Starting his comeback, Mark Fidrych made his first appearance since April 17, 1978, and pitched four innings for the Tigers in an 8-4 victory over the Twins. The Bird allowed four hits and two runs while throwing 50 pitches.

Ron Jackson singled with two out in the second for the Twins' first hit. In the third, Rick Sofield walked and Roy Smalley tripled, and in the fourth Glenn Adams and Rob Wilfong hit doubles to account for the Twins' runs off Fidrych. By that time, the Tigers already had the game in hand with six runs. Rusty Staub batted in three with a pair of doubles. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       3  2  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  1
Twins        0  0  1    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   4 10  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   3   3   2     1   0   .361      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Jones cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .357        Castino ph,3b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Morales rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     1   1   .389
Staub dh              4   2   2   3     1   0   .545      Landreaux lf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .316
Kemp lf               4   0   3   2     1   0   .424      Adams dh              2   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Thompson 1b           3   0   2   1     2   0   .226        Morales ph,dh       3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Wynegar c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .275
Mankowski 3b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .200      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .242
  Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .343
Wagner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .360        Randall ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Trammell ss           5   1   0   0     0   1   .326      Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sofield rf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .256
  Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rivera ph,rf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .205
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  13   8     7   2             Totals               37   4  10   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 15,002
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Twins 10
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 2
Errors: Trammell, Norwood, Serum
Doubles: Staub 2 (5), Kemp 2 (6), Adams (4), Wilfong (7)
Triples: LeFlore (3), Smalley (2)
Home Runs: Wynegar (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (1), Wagner (1)
GIDP: Trammell (2), Wagner (1), R. Jackson (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych                 4     4   2   2   2   1   0  17   4.50
Burnside                1.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   8   4.15
Billingham W(2-3)       3.2   4   1   1   1   3   0  16   3.94
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   5   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(1-1)         4    11   6   6   3   1   0  24   5.34
Bacsik                  3.1   1   2   0   3   1   0  14   2.25
Brett                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Serum                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.92
Totals                  9    13   8   6   7   2   0  46

Passed Balls: Wynegar (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Morales singled to right [LeFlore to
second]; Staub doubled to right [LeFlore scored, Morales
scored]; Kemp doubled to left [Staub scored]; Thompson flied out
to left; Parrish struck out; Mankowski was walked intentionally;
Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Morales flied out to
center [LeFlore to third]; Staub doubled to right [LeFlore
scored]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Staub to third]; Kemp
doubled to right [Staub scored]; Thompson was walked
intentionally; Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied
out to right; R. Jackson singled to left; Wilfong lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski singled to center; Wagner singled to left
[Mankowski to second]; Trammell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Mankowski to third, Wagner out at second];
LeFlore singled to left [Mankowski scored]; Morales flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to center; Sofield walked; Cubbage
popped to second; Smalley tripled to center [Sofield scored];
Landreaux lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins
1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp singled
to right; Thompson singled to center [Kemp out at third (center
to third), Thompson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Parrish lined
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams doubled to left; Wynegar walked; R. Jackson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Adams to
third, Wynegar out at second]; Wilfong doubled to left [Adams
scored]; Norwood made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: BACSIK REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Mankowski flied
out to left; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: BURNSIDE REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED
FOR SOFIELD; Rivera walked; CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Castino
flied out to right; Smalley struck out; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CASTINO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LeFlore grounded out (second to first);
Morales popped to first in foul territory; Staub walked; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales flied to right in
foul territory; Wynegar homered; R. Jackson singled to left;
RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall reached on an error by
Trammell [R. Jackson to second]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED BURNSIDE
(PITCHING); Norwood struck out; Rivera flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 3.

TIGERS 7TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Thompson
walked; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Thompson to second]; Mankowski was walked intentionally; Wagner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley
walked; Landreaux singled to right [Smalley to third]; Morales
forced Landreaux (second to shortstop) [Smalley scored]; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Twins 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell reached on an error by Norwood [Trammell to
second]; LeFlore tripled to center [Trammell scored (unearned)];
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); BRETT REPLACED BACSIK
(PITCHING); Staub popped to third in foul territory; Kemp
walked; Thompson singled to left [LeFlore scored (unearned),
Kemp to second]; Parrish forced Kemp (third unassisted); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); R. Jackson flied out to left;
Randall singled to right; Norwood struck out; Rivera forced
Randall (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Twins 4.

TIGERS 9TH: SERUM REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Rodriguez reached
on an error by Serum; Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Rodriguez to second]; Trammell popped to first in foul
territory; Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 8, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Castino lined to center; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Landreaux singled to center; Morales
singled to right [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 4.
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