Collecting four hits, Roy Smalley paced the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Smalley also scored three times -- on a first-inning single by Butch Wynegar, a third-inning two-run double by Glenn Adams and on a solo homer in the fourth. Rob Wilfong capped a three-run Twin third with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        1  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage dh            5   0   0   0     0   1   .241      LeFlore dh            3   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Smalley ss            5   3   4   1     0   0   .394      Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .379
Landreaux lf          3   1   2   0     2   0   .274      Kemp lf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .408
Adams rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .333      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Rivera rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .167
Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     1   0   .299      Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .175
Norwood cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Jones cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .389
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .259      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .333        Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Kusick 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Trammell ss           3   0   3   0     0   0   .464
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     4   7             Totals               33   3  12   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 12,577
Left on Base: Twins 10, Tigers 5
DP: Twins 3, Tigers 0
Doubles: Adams (3), Kusick (2), Smalley (2), Morales (6)
Home Runs: Smalley (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (2)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (2)
GIDP: Parrish (1), Kemp (1), LeFlore (4)
Hit by Pitch: Adams (1,by Burnside)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(3-0)             5.2  11   3   3   1   2   0  25   2.61
Marshall SV(7)          3.1   1   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.35
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   4   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(2-1)           2.2   6   4   4   2   2   0  16   5.24
Burnside                1     2   1   1   0   2   1   6   3.00
Lopez                   5.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  20   1.08
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Burnside (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Kavulich, 1B - Doug Cossey, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Bob Moyer


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied out to right; Smalley singled to left;
Landreaux walked [Smalley to second]; Adams struck out; Wynegar
singled to center [Smalley scored, Landreaux to third, Wynegar
to second (on throw)]; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker singled to center
[LeFlore to second]; Kemp singled to right [LeFlore scored,
Whitaker to third]; Parrish struck out; Thompson struck out;
Morales grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino
walked; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Jones singled to left; Rodriguez singled to left
[Jones to second]; Trammell singled to left [Jones to third,
Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Jones scored, Rodriguez to third]; Whitaker lined to second;
Trammell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled to center; Landreaux singled to right
[Smalley to third]; Adams doubled to left [Smalley scored,
Landreaux scored]; Wynegar flied out to center [Adams to third];
Norwood struck out; Wilfong singled to right [Adams scored];
BURNSIDE REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Wilfong stole second;
Castino grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp singled to center; Parrish grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kemp out at second];
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; Cubbage struck out;
Smalley homered; Landreaux singled to right; Adams was hit by a
pitch [Landreaux to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING);
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
lined to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong flied out to
center; Castino struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore forced Trammell
(third to second); Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to third];
Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick doubled to left; Cubbage popped to catcher in
foul territory; Smalley flied out to left; Landreaux walked;
Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Thompson walked;
Morales doubled to left [Thompson out at home (left to shortstop
to catcher)]; Jones singled to left [Morales scored]; MARSHALL
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Norwood
lined to left; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at
second]; Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: Castino was called out on strikes; Kusick flied out
to right; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp struck out; Parrish lined to left; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley doubled to right; Landreaux popped to third
in foul territory; Adams made an out to catcher; Wynegar was
walked intentionally; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Morales flied
out to center; Jones lined to second; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 3.