The Mariners, who collected 14 hits, wasted many of their scoring opportunties before edging the Twins, 4-3. The Twins were held to six hits by Frank MacCormack, who started for the Mariners, and John Montague, who pitched the last five innings and gained the decision.

The Mariners got their first run in the second on a triple by Bill Stein and single by Carlos Lopez. Jose Baez singled a pair across in the sixth and then singled again in the eighth, moved to second on an infield out by Larry Milbourne and scored the deciding run on a single by Steve Braun. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     28, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4 14  1
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Chiles dh             2   1   0   0     3   0   .308
Braun lf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .328      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Carew 1b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .346
  Smith rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Bostock cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Bernhardt dh          5   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Hisle lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Stinson c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .373
Stein 3b              4   2   3   0     1   0   .269      Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .221
Lopez rf,cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .267      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Baez 2b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .265      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
MacCormack p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  14   4     3   2             Totals               31   3   6   2     7   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  3,766
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Twins 10
DP: Mariners 1, Twins 1
Errors: Baez, Wilfong
Doubles: Lopez (2), Stinson (4), Carew (5), Hisle (4), Ford (2)
Triples: Stein (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Carew (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wilfong (1,by MacCormack)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
MacCormack              4     3   1   1   6   2   0  20   2.57
Montague W(2-2)         5     3   2   1   1   1   0  20   4.31
Totals                  9     6   3   2   7   3   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(0-2)            7    10   3   3   2   1   0  33   3.78
Schueler                1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.81
Burgmeier               0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.81
T. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.59
Totals                  9    14   4   4   3   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: MacCormack (3)
Wild Pitches: MacCormack (3), Montague (1), Goltz (1)
Balks: MacCormack (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled; Braun lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Milbourne out at second]; Ruppert Jones
singled; Meyer reached on an error by Wilfong [Ruppert Jones to
second]; Bernhardt forced Ruppert Jones (third unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Chiles walked; MacCormack threw a wild pitch [Chiles
to second]; Smalley walked; On a bunt Carew singled to third
[Chiles to third, Smalley to second]; Bostock lined into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Smalley out at second];
MacCormack balked [Chiles scored, Carew to second]; Wynegar
walked; Hisle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson flied out to center; Stein tripled to
center; Lopez singled [Stein scored]; Baez forced Lopez (third
to second); Milbourne flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Ford struck
out; Wilfong was hit by a pitch; Wilfong stole second; Chiles
walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Braun flied out to center; Ruppert Jones grounded
out (pitcher to first); Meyer singled to third; Bernhardt
singled [Meyer to second]; Stinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew doubled to left; Bostock flied out to center
[Carew to third]; Carew was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted); Wynegar singled to second; Hisle forced Wynegar
(second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Lopez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; Ford lined
to third; Wilfong walked; Wilfong stole second; Chiles walked;
Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne lined to left; Braun singled; Goltz
threw a wild pitch [Braun to second]; Ruppert Jones struck
out; Ruppert Jones ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Neudecker;
Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED MACCORMACK (PITCHING); SMITH
REPLACED RUPPERT JONES (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
lined to left; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt lined to left; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Stein singled to left; Lopez doubled to left
[Stein to third]; Baez singled to right [Stein scored, Lopez
scored]; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Cubbage walked;
Ford forced Cubbage (right to shortstop); Wilfong was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Braun walked; Smith forced Braun (second to
shortstop); Meyer walked [Smith to second]; Bernhardt flied out
to center [Smith to third]; Stinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles flied out to center; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); Carew singled to center; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

MARINERS 8TH: SCHUELER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Stein singled
to center; Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Stein to second]; Baez singled to center [Stein to third];
Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice [Stein out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Baez to second]; Braun singled to right
[Baez scored, Milbourne to third]; Smith forced Braun (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar reached on an error by Baez; Hisle doubled to
right [Wynegar to third]; Cubbage out on a sacrifice fly to
right in foul territory [Wynegar scored (unearned), Hisle to
third]; Ford doubled [Hisle scored]; Montague threw a wild pitch
[Ford to third]; Wilfong popped to second; Chiles flied out to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 3.

MARINERS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Meyer
lined to second; Bernhardt struck out; Stinson doubled to left;
Stein walked; T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Lopez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
4, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Bostock flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 3.