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Mariners 2 @ Twins 10
Metropolitan Stadium
August 8, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners, played on August 8, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Mariners with a score of 10 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1978 
Visiting Team
Seattle Mariners
R: 2 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 10 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherGary Serum  
Losing PitcherRick Honeycutt  
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Game Winning RBILarry Wolfe 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSeattle Mariners 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherRick Honeycutt  
Home Starting PitcherGary Serum  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance6,499 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Rich Garcia
1B: Jim Evans
2B: Durwood Merrill
3B: Marty Springstead

Seattle Mariners Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julio Cruz  Second Baseman 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Ruppert Jones  Center Fielder 
Leon Roberts  Right Fielder 
Bruce Bochte  DH 
Dan Meyer  First Baseman 
John Hale  Left Fielder 
Larry Milbourne  Third Baseman 
Bill Plummer  Catcher 
Darrell Johnson  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bombo Rivera  Right Fielder 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Jose Morales  DH 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Larry Wolfe  Third Baseman 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Mariners 2 @ Twins 10
Metropolitan Stadium
August 8, 1978

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         Game of 8/8/1978 -- Seattle at Minnesota (N)

  Seattle            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Cruz J, 2b            5  0  1  0   Rivera B, rf          5  2  1  0   
Reynolds C, ss        5  0  3  0   Carew R, 1b           5  0  4  2   
Jones R, cf           5  0  1  0   Ford D, cf            5  0  1  0   
Roberts L, rf         3  2  1  0   Morales J, dh         5  1  3  1   
Bochte B, dh          3  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         3  1  0  0   
Meyer D, 1b           3  0  1  0   Norwood W, lf         4  2  2  1   
Hale J, lf            3  0  1  2   Wolfe L, 3b           4  1  1  1   
Milbourne L, 3b       4  0  2  0   Borgmann G, c         3  1  0  1   
Plummer B, c          2  0  0  0   Randall B, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Robertson B, ph       1  0  0  0   Cubbage M, ph         1  1  1  4   
                                   Wilfong R, 2b         0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2 11  2                        37 10 13 10

Seattle          010 001 000 --  2
Minnesota        010 017 10x -- 10

  Seattle              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Honeycutt R (L)*      5.0  8  6  5  1  5
Parrott M             0.1  3  3  2  1  0
Rawley S              2.2  2  1  1  1  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Serum G (W)           8.0  9  2  2  3  3
Marshall M            1.0  2  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Randall B, Honeycutt R, Roberts L
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Seattle 10, Minnesota 9
2B -- Jones R, Milbourne L
3B -- Reynolds C
HR -- Norwood W, Cubbage M
SB -- Cruz J, Rivera B
SH -- Smalley R, Meyer D, Norwood W
SF -- Hale J
HBP -- by Rawley S (Wilfong R)
WP -- Honeycutt R
T -- 2:42
A -- 6499

    

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