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FINAL
May 3, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET12000030061339
MIN00201211-714112
win:Minnesota Twins logoM. Marshallloss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Billingham

Scoring Summary

DETMIN
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Rusty Staub walks. Ron LeFlore scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd. Jason Thompson to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Ron LeFlore triples (2) on a to right fielder Glenn Adams. Alan Trammell scores. [1 run]
    20
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Lou Whitaker triples (2) on a to right fielder Glenn Adams. Ron LeFlore scores. [1 run]
    30
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    3
    Rob Wilfong hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    31
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    3
    Ken Landreaux doubles (6) on a to right fielder Jerry Morales. Roy Smalley scores. [1 run]
    32
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Ken Landreaux singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Rob Wilfong scores. Roy Smalley to 2nd. [1 run]
    33
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Willie Norwood singles on a to right fielder Jerry Morales. Craig Kusick scores. [1 run]
    34
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    John Castino singles on a to right fielder Jerry Morales. Willie Norwood scores. Bob Randall to 2nd. [1 run]
    35
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Jason Thompson hits a home run (2). Steve Kemp scores. [2 runs]
    55
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Lance Parrish singles on a to center fielder Willie Norwood. Lynn Jones scores. Lance Parrish out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Willie Norwood to third baseman John Castino to first baseman Ron Jackson. [1 run] [3 outs]
    65
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Bob Randall singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Ron Jackson scores. Willie Norwood to 3rd. Bob Randall to 2nd. Bob Randall advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Steve Kemp. [1 run]
    66
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Roy Smalley hits a home run (5). [1 run]
    67

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF35210000.324
Tim CorcoranRF00000000.188
2Lou Whitaker2B25010003.364
3Steve KempLF14100101.386
4Jason Thompson1B11120410.191
Mark WagnerPR00000000.381
5Rusty StaubDH13011103.333
Lynn JonesPR11100000.366
6Lance ParrishC25011007.281
7Jerry MoralesRF-CF14000005.203
8Phil Mankowski3B02001002.217
Aurelio RodriguezPH-3B01000000.250
9Alan TrammellSS14100001.400
TOTAL13356636122-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Kip YoungRHP4.1533131317.90
Sheldon BurnsideLHP1.0322200103.94
John HillerLHP1.1311020163.52
Jack BillinghamRHP1.131110194.15
TOTAL7.3147745266-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mike Cubbage3B02000000.232
John CastinoPH-3B12011002.333
2Roy Smalley IIISS34210112.386
3Ken LandreauxLF33020200.330
4Glenn AdamsRF02000003.303
Bombo RiveraPH-RF01001002.216
Jose MoralesPH01000003.304
Dave EdwardsRF00000000.333
Rick SofieldPH-RF11000000.256
5Butch WynegarC05000007.277
6Ron Jackson1B15101002.226
7Craig KusickDH15100003.192
8Willie NorwoodCF23111100.282
9Rob Wilfong2B11210110.317
Bob RandallPH-2B11010000.263
TOTAL14367745224-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger EricksonRHP1.1433230247.79
Ken BrettLHP5.1533121295.06
Mike MarshallRHP2.1400010130.99
TOTAL8.3136636166-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Ron LeFlore singles on a to left fielder Ken Landreaux.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Ron LeFlore steals (11) 2nd base.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Whitaker out, second baseman Rob Wilfong to first baseman Ron Jackson. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Steve Kemp walks.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Roger Erickson on the pickoff attempt. Ron LeFlore to 3rd. Steve Kemp to 2nd.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Jason Thompson walks.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Rusty Staub walks. Ron LeFlore scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd. Jason Thompson to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Lance Parrish strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Jerry Morales out to right fielder Glenn Adams. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Cubbage out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to first baseman Jason Thompson. [1 out]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Roy Smalley singles on a to right fielder Jerry Morales.
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Ken Landreaux walks. Roy Smalley to 2nd.
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FORCEOUT — Glenn Adams grounds into a force out, shortstop Alan Trammell to second baseman Lou Whitaker. Roy Smalley to 3rd. Ken Landreaux out at 2nd. Glenn Adams to 1st. [2 outs]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FLYOUT — Butch Wynegar flies out to catcher Lance Parrish. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

6Runs7
13Hits14
3Errors1
.371Batting Avg.389
35At Bats36
4Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs2
6Runs-Batted-In7
6Walks5
1Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts4
9Left on Base12
21Total Bases21

Game Details

Thursday, May 3, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 4,581 (11.9%)
weather: 52 degrees, unknown