The Twins extended their winning streak to six games when Glenn Adams homered in the seventh inning for the run that beat the Tigers, 7-6. Ron Jackson also homered for the Twins and Mike Cubbage knocked in three runs with a single and double.

Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp each batted in a pair for the Tigers. Mike Marshall, making his 15th appearance of the season, worked the last 2 2/3 innings and gained his fourth victory in five decisions to go along with nine saves. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Friday, May       4, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    2  0  2    1  0  0  -   6 14  1
Twins        0  0  1    3  1  1    1  0  x  -   7 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   3   3   0     0   1   .342      Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   3     0   0   .247
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     2   1   .348        Castino ph,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kemp lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .403      Smalley ss            3   0   2   1     2   0   .396
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .200      Landreaux lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Staub dh              4   0   3   2     1   0   .571      Adams rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Parrish c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .274        Rivera rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Morales rf            5   1   3   0     0   2   .230      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Mankowski 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .179      R. Jackson 1b         3   1   1   1     1   0   .230
Trammell ss           3   1   0   0     0   1   .368      Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Corcoran ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .188      Norwood cf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .292
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .381      Wilfong 2b            2   2   2   0     1   0   .338
  Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     4   7             Totals               33   7  11   6     4   0

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  5,768
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Twins 8
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 1
Errors: Thompson, Wilfong
Doubles: Staub 2 (3), Morales (7), Kemp (4), Cubbage (3)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (3), Adams (2)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (3), Castino (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2), Corcoran (1)
GIDP: Staub (1), Morales (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  5     7   5   4   2   0   1  25   5.60
Lopez L(0-1)            2.1   4   2   2   1   0   1  11   2.53
Hiller                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   0   2  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 4     5   3   1   4   4   0  22   1.65
Serum                   1.2   5   2   2   0   2   0  10   7.50
Bacsik                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3  13.50
Marshall W(4-1)         2.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.90
Totals                  9    14   6   4   4   7   0  45

Wild Pitches: Redfern (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Kemp struck
out; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled to center; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory;
Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub doubled to left; Parrish popped to catcher in
foul territory; Morales struck out; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to left; R. Jackson grounded out
(third to first); Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
singled to right; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Redfern
threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; Kemp
flied out to left; Thompson walked; Staub walked [LeFlore
scored, Whitaker to third, Thompson to second]; Parrish forced
Staub (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to shortstop; Wilfong out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Norwood to second]; Cubbage
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Norwood to third]; Smalley
walked; Landreaux reached on an error by Thompson [Norwood
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Smalley to second]; Adams flied out
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales singled to center; Mankowski flied out to
center; Trammell reached on an error by Wilfong [Morales to
second]; LeFlore singled to left [Morales to third, Trammell to
second]; Whitaker forced Morales (first to catcher) [Trammell to
third, LeFlore to second]; Kemp singled to center [Trammell
scored (unearned), LeFlore scored (unearned), Whitaker to
second]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; R. Jackson flied out to
right; Morales flied out to left; Norwood singled to right
[Wynegar to third]; Norwood stole second; Wilfong walked;
Cubbage singled to center [Wynegar scored, Norwood scored,
Wilfong to second]; Smalley singled to center [Wilfong scored,
Cubbage to second]; Landreaux popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 4.

TIGERS 5TH: SERUM REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Staub singled to
left; Parrish lined to third; Morales singled to center [Staub
to second]; Mankowski lined to right [Staub to third]; Trammell
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied
out to center; R. Jackson homered; Morales flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 5.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker was called out
on strikes; Kemp singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Thompson
hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored]; Staub doubled to
right [Kemp scored]; BACSIK REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: LOPEZ REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Norwood grounded
out (third to first); Wilfong singled to shortstop; Cubbage
doubled to right [Wilfong scored]; Smalley flied to left in foul
territory; Landreaux flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Twins 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Morales doubled to left; Mankowski flied out to
center [Morales to third]; CORCORAN BATTED FOR TRAMMELL;
MARSHALL REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Corcoran hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Morales scored]; LeFlore grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Adams homered;
Wynegar flied to left in foul territory; R. Jackson walked;
Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Twins 7.

TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Whitaker flied
out to left; Kemp doubled to right; Thompson singled to right
[Kemp to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong singled to left;
HILLER REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE;
Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to
second]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Landreaux flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.

TIGERS 9TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish singled
to left; Morales was called out on strikes; Mankowski flied out
to center; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Wockenfuss forced
Parrish (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Twins 7.