April 8, 1983 · 9:05 PM EST
Biggest lead MIN by 2 · SEA by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CW White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2KC Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20.0 |
3TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22.0 |
4OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.0 |
5LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
6MI Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
7SE Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.0 |
| BMBobby MitchellCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJohn Castino2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GWGary WardLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| KHKent Hrbek1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTom BrunanskyRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RBRandy BushDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RWRon WashingtonSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRay SmithC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
2B: Hrbek
HR: Hrbek
RBI: Mitchell, Hrbek 3, Gaetti
LOB: 20
2B: Henderson, Putnam
3B: Phelps
HR: Mercado, Cruz
RBI: Cowens, Mercado 2, Cruz
SB: Moses
CS: Henderson, Edler, Henderson
LOB: 18
The Twins outlasted the Mariners 5-4 in 11 innings at The Kingdome.
Rick Lysander got the win, Bill Caudill took the loss and Len Whitehouse earned the save. Kent Hrbek went 3-for-5 for the Twins, while Julio Cruz went 2-for-5 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
