A homer by Roy Smalley in the eighth inning enabled the Twins to extend their winning streak to five games with a 7-6 victory over the Tigers. Mike Marshall, making his 14th appearance of the season, pitched the last 2 1/3 innings and gained his third victory against one defeat to go along with nine saves. The Twins also had a homer by Rob Wilfong. Ken Landreaux drove in two runs with a single and double.

Jason Thompson hit a two-run homer for the Tigers. Rusty Staub, playing in his first game since ending his contract dispute, had one hit in three official trips and picked up an RBI on a walk with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Thursday, May       3, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 13  3
Twins        0  0  2    0  1  2    1  1  x  -   7 14  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .324      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Corcoran rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Castino ph,3b       2   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Whitaker 2b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .364      Smalley ss            4   2   3   1     1   0   .386
Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .386      Landreaux lf          3   0   3   2     2   0   .330
Thompson 1b           1   1   1   2     4   0   .191      Adams rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Wagner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .381        Rivera ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Staub dh              3   0   1   1     1   1   .333        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Jones pr,dh         1   1   1   0     0   0   .366        Edwards rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Parrish c             5   0   2   1     0   1   .281        Sofield ph,rf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Morales rf,cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .217      R. Jackson 1b         5   1   1   0     0   1   .226
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kusick dh             5   1   1   0     0   0   .192
Trammell ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Norwood cf            3   1   2   1     1   1   .282
Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            1   2   1   1     1   0   .317
  Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall ph,2b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .263
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  13   6     6   3             Totals               36   7  14   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  4,581
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Twins 12
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 2
Errors: Kemp 2, Parrish, Erickson
Doubles: Staub (1), Landreaux (6)
Triples: LeFlore (2), Whitaker (2)
Home Runs: Thompson (2), Wilfong (2), Smalley (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (11)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (3), Norwood (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (1), Cubbage (4), Randall (1)
GIDP: Parrish 2 (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young                   4.1   5   3   3   3   1   1  20   7.90
Burnside                1     3   2   2   0   2   0   6   3.94
Hiller                  1.1   3   1   1   2   0   0  10   3.52
Billingham L(1-3)       1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.15
Totals                  8    14   7   7   5   4   2  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                1.1   4   3   3   3   2   0  11   7.79
Brett                   5.1   5   3   3   2   1   1  21   5.06
Marshall W(3-1)         2.1   4   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.99
Totals                  9    13   6   6   6   3   1  42

Umpires: HP - Gene Kelly, 1B - Larry Gallagher, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Bill Hafner


TIGERS 1ST: Debut for umpires Bill Hafner, Larry Gallagher
and Gene Kelly; LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole
second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Kemp walked;
Kemp was picked off first but was safe on an error by Erickson
[LeFlore to third, Kemp to second]; Thompson walked; Staub
walked [LeFlore scored, Kemp to third, Thompson to second];
Parrish struck out; Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled to right; Landreaux walked [Smalley to second]; Adams
forced Landreaux (shortstop to second) [Smalley to third];
Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski struck out; Trammell singled to third;
LeFlore tripled to right [Trammell scored]; Whitaker tripled to
right [LeFlore scored]; BRETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING);
Whitaker was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher
to shortstop); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson walked; Staub struck out; Parrish singled
to center [Thompson to second]; Morales grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Thompson to third, Parrish to second]; Mankowski
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong homered; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); Smalley singled to right; Landreaux doubled to right
[Smalley scored]; Adams grounded out (second to first)
[Landreaux to third]; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore flied out to
right; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick
made an out to shortstop; Norwood singled to left; Norwood was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp singled to right; Thompson walked [Kemp to
second]; Staub forced Kemp (pitcher to third) [Thompson to
second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong walked; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley walked;
BURNSIDE REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Landreaux singled to left
[Wilfong scored, Smalley to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Rivera struck out; Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Morales grounded
out (second to first); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R. Jackson
struck out; Kusick singled to left [Kusick to second (error by
Kemp)]; Norwood singled to right [Kusick scored]; HILLER
REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Randall reached on an error by Parrish on a sacrifice bunt
[Norwood to third]; CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Castino singled
to right [Norwood scored, Randall to second]; Smalley flied out
to left; Landreaux walked [Randall to third, Castino to second];
MORALES BATTED FOR RIVERA; Morales flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H,
2 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 5.

TIGERS 7TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); EDWARDS
REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING RF); RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker singled to center; Kemp
forced Whitaker (shortstop to second); Thompson homered [Kemp
scored]; Staub doubled to right; MARSHALL REPLACED BRETT
(PITCHING); JONES RAN FOR STAUB; Parrish singled to center
[Jones scored, Parrish out at second (center to third to
first)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar flied out
to center; R. Jackson singled to right; Kusick lined to
shortstop; Norwood walked [R. Jackson to second]; Randall
singled to left [R. Jackson scored, Norwood to third, Randall to
second (error by Kemp)]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING);
Castino struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Morales singled to right; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Morales to second]; Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to shortstop
[Morales to third]; Whitaker forced LeFlore (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING RF); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Smalley homered; Landreaux
singled to center; SOFIELD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Sofield singled
to second [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar popped to pitcher; R.
Jackson forced Sofield (third to second) [Landreaux to third];
Kusick popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Twins 7.

TIGERS 9TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kemp popped to
first; Thompson walked; WAGNER RAN FOR THOMPSON; Jones singled
to left [Wagner to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.