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.

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