The Mariners outlasted the Twins, 6-5, as Jerry Don Gleaton received credit for his second victory of the season. The Mariners scored four times in the third inning on an RBI single by Joe Simpson, RBI double by Richie Zisk and run-scoring singles by Jeff Burroughs and Brad Gulden.

The Mariners added two more in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Simpson and RBI single by Zisk. Reliever Bryan Clark picked up his first save of the season, coming on in the ninth with two runners on base and striking out Rob Wilfong to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   5  7  2
Mariners     0  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .280
  Powell ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .143      Simpson cf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .467
  Butera c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bochte 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .174
R. Jackson 1b         3   1   0   1     1   0   .231      Zisk dh               3   1   2   2     0   0   .391
Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Burroughs rf          3   0   2   1     0   1   .455
Smalley ss            4   1   1   2     0   0   .190        Henderson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mackanin dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gulden c              4   0   3   1     0   0   .429
  Adams ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
Hatcher cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Engle rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Auerbach ss           4   2   1   0     0   0   .250
  Goodwin ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Gleaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   3   .130        Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith c               2   1   1   1     0   1   .188        Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sofield ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   7   5     1   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,203
Left on Base: Twins 3, Mariners 7
DP: Twins 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Castino, O'Connor
Doubles: Engle (1), Gulden 2 (2), Zisk (1), Auerbach (2), Simpson (2)
Home Runs: Smalley (2), Smith (1)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (3), Cruz (6)
GIDP: Henderson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Zisk (1,by Cooper)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(0-1)           3.2   8   6   5   1   2   0  20   7.50
Cooper                  4     3   0   0   2   1   0  17   0.00
O'Connor                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00
Totals                  8    11   6   5   3   3   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gleaton W(2-0)          7     4   5   5   1   3   2  26   3.29
Parrott                 1.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   8   5.40
Clark SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     7   5   5   1   6   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Cooper (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans


TWINS 1ST: Ward lined to right; R. Jackson walked; Castino flied
out to center; Smalley homered [R. Jackson scored]; Mackanin
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson flied
out to right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hatcher grounded out (second to first); Engle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
singled to center; Gulden doubled to right [Burroughs to third];
Paciorek struck out; Randle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smith struck out; Ward flied out to center; R.
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Auerbach reached on an error by Castino [Auerbach
to second]; Cruz flied out to right; Simpson singled to left
[Auerbach scored (unearned)]; Bochte walked [Simpson to second];
Zisk doubled to right [Simpson scored, Bochte to third];
Burroughs singled to left [Bochte scored, Zisk to third]; Gulden
singled to center [Zisk scored, Burroughs out at third (center
to third)]; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 4.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley popped
to first in foul territory; Mackanin lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
doubled to left; Cruz flied out to center; Simpson doubled to
right [Auerbach scored]; COOPER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING);
Bochte walked; Zisk singled to right [Simpson scored, Bochte to
second]; Burroughs struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 6.

TWINS 5TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Hatcher
lined to right; Engle flied out to right; Wilfong struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 5TH: Gulden flied out to left; Paciorek singled to
shortstop; Paciorek stole second; Randle flied out to left;
Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 6.

TWINS 6TH: Smith homered; Ward flied out to right; R. Jackson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 6.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to left; Mackanin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Zisk was hit by a pitch; Henderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second];
Gulden doubled to center; Paciorek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 6.

TWINS 8TH: Engle doubled to left; Wilfong singled to center
[Engle to third]; SOFIELD BATTED FOR SMITH; PARROTT REPLACED
GLEATON (PITCHING); Sofield was called out on strikes; POWELL
BATTED FOR WARD; Powell singled to center [Engle scored, Wilfong
to third]; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first) [Wilfong
scored, Powell to second]; Castino struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 8TH: BUTERA REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING C ); SOFIELD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Randle grounded out
(catcher to first); Auerbach flied out to left; Cruz walked;
O'CONNOR REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; Cruz was
picked off second but was safe on an error by O'Connor [Cruz to
third]; Cruz was out trying to advance to home (right to
catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 6.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); ADAMS BATTED
FOR MACKANIN; Adams flied out to right; Hatcher singled to
third; GOODWIN BATTED FOR ENGLE; Goodwin singled to left
[Hatcher to second]; CLARK REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wilfong
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 6.