The Yankees scored three runs in the ninth inning to snare a 4-1 decision over the Twins. Darryl Jones opened the ninth with a double and, after Chris Chambliss grounded out, scored on a single by Roy White. Bucky Dent walked and a single by Mickey Rivers then plated White. Dent tallied the final run on a wild pitch by reliever Mike Marshall, who was making his 35th appearance of the season.

Yankee starter Ron Guidry allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, but was forced to leave the game with an undetermined lower back injury. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      12, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .285      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Randolph 2b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .270        Wilfong ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .367
Piniella rf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .308      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   1     0   1   .267
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Morales dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Jones dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .357        Adams ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
White lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .191        Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .371
  Beniquez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .240      Landreaux cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
                                                          Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     3   1             Totals               28   1   4   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 27,733
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Twins 5
DP: Yankees 3, Twins 0
Errors: Munson, Smalley
Doubles: Dent (6), Jones (3), Smalley (9)
Triples: Rivers (4), Randolph (5), R. Jackson (2)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (5), Randall (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Landreaux (6)
GIDP: Castino (3), Morales (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  7     4   1   1   3   4   0  26   2.12
Davis W(4-0)            2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   4   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(7-5)          8.2   9   4   4   3   1   0  37   3.68
Marshall                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.81
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   1   0  39

Wild Pitches: Marshall (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


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

TWINS 1ST: Randall singled to right; Smalley struck out while
Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); R.
Jackson tripled to left; Morales walked; Rivera lined to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella lined to second; Nettles grounded out
(third to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Landreaux reached on an error by
Munson on a sacrifice bunt [Wynegar to third, Landreaux to
second]; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Wynegar out at
home (third to catcher)]; Castino grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; White flied out
to right; Dent doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
walked; R. Jackson struck out; Morales forced Smalley (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to right; Munson lined to left;
Piniella singled to left; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to
left; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
popped to third in foul territory; White flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
struck out; Randall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent made an out to shortstop; Rivers tripled to
left; Randolph tripled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Piniella was walked intentionally;
Nettles flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley doubled to left; R. Jackson singled to left
[Smalley scored]; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [R. Jackson out at second]; Rivera was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jones reached on an error by Smalley; Chambliss
flied out to right; White forced Jones (third to second); Dent
forced White (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar lined to third; Landreaux grounded out
(pitcher to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to shortstop; Randolph was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first); Munson singled to right;
Piniella walked [Munson to second]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Castino lined to
center; WILFONG BATTED FOR RANDALL; Wilfong made an out to
second; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jones doubled
to left; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); White singled
to center [Jones scored, White to second (on throw to home)];
Dent walked; Rivers singled to right [White scored, Dent to
third, Rivers out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)];
MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Marshall threw a wild
pitch [Dent scored]; Randolph singled to shortstop; Munson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); R. Jackson
lined to left; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams grounded out
(second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell walked;
Wynegar popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 1.