A three-run homer by Roy Smalley capped a five-run fourth inning as the Twins downed the Mariners, 7-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Jerry Koosman. Ron Jackson and Rob Wilfong each hit sacrifice flies before Smalley's blast into the right field seats. Hosken Powell belted a solo homer in the third and drove in another run with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 7, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Twins        0  0  1    5  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 15  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Powell rf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .370
R. Jones cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Bochte 1b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .335      Smalley ss            4   1   2   3     1   0   .372
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Adams lf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .335
Paciorek rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .310        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Meyer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .290
B. Stein 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Landreaux cf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Cox c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Cubbage dh            4   1   3   0     1   0   .260
Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
  Valentine ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Castino 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .263
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dressler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   5             Totals               36   7  15   7     4   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 34,365
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Twins 13
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Bochte, Powell, Wilfong
Doubles: Adams (8)
Triples: Castino (3)
Home Runs: Powell (2), Smalley (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (9), Wilfong 2 (10)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Jackson (3), Wilfong (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(4-9)           3.2   7   6   2   3   0   2  22   4.97
Dressler                4.1   8   1   1   1   1   0  22   5.81
Totals                  8    15   7   3   4   1   2  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(10-6)         9     4   2   2   3   5   0  35   3.57
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock


MARINERS 1ST: Roberts reached on an error by Powell; R. Jones
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Roberts out at
first]; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Powell to second]; Smalley flied out to
center [Powell to third]; Adams grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Paciorek grounded out (third to
first); Meyer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage walked; R. Jackson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: B. Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
singled to center; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Cox to second]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino flied out to center; Powell homered; Wilfong
grounded out (catcher to first); Smalley singled to center;
Adams doubled to right [Smalley to third]; Wynegar lined to
first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
walked; Horton grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bochte to
second]; Paciorek walked; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled to right; Cubbage singled to right
[Landreaux to third]; R. Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Landreaux scored]; On a bunt Castino singled to third [Cubbage
to second]; Powell reached on an error by Bochte [Cubbage to
third, Castino to second]; Wilfong hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cubbage scored (unearned)]; Smalley homered (unearned) [Castino
scored (unearned), Powell scored (unearned)]; Adams walked;
DRESSLER REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Wynegar singled to center
[Adams to second]; Landreaux flied out to left; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 6.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein struck out; Cox grounded out (third to
first); Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; R. Jackson singled to right
[Cubbage to third]; Castino forced R. Jackson (third to second);
Powell lined to left; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts struck out; R. Jones singled to left;
Bochte walked [R. Jones to second]; Horton flied out to left [R.
Jones to third]; Paciorek singled to center [R. Jones scored,
Bochte to second]; Meyer singled to right [Bochte scored,
Paciorek to third]; B. Stein grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams
singled to left; Wynegar flied out to right; Landreaux singled
to center [Adams to second]; Cubbage singled to left [Adams to
third, Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Cox grounded out (first unassisted); VALENTINE
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Valentine made an out to shortstop; Roberts
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Castino
tripled to center; Powell singled to right [Castino scored];
Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Powell to
second]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Adams popped to third
in foul territory; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

MARINERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); R. Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte made an out to
shortstop; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to
left; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek lined to right; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); B. Stein reached on an error by Wilfong; Cox forced
B. Stein (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Twins 7.
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