Friday July 13, 1979
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A single by Ken Landreaux for his second RBI of the game helped the Twins rally for three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Blue Jays, 6-4. A double by Landreaux for a run in the first and homer by Mike Cubbage in the second put the Twins ahead before the Blue Jays erupted for all their runs in the fourth.

The Twins started their comeback in the fifth when Dave Edwards singled and scored on a double by Rob Wilfong. Landreaux's single tied the score. After an infield out by Glenn Adams, Butch Wynegar singled for the deciding run. Edwards added an insurance counter with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, July 13, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 6 11 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilfong 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .321 Griffin ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .345 Bosetti cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .257 Landreaux cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .281 Howell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .257 Adams lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Mayberry 1b 2 1 2 0 2 0 .276 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Johnson pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Cubbage 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .261 Woods lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 Castino pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Cerone c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .209 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Ainge 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .268 Powell dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .347 Bailor rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Edwards rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .312 Cannon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 11 6 3 2 Totals 34 4 12 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 14,095 Left on Base: Twins 7, Blue Jays 8 DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Griffin Doubles: Wilfong 2 (16), Landreaux (17), Howell (13), Bosetti (16) Triples: Howell (2) Home Runs: Cubbage (2) Stolen Bases: Edwards (4) Caught Stealing: Edwards (1), Griffin (9) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (13), Griffin (11) Sacrifice Flies: Ainge (1) GIDP: Woods (6) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(8-6) 5.1 9 4 4 2 2 0 24 4.61 Hartzell 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.07 Marshall SV(18) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 2.33 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 5 0 39 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(7-7) 7.2 11 6 6 3 2 1 36 3.33 Miller 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.86 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 2 1 40 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Derryl Cousins TWINS 1ST: Wilfong doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Wilfong to third]; Landreaux doubled to left [Wilfong scored]; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first) [Landreaux to third]; Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bosetti popped to first; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 2ND: CANNON REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING RF); Cubbage homered; R. Jackson singled to center; Powell reached on an error by Griffin [R. Jackson to second]; Edwards lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [R. Jackson out at second]; Wilfong flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to second]; Woods grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Carty to third, Mayberry out at second]; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Landreaux flied out to left; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannon grounded out (second to first); Griffin struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Cubbage walked; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to second]; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti singled to center; Howell doubled to left [Bosetti scored]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howell to third]; Mayberry walked; Woods singled to right [Howell scored, Mayberry to second]; Cerone singled to center [Mayberry scored, Woods to third]; Ainge hit a sacrifice fly to right [Woods scored, Cerone to second]; Cannon grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 5TH: Edwards singled to center; Edwards stole second; Wilfong doubled to center [Edwards scored]; Smalley struck out; Landreaux singled to right [Wilfong scored, Landreaux to second (on throw to home)]; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Landreaux to third]; Wynegar singled to right [Landreaux scored]; Cubbage forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin singled to center; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Howell tripled to right [Howell out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Powell flied out to center; Edwards walked; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to center; Woods singled to center [Mayberry to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Cerone flied out to right; Ainge was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong walked; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wilfong to second]; Landreaux forced Wilfong (shortstop to third) [Smalley to second]; Adams lined into a double play (third to first) [Landreaux out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cannon flied out to left; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti doubled to right; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to right; CASTINO RAN FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson popped to second in foul territory; Powell singled to left [Castino to second]; Edwards singled to center [Castino scored, Powell to second]; MILLER REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Wilfong flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Carty was called out on strikes; Mayberry walked; JOHNSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Woods grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to second]; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 4. TWINS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Landreaux flied out to center; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Ainge singled to left; Cannon singled to right [Ainge to third]; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cannon to second]; Bosetti popped to first; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 4.

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