Mike Marshall retired the last four batters and picked up his 13th save of the season for the Twins, who defeated the Yankees, 4-1. Geoff Zahn, who started for the Twins, allowed only three hits, including a homer by Chris Chambliss for the Yankees' run, before being lifted after 5 1/3 innings.

Mike Bacsik relieved and ran into trouble with two out in the eighth when Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles singled. Marshall took over, retired Cliff Johnson on a fly to left and set the Yankees down in order in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      7, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .410      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .374      Munson dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Landreaux cf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Piniella rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Adams dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .304      Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .294
  Edwards pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Johnson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
R. Jackson 1b         2   0   0   1     0   1   .273      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .249
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Beniquez lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Castino 3b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .278      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Rivera lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .266        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dent ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4  10   3     0   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,722
Left on Base: Twins 4, Yankees 8
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 2
Doubles: Wilfong (9), Castino (4)
Home Runs: Chambliss (7)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (3), R. Jackson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Jackson (1)
GIDP: Smalley (2), R. Jackson (4), Beniquez (3), Piniella (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(4-1)             5.1   3   1   1   2   0   1  19   3.10
Bacsik                  2.1   5   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.44
Marshall SV(13)         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.89
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   1   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(3-3)          4.1   8   4   4   0   1   0  19   4.23
Burris                  4.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  16   5.34
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   4   0  35

Passed Balls: Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Wynegar singled to right
[Powell to third]; Smalley grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Powell scored, Wynegar out at second];
Landreaux struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to center; R. Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Adams out at
second]; Wilfong doubled to left; Castino grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
walked; Johnson singled to left [Nettles to second]; Chambliss
walked [Nettles to third, Johnson to second]; Beniquez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley lined to second; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley lined to first; Landreaux singled to center;
Adams singled to right [Landreaux to third]; R. Jackson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Landreaux scored]; Wilfong grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Piniella grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Munson out at second];
Nettles made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Castino doubled to left; Rivera singled to right
[Castino scored]; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Rivera to second]; BURRIS REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING);
Wynegar lined to right; Smalley singled to left [Rivera scored,
Smalley to second (on throw to home)]; Johnson allowed a passed
ball [Smalley to third]; Landreaux lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; Chambliss homered;
Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
was called out on strikes; Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers made an out to second; BACSIK REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to right; Piniella singled to left [Munson to second];
Nettles walked [Munson to third, Piniella to second]; Johnson
lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 7TH: Castino struck out; Rivera flied out to right; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss lined to third; Beniquez singled to left;
SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer forced Beniquez (second to
shortstop); Rivers forced Spencer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 8TH: DENT REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); Wynegar popped to
third in foul territory; Smalley lined to third; Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson
lined to third; Piniella singled to center; Nettles singled to
right [Piniella to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING);
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 1.

TWINS 9TH: Adams singled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR ADAMS; R.
Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Edwards to
second]; Wilfong reached on a fielder's choice [Edwards out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Wilfong stole second; Castino was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher); Beniquez struck out; Dent
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 1.