A three-run homer by Roy Smalley snapped a 6-6 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Twins to a 9-6 triumph over the Tigers. The circuit clout came after walks to Willie Norwood and Butch Wynegar. Mike Marshall pitched 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief to get credit for his fifth win of the season. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       6, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   6  9  0
Twins        0  0  2    3  0  1    0  3  x  -   9 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   1   2     1   0   .356      Wynegar c             3   3   2   2     2   0   .287
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .229      Smalley ss            5   1   1   3     0   0   .380
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .429      Landreaux lf          5   0   2   1     0   1   .320
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .414      Adams dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Thompson 1b           3   1   2   0     0   1   .250      Cubbage 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Parrish c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .261        Castino ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .250      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Whitaker ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .343      Wilfong 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .357
Wagner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .321        Rivera ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Mankowski 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Norwood cf            3   2   1   2     1   0   .281
Trammell ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .340      Sofield rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman 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               33   6   9   5     3   5             Totals               37   9  13   9     3   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,235
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 3
Errors: Wilfong
Doubles: Parrish (4), Trammell (1), Rodriguez (3), Norwood (8)
Home Runs: LeFlore (2), Wynegar (4), Smalley (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Staub (2), Whitaker (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   3     7   5   5   0   1   0  16   4.63
Lopez                   3     5   1   1   1   0   1  15   2.63
Hiller L(1-1)           2     1   3   3   2   1   1   9   4.50
Totals                  8    13   9   9   3   2   2  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7.1   9   6   5   2   5   1  32   4.23
Marshall W(5-1)         1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.85
Totals                  9     9   6   5   3   5   1  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Morales singled to left [LeFlore to
third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [LeFlore scored, Morales out at second]; Kemp grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar lined to center; Smalley flied out to left;
Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Parrish doubled
to right; Rodriguez flied out to right [Parrish to third];
Wagner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell lined to right; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong singled to second; Norwood forced Wilfong
(shortstop to second); Sofield singled to left [Norwood to
second]; Wynegar singled to right [Norwood scored, Sofield to
third]; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Sofield out at
home (first to catcher), Wynegar to second]; Landreaux singled
to right [Wynegar scored, Smalley to second]; Adams grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

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

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage singled to center; R. Jackson singled to
center [Cubbage to second]; Wilfong singled to center [Cubbage
scored, R. Jackson to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Norwood doubled to left [R. Jackson scored, Wilfong scored];
Sofield flied out to right; Wynegar walked; Smalley popped to
second; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wagner was
called out on strikes; Trammell doubled to center; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Adams singled to right; Cubbage singled to third
[Adams to second]; R. Jackson flied out to right [Adams to
third]; Wilfong lined to shortstop; Norwood grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Kemp popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar
homered; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Landreaux
singled to center; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to center; Parrish reached on an
error by Wilfong [Thompson to third, Parrish to second];
Rodriguez doubled to right [Thompson scored, Parrish scored
(unearned)]; Wagner grounded out (second to first); Trammell
singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore homered [Trammell
scored]; Morales was called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 5
R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); CASTINO BATTED FOR
CUBBAGE; Castino flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to
center; RIVERA BATTED FOR WILFONG; Rivera struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CASTINO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RANDALL REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING 2B);
Kemp singled to left; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Kemp to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Parrish walked; WHITAKER BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MANKOWSKI
REPLACED WAGNER (PLAYING 3B); Norwood walked; Randall flied out
to right; Wynegar walked [Norwood to second]; Smalley homered
[Norwood scored, Wynegar scored]; Landreaux lined to center;
Adams lined to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell
lined to first; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 9.