Willie Norwood doubled with one out in the 11th inning and scored on a single by Larry Wolfe to provide the Twins with a 6-5 victory over the Mariners. After the Mariners took a 5-3 lead, the Twins picked up a run in the seventh and tied the score in the eighth when Hosken Powell singled and Butch Wynegar doubled. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 15, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 Twins 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 6 9 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz ss,2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .227 Cubbage 3b,2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .414 Braun dh 4 1 0 1 1 1 .077 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Bochte lf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .302 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .409 Ruppert Jones cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Adams dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Meyer 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .302 Stein 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .175 Powell rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .182 Hale rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .172 Wynegar c 4 2 2 1 1 0 .176 Stinson c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .370 Norwood lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .273 Baez 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .240 Randall 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Roberts ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 Chiles ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wolfe 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .211 Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 5 9 5 4 7 Totals 39 6 9 5 6 6 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 7,471 Left on Base: Mariners 7, Twins 8 DP: Mariners 0, Twins 0 Errors: Stein 2 Doubles: Stein (2), Wynegar (2), Norwood (5) Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (3), Ford (1) Caught Stealing: Hale (1), Smalley (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Todd 6.1 4 4 2 4 4 0 27 3.24 Montague L(0-1) 4 5 2 2 2 2 0 18 4.50 Totals 10.1 9 6 4 6 6 0 45 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz 9 8 5 5 4 6 0 38 4.13 T. Johnson W(1-1) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.08 Totals 11 9 5 5 4 7 0 45 Wild Pitches: Montague (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Braun struck out; Bochte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to left; Smalley forced Cubbage (pitcher to shortstop); Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew walked; Adams forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (second to first); Stein doubled to left; Hale walked; Stinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to left; Ford stole second; Powell struck out; Wynegar walked; Norwood singled to left [Ford scored, Wynegar to second]; Randall reached on an error by Stein [Wynegar scored (unearned), Norwood to third (error by Stein), Randall to first]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Norwood scored (unearned), Randall to second]; Smalley walked; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. MARINERS 3RD: Baez made an out to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Ford was called out on strikes; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood was called out on strikes; Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 3. MARINERS 5TH: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Hale singled to center; Stinson singled to right [Hale to third]; Baez singled to right [Hale scored, Stinson to second]; Cruz singled [Stinson to third, Baez to second]; Braun walked [Stinson scored, Baez to third, Cruz to second]; Bochte singled to right [Baez scored, Cruz scored, Braun to third]; Ruppert Jones forced Bochte (second to shortstop) [Braun scored]; Meyer flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 3. MARINERS 6TH: Stein grounded out (first unassisted); Hale grounded out (second to first); Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 3. MARINERS 7TH: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled; Norwood flied out to right; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar scored, Chiles to third]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted) [Cubbage to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 4. MARINERS 8TH: WOLFE REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 3B); CUBBAGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bochte grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones singled to left; Meyer flied out to center; Ruppert Jones stole second; Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell singled; Wynegar doubled to center [Powell scored, Wynegar out at third (center to second to first to third to shortstop)]; Norwood lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. MARINERS 9TH: Hale walked; Hale was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stinson lined to left; ROBERTS BATTED FOR BAEZ; Roberts walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR ROBERTS; Cruz singled to center [Milbourne to third]; Braun made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Wolfe lined to left; Cubbage flied out to center; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. MARINERS 10TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. TWINS 10TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Adams made an out to third; Ford walked; Montague threw a wild pitch [Ford to second]; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. MARINERS 11TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Hale struck out; Stinson singled to center; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 5. TWINS 11TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood doubled to left; Wolfe singled [Norwood scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 6.

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