A three-run homer by Dan Meyer capped a four-run first inning that propelled the Mariners to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins. In the opening frame, Craig Reynolds singled, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones. Leon Roberts singled and after Bruce Bochte struck out, Meyer followed with his seventh homer of the campaign. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   3   0     1   0   .255      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Reynolds ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   1     0   0   .244      Carew 1b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .333
Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .310      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .301
Bochte dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Ford cf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .295
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .219      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Hale lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .180      Wynegar c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .242
Milbourne 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Chiles lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               33   1   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  6,814
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Twins 7
DP: Mariners 1, Twins 0
Errors: Reynolds, Erickson 2
Doubles: Bochte (21), Carew (15)
Home Runs: Meyer (7)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (8)
GIDP: Ford (11)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(5-9)           7.1   6   1   0   2   4   0  31   4.61
Todd SV(2)              1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.02
Totals                  9     6   1   0   2   4   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(11-7)        9    10   4   4   2   4   1  38   4.55
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Wynegar (4)
Wild Pitches: Erickson (8)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Reynolds to
second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Reynolds scored];
Roberts singled to right [Ruppert Jones to third]; Bochte struck
out; Meyer homered [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored]; Hale
grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
4, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded
out (first to pitcher); Carew doubled to left; Cubbage struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stinson lined to first; Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (third to first); Adams made an out
to second; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to right; Meyer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hale walked; Milbourne grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew struck out;
Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Twins 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to left; Cruz singled to left
[Stinson to second]; Reynolds forced Stinson (catcher to third)
[Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Reynolds was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Erickson [Cruz to
third]; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford reached on an error by Reynolds [Ford to
second]; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third];
Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ford
scored (unearned)]; Chiles singled to left; Wilfong was called
out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins
1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte singled to center; Erickson threw a wild
pitch [Bochte to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Bochte was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Erickson [Bochte
to third]; Hale popped to third in foul territory; Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Powell made an out to second; Smalley singled to
right; Carew singled to right [Smalley to second]; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
4, Twins 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz
walked; Reynolds flied out to center; Ruppert Jones flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Adams singled to center; Wynegar grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Adams to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to
first) [Adams to third]; Wilfong walked; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Bochte doubled to left; Meyer
flied out to right; Hale flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled to center;
Cubbage walked [Carew to second]; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Ford grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Carew out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson
struck out; Cruz singled to center; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
flied out to center; Chiles lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.