A two-run homer by rookie Dave Edwards with two out in the seventh inning lifted the Twins to an 8-7 triumph over the Yankees. Ron Jackson began the Twins' seventh with a single. Two outs later, Edwards slugged his round-tripper to break a 6-6 tie.

The victory was credited to Pete Redfern, who hurled three innings of shutout relief. Mike Marshall picked up his 14th save in his 36th appearance despite yielding an eighth-inning run. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 8, New York Yankees 7

Game Played on Wednesday, June 13, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Yankees      4  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  1
Twins        1  1  0    0  3  1    2  0  x  -   8 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .284      Powell rf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .370
Randolph 2b           5   1   1   1     0   2   .269      Wynegar c             4   1   3   1     1   0   .285
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Smalley ss            3   1   3   2     1   0   .376
  Narron c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Landreaux cf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Piniella rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .312        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Johnstone rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      R. Jackson 1b         4   2   2   2     0   0   .271
Chambliss 1b          3   3   3   3     1   0   .271      Wilfong 2b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Spencer dh            4   1   3   3     0   0   .275      Castino 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .254
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .183      Rivera lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Edwards ph,lf       2   1   1   2     0   0   .200
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     3   6             Totals               31   8  12   8     7   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 19,660
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Twins 9
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 2
Errors: Munson
Doubles: Spencer (4), Rivers (10), Munson (11), Wynegar (6), Landreaux (11), Smalley (10)
Triples: Chambliss (2), R. Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Randolph (1), Chambliss (9), Spencer (5), Edwards (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (4), Wynegar (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (5), Wilfong (2)
GIDP: White (3), Rivera (1), Morales (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 4.2   7   5   5   6   4   0  26   4.74
Burris L(1-2)           2     3   3   3   1   0   1  10   6.00
Kaat                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.95
Clay                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.35
Totals                  8    12   8   8   7   4   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   4     7   6   6   1   3   3  20   4.80
Redfern W(3-0)          3     2   0   0   2   3   0  12   3.86
Marshall SV(14)         2     2   1   1   0   0   0   7   1.90
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   6   3  39

Passed Balls: Munson (4), Narron (2)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (2), Redfern (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
homered; Munson struck out; Nettles walked; Piniella singled to
center [Nettles to second]; Chambliss homered [Nettles scored,
Piniella scored]; Spencer doubled to left; White grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wynegar doubled to right
[Powell to third]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Powell
scored]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Wynegar to third];
Landreaux was called out on strikes; Adams walked; R. Jackson
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent grounded out (first to pitcher); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Randolph was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong singled to pitcher; Castino struck out;
Rivera struck out; Wilfong stole second; Powell walked; Wynegar
singled to left [Wilfong scored, Powell to second]; Smalley
walked [Powell to third, Wynegar to second]; Landreaux grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
lined to right; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Adams was called out on strikes; R. Jackson grounded
out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss singled to left; Spencer homered
[Chambliss scored]; White grounded out (second to first); Dent
lined to left; Rivers doubled to left; Goltz threw a wild pitch
[Rivers to third]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Castino walked; Rivera grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; Powell
walked; Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: REDFERN REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Munson flied out
to center; Nettles flied out to left; Piniella singled to right;
Redfern threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second]; Chambliss
walked; Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Landreaux doubled to left
[Smalley to third]; Adams flied out to left; R. Jackson tripled
to right [Smalley scored, Landreaux scored]; Wilfong hit a
sacrifice fly to center [R. Jackson scored]; Castino walked;
BURRIS REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Edwards flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Twins 5.

YANKEES 6TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White was
called out on strikes; Dent struck out; Rivers walked; Randolph
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
walked; Wynegar stole second [Wynegar to third (error by
Munson)]; Smalley doubled to right [Wynegar scored]; Landreaux
flied out to right [Smalley to third]; Adams flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson doubled to center; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Munson to third]; Piniella lined into a
double play (center to catcher) [Munson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: NARRON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); JOHNSTONE
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); R. Jackson singled to center;
Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [R. Jackson to
second]; Castino flied out to left [R. Jackson to third];
Edwards homered [R. Jackson scored]; KAAT REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 8.

YANKEES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Chambliss
tripled to left; Spencer singled to right [Chambliss scored];
White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Spencer out at second]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar singled to center; Narron allowed a passed
ball [Wynegar to second]; Smalley singled to shortstop [Wynegar
to third]; Landreaux forced Smalley (first to shortstop); CLAY
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Landreaux out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 8.

YANKEES 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rivers popped
to catcher in foul territory; Randolph grounded out (first
unassisted); Narron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 8.
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