Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners
April 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1978 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Seattle Mariners 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 1 0
  Rivera pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 1 0 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 1
Norwood lf 3 1 1 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 2 1
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Baez 2b 4 0 0 0
Bochte lf 4 1 3 0
Meyer 1b 3 0 1 0
Stanton dh 3 0 1 1
Jones cf 3 0 1 0
Stein 3b 4 0 0 0
Hale rf 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 3 1 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 3 2
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Minnesota 000 010 100272
Seattle 120 000 00x390
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (0-1) 8.0 9 3 3 2 6
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  W (1-0) 6.1 5 2 2 2 2
  Romo  SV (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–Wynegar (1), Wilfong (1).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Minnesota Wilfong 2 (2,off Abbott 2); Norwood (1,off Abbott); Adams (1,off Romo), Seattle Bochte (1,off Goltz).  HR–Seattle Reynolds (1,2nd inning off Goltz 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Baez (1,off Goltz); Meyer (1,off Goltz).  SB–Norwood (1,2nd base off Romo/Stinson); Ruppert Jones (1,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar).  WP–Goltz (1).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:15.  A–45,235.
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