Unbeaten since coming to his home state, Jerry Koosman allowed only four hits in 7 2/3 innings and gained his sixth straight victory as the Twins shut out the Indians, 4-0. Mike Marshall retired the last four batters in relief of Koosman, who won only three games and lost 15 with the Mets last season.

The Twins scored all their runs in the sixth inning, getting the first three on a single by Roy Smalley, a pass to Ken Landreaux and a homer by Glenn Adams. Singles by Ron Jackson and Rick Sofield around a sacrifice by Rob Wilfong added another tally before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       12, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Dade rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .393
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Landreaux lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .319
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .165      Adams dh              4   1   2   3     0   1   .286
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .194      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Wilfong 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .372
Cox lf                2   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Norwood cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Sofield rf            4   0   1   1     0   3   .250
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Rivera rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Veryzer ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .253      Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .316
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     6   5             Totals               32   4   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  8,090
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 8
DP: Indians 0, Twins 2
Errors: Koosman
Home Runs: Adams (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (5)
GIDP: Manning (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(2-2)           5     7   4   4   1   3   1  23   6.17
Spillner                0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.86
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.54
Barker                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   8.04
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   6   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(6-0)          7.2   4   0   0   6   5   0  32   3.61
Marshall                1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.77
Totals                  9     4   0   0   6   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Barker (2)

Umpires: HP - Gene Kelly, 1B - Bill Hafner, 2B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 3B - Larry Gallagher


INDIANS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Dade grounded out (second to
first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley popped to catcher
in foul territory; Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; Harrah forced Thornton (second to
shortstop); Alexander reached on an error by Koosman [Harrah to
second]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah to third,
Alexander to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; R. Jackson flied out to right;
Wilfong singled to left; Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled; Bonds singled to left [Veryzer to
second]; Dade singled [Veryzer to third, Bonds to second];
Manning grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Bonds to third, Dade to second, Veryzer out at home];
Thornton walked; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield was called out on strikes; Castino lined to
first; Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Cox grounded out (third to
first); Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); Adams singled to center; R. Jackson forced
Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer singled to left; Bonds made an out to
second; Dade was called out on strikes; Manning walked [Veryzer
to second]; Thornton lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Norwood
singled to right; Sofield struck out; Castino singled to right
[Norwood to third]; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander
grounded out (third to first); Cox walked; Kuiper popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to left; Landreaux walked [Smalley to
second]; Adams homered [Smalley scored, Landreaux scored]; R.
Jackson singled to center; SPILLNER REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING);
Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [R. Jackson to
second]; Norwood flied out to right [R. Jackson to third];
Sofield singled to left [R. Jackson scored]; Castino walked
[Sofield to second]; Wynegar walked [Sofield to third, Castino
to second]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Smalley struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer walked; Bonds lined into a double play
(third to first) [Veryzer out at first]; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: BARKER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Landreaux grounded
out (second to first); Adams flied out to left; R. Jackson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
flied out to left; Harrah walked; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong singled to center; Norwood forced Wilfong
(second to shortstop); Barker threw a wild pitch [Norwood to
second]; Sofield struck out; Castino struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

INDIANS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING RF); NORRIS BATTED
FOR COX; Norris flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out (second
to first); Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 4.