Select a date:      
Wednesday July 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Combining on a six-hitter, Darrell Jackson and Pete Redfern hurled the Twins to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Tigers. The Twins scored twice in the third inning. Dave Edwards doubled and stole third. Following a walk to John Castino, a sacrifice fly by Rob Wilfong scored Edwards.

Castino scored when Tiger third baseman Tom Brookens threw a grounder by Roy Smalley over first baseman Jason Thompson's head. The Twins picked up their final tally in the sixth on a triple by Glenn Adams and single by Butch Wynegar. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins        0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  3  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .317      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .350      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Adams rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .231
  Rivera rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .270
Cubbage dh            2   0   0   0     2   0   .253      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Brookens 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .429
Edwards lf            2   1   1   0     2   1   .297      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Castino 3b            1   1   0   0     1   1   .269        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .270
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   3   2     5   3             Totals               33   0   6   0     4  10

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 16,180
Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 10
DP: Twins 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Brookens
Doubles: Edwards (4), Thompson (9)
Triples: Adams (1)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (3), Whitaker (9), Brookens (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Wilfong (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson W(2-1)       6.2   5   0   0   2   7   0  27   2.63
Redfern SV(1)           2.1   1   0   0   2   3   0  10   3.08
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4  10   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(7-5)           9     3   3   2   5   3   0  35   3.53
Totals                  9     3   3   2   5   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: D. Jackson (2)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dallas Parks


TWINS 1ST: Wilfong popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Smalley grounded out (second to first); Landreaux popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker singled to left
[LeFlore to third]; Kemp struck out; Whitaker stole second;
Morales struck out; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 30
minute rain delay; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to center; Wynegar lined to center;
Cubbage walked; R. Jackson forced Cubbage (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
flied out to center; Brookens singled to center; Brookens stole
second; D. Jackson threw a wild pitch [Brookens to third];
Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards doubled to center; Edwards stole third;
Castino walked; Wilfong hit a sacrifice fly to left [Edwards
scored]; Smalley reached on an error by Brookens [Castino scored
(unearned), Smalley to third]; Landreaux grounded out (third to
first); Adams grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker
walked; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to
second]; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Thompson struck out; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Edwards walked; Castino struck out; Wilfong grounded
out (second to first) [Edwards to second]; Edwards was picked
off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens lined to center; Trammell flied out to
center; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams tripled to right; Wynegar
singled to right [Adams scored]; Cubbage walked [Wynegar to
second]; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp was
called out on strikes; Tigers Manager Sparky Anderson ejected
by HP umpire Durwood Merrill; Morales singled to left;
Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Edwards walked; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Edwards to second]; Wilfong grounded out
(first unassisted) [Edwards to third]; Smalley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson doubled to right; Staub flied out to
center; Brookens struck out; Trammell walked; REDFERN REPLACED
D. JACKSON (PITCHING); LeFlore walked [Thompson to third,
Trammell to second]; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux struck out; Adams grounded out (second to
first); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Kemp grounded
out (first unassisted); Morales made an out to second; Parrish
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson
flied out to right; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Staub grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Brookens singled to left; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Summers walked [Brookens to second];
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report