    3  1  0    1  0  x  -   6  4  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Cruz 2b               2   2   0   0     2   1   .250
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .375
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .375      Bochte lf             1   2   1   1     2   0   .322
Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .133      Stanton dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .239
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   0   0     1   1   .240
Jackson 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .417      Stein 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .204
Mulliniks ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .158
Lansford 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .091      Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .135
Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     0   4             Totals               26   6   4   4     6   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,679
Left on Base: Angels 6, Mariners 4
DP: Angels 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Humphrey
Doubles: Landreaux (1), Bochte (4)
Triples: Mulliniks (1)
Stolen Bases: Landreaux (1), Cruz 2 (4), Stein (1), Meyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Mitchell)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(0-1)             7     4   6   5   6   8   0  31   1.96
Griffin                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     4   6   5   6   8   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(1-1)         9     6   1   1   0   4   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Mitchell (1)
Wild Pitches: Ryan 3 (3), Mitchell (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller lined to center; Grich was called out on
strikes; Landreaux singled to second; Landreaux stole second;
Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third
(error by Humphrey)]; Stinson struck out; Ryan threw a wild
pitch [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Bochte walked; Ryan threw a wild
pitch [Bochte to second]; Stanton flied to center; Ruppert Jones
flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Mariners 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Mitchell threw a wild pitch
[Baylor to second]; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mulliniks grounded out (second to first) [Baylor to third];
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein flied to right; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Hale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Mariners 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey flied to left; R. Miller flied to center;
Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds popped to shortstop; Cruz flied to left
in foul territory; Stinson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Solaita
singled to center; Baylor flied to right; Jackson singled to
center [Solaita to second]; Mulliniks flied to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte walked; Stanton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bochte to second]; Ruppert Jones walked;
Stein singled to left [Bochte scored, Ruppert Jones to second];
Meyer singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Stein to third];
Stein stole home and Meyer stole second; Hale struck out;
Reynolds flied to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Mariners 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford flied to left; Humphrey flied to left; R.
Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Stinson struck
out; Bochte doubled to right; Stanton singled to right [Bochte
scored]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich flied to center; Landreaux doubled to center;
Solaita flied to right; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Meyer struck
out; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mulliniks
tripled to center; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Mulliniks scored]; Humphrey flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: On a bunt Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Stinson walked; Ryan
threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third, Stinson to second]; Bochte
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cruz scored]; Stanton struck out; 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 6.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Grich flied to
left; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein flied to left; Meyer
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Solaita flied to center; Baylor grounded out (third
to first); Jackson was hit by a pitch; Mulliniks grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 6.