A wild pitch produced the winning run as the Mariners outlasted the Twins, 6-5, in a 14-inning marathon. The score was 5-5 going into the top of the 14th when Bruce Bochte opened by drawing a base on balls. Julio Cruz was inserted as a pinch-runner and was sacrificed to second by Craig Reynolds and advanced to third on a deep fly to right by Ruppert Jones. Stan Perzanowski then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Cruz to score. The Mariners led early, 5-0, but the Twins came back and finally tied the contest in the seventh stanza on a solo homer by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Monday, August    7, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 11  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 10  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          6   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Wilfong 2b            6   0   2   0     0   1   .288
  Bochte ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .311
  Cruz pr,2b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .251      Smalley ss            5   2   2   1     2   0   .286
Reynolds ss           5   0   1   0     1   1   .293      Carew 1b              7   1   0   0     0   0   .323
Ruppert Jones cf      6   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Cubbage 3b            4   2   1   0     2   0   .302
Roberts rf            6   1   3   0     0   1   .311      Ford cf               5   0   2   3     1   2   .299
Robertson dh          7   1   1   1     0   1   .237      Adams dh              6   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     2   0   .314      Powell rf             6   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Norwood lf            6   0   2   1     0   1   .266
Meyer 1b              6   1   2   3     0   2   .218      Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     1   0   .245
Stein 3b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .252      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stinson c             5   0   0   0     1   0   .262        Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               49   6  11   5     7   5             Totals               51   5  10   5     6   5

Time of Game: 3:51   Attendance:  6,657
Left on Base: Mariners 11, Twins 10
DP: Mariners 3, Twins 2
Errors: Reynolds, Meyer, Jackson, Sutton
Doubles: Smalley (21)
Triples: Paciorek (3), Meyer (1), Cubbage (6)
Home Runs: Smalley (15)
Stolen Bases: Carew (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Stein (6)
GIDP: Milbourne (6), Meyer (6), Adams (7), Wilfong (1), Ford (10)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (6,by Jackson)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 5.2   6   4   2   2   1   0  26   5.40
Romo                    4.1   2   1   1   1   3   1  16   3.12
Todd W(2-3)             4     2   0   0   3   1   0  15   4.11
Totals                 14    10   5   3   6   5   1  57

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 4     5   5   5   3   1   0  20   4.25
Sutton                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34   3.32
Perzanowski L(1-3)      1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   6.50
Totals                 14    11   6   6   7   5   0  59

Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (3), Perzanowski (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first);
Reynolds singled to left; Ruppert Jones singled to center
[Reynolds to second]; Ruppert Jones was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew reached on an error by
Reynolds; Carew stole second; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Robertson flied out to right; Paciorek tripled to
right; Meyer struck out; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford was called out on strikes; Adams flied out to
right; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson walked; Milbourne grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Stinson out at second];
Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Wynegar singled to right;
On a bunt Wilfong singled to third [Wynegar to second]; Smalley
flied out to right [Wynegar to third]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Roberts was hit by a pitch
[Ruppert Jones to second]; Robertson singled to left [Ruppert
Jones scored, Roberts to second]; Paciorek walked [Roberts to
third, Robertson to second]; Meyer tripled to right [Roberts
scored, Robertson scored, Paciorek scored]; Stein hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Meyer scored]; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Milbourne reached on an error by Jackson;
Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage tripled to right; Ford singled to center
[Cubbage scored]; Adams grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: SUTTON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to left;
Sutton threw a wild pitch [Roberts to second]; Robertson lined
to center [Roberts to third]; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Stein
singled to right; Stein was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Sutton [Stein to second]; Stinson flied out to center;
Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley walked; Carew reached on an error by Meyer
[Smalley to second]; Cubbage walked [Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; Ford singled to left [Smalley scored, Carew scored
(unearned), Cubbage to second]; Adams flied out to right; Powell
lined to center; Norwood singled to left [Cubbage scored
(unearned), Ford to second]; ROMO REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
Wynegar flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 5, Twins 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones lined to left;
Roberts was called out on strikes; Robertson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong was called out on strikes; Smalley homered;
Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Meyer was
called out on strikes; Stein walked; Stinson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Ford struck out; Adams grounded out (second to
first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood struck out; Wynegar flied out to left;
Wilfong singled to center; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 10TH: Roberts singled to left; Robertson was called out
on strikes; Paciorek walked [Roberts to second]; Meyer grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Paciorek out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Carew lined to center; Cubbage grounded out (second
to first); Ford walked; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 11TH: Stein flied out to right; Stinson grounded out
(second to pitcher); Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: TODD REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Powell lined to left;
Norwood singled to center; Wynegar walked [Norwood to second];
Wilfong grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 12TH: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 12TH: Smalley walked; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Smalley to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally;
Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Twins 5.

MARINERS 13TH: Robertson flied out to right; Paciorek grounded
out (third to first); Meyer singled to left; Stein singled to
left [Meyer to third]; Stinson forced Stein (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 13TH: Adams flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 5.

MARINERS 14TH: PERZANOWSKI REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); BOCHTE
BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Bochte walked; CRUZ RAN FOR BOCHTE;
Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cruz to
second]; Ruppert Jones lined to right [Cruz to third];
Perzanowski threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored]; Roberts singled to
left; Robertson lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
6, Twins 5.

TWINS 14TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HALE REPLACED
PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Wynegar flied out to right; MORALES
BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales struck out; Smalley doubled to left;
Carew lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 5.