Tying the Minnesota club record, the Twins executed five double plays while defeating the Mariners, 8-2. Roy Smalley and Ken Landreaux each hit a two-run homer for the Twins and John Castino added a pair with a bases-loaded single. Willie Horton homered for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins        0  1  3    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   8  9  1
Mariners     0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .174      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
  Castino ph,3b       3   0   1   2     0   0   .333      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     1   1   .400      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .438
Landreaux lf          5   2   2   2     0   2   .231      Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .394
R. Jackson 1b         5   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Horton dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .303
Adams dh              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      R. Jones cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .344
  Morales ph,dh       3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      B. Stein 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Edwards pr,dh       1   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Cox c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Wynegar c             1   2   0   0     2   0   .261      Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Sofield rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .200        Hale ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Wilfong 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .211      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   9   6     4   9             Totals               31   2   9   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,125
Left on Base: Twins 6, Mariners 5
DP: Twins 5, Mariners 0
Errors: Smalley, B. Stein
Doubles: Landreaux (2), Wilfong (2), Mendoza (2), R. Jones (2)
Home Runs: Smalley (1), Landreaux (1), Horton (2)
Caught Stealing: Sofield (1), R. Jones (2)
GIDP: Meyer 2 (2), Horton (2), Mendoza (1), R. Jones (3)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (1,by Parrott)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(2-0)             6     8   2   2   1   0   1  23   1.80
Marshall SV(3)          3     1   0   0   2   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   1   1  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(0-1)         2.2   5   4   2   1   1   1  13   4.82
Honeycutt               4     2   2   2   2   4   1  17   5.25
Parrott                 2.1   2   2   2   1   4   0  11  13.50
Totals                  9     9   8   6   4   9   2  41

Passed Balls: Cox (2)
Hit by Pitch: Parrott (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dave Perez, 2B - Gale Miller, 3B - Charles Jackson


TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Charles Jackson; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to right;
Landreaux was called out on strikes; R. Jackson forced Smalley
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Meyer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second];
Bochte flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams lined to second; Wynegar walked; Cox allowed a
passed ball [Wynegar to second]; Sofield singled to right
[Wynegar to third]; Sofield was caught stealing second (catcher
to second) [Wynegar scored (on throw to 2b) (unearned)]; Norwood
flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts singled to left; Horton grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Roberts out at second];
R. Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
singled to right; Smalley homered [Cubbage scored]; Landreaux
doubled to right; R. Jackson flied to left; HONEYCUTT REPLACED
MITCHELL (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales reached
on an error by B. Stein [Landreaux scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Wynegar walked [Morales to second]; Sofield struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); B. Stein
grounded out (third to first); Cox singled to left; Mendoza
doubled to left [Cox to third]; Cruz reached on an error by
Smalley [Cox scored, Mendoza to third]; Meyer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 1.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood flied to right; Wilfong was called out on
strikes; CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Castino grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bochte flied
to center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Horton
homered; R. Jones singled to left; R. Jones was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; Landreaux forced Smalley (pitcher to
shortstop); R. Jackson flied to right; Morales flied to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein singled to center; Cox flied to right;
Mendoza grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[B. Stein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Mariners 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied to left; Sofield was called out on
strikes; Norwood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz lined to left; Meyer flied to center; Bochte
singled to left; Roberts walked [Bochte to second]; Horton lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 2.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong doubled to right; Castino grounded out (third
to first); Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux
homered [Wilfong scored]; PARROTT REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); R. Jones
doubled to left; B. Stein flied to center; Cox flied to center
[R. Jones to third]; HALE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Hale walked; Cruz
forced Hale (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
Mariners 2.

TWINS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HALE (PLAYING SS); Morales singled
to shortstop; EDWARDS RAN FOR MORALES; Wynegar was hit by a
pitch [Edwards to second]; Sofield struck out; Norwood grounded
out (second to first) [Edwards to third, Wynegar to second];
Wilfong was walked intentionally; Castino singled to left
[Edwards scored, Wynegar scored, Wilfong to second]; Smalley
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Meyer struck
out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Mariners 2.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux struck out; R. Jackson grounded out (third
to first); Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Horton walked; R. Jones grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; B.
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 8, Mariners 2.
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