After falling behind, 5-0, the Twins scored four runs in the fourth inning and exploded for nine in the fifth to beat the Tigers, 14-6. Roy Smalley homered with a man on base as the Twins started their comeback in the fourth.

Ken Landreaux hit a two-run homer and Glenn Adams followed with a solo swat during the Twins' outburst in the fifth. Two homers by Steve Kemp and one by John Wockenfuss accounted for all of the Tigers' tallies. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 14, Detroit Tigers 6

Game Played on Friday, July 20, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       0  3  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Twins        0  0  0    4  9  0    1  0  x  -  14 17  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Cubbage 3b            2   2   1   0     1   0   .255
  Jones cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Castino ph,3b       2   2   2   1     0   0   .277
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Smalley ss            5   1   2   3     0   0   .341
  Wagner 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Landreaux cf          4   2   3   4     0   0   .284
Kemp lf               4   2   2   3     0   1   .328      Adams lf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .335
Parrish c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .283        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Putman ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Goodwin dh            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .228        Morales ph,dh       1   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Thompson 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .264        Powell ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .336
Wockenfuss dh         4   1   2   3     0   0   .255      Wilfong 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .320
Brookens 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   2   1     1   0   .282
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Wynegar c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .284
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .308
  Young p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   6     3   4             Totals               40  14  17  14     2   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,509
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Twins 5
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 3
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Parrish (15), Cubbage (5)
Triples: Castino (5)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (7), Kemp 2 (15), Smalley (16), Landreaux (7), Adams (7)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (9), Parrish (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Landreaux (6)
GIDP: Morales (8), Brookens (2), Jones (4), Landreaux (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  3.1   6   4   4   1   2   1  16   3.77
Young L(2-2)            1     3   3   3   0   1   2   6   6.20
Hiller                  0     4   5   5   1   0   0   5   5.37
Tobik                   3.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  16   4.98
Totals                  8    17  14  14   2   3   3  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson              3     7   5   5   1   1   2  15   3.86
Serum W(1-3)            6     4   1   1   2   3   1  22   6.33
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   4   3  37

Wild Pitches: Tobik (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Derryl Cousins


TIGERS 1ST: 9 minute rain delay before start of game;
LeFlore singled; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Whitaker flied out to
left; Kemp popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage lined to second; Smalley singled; Landreaux
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled; Parrish was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Morales singled; Thompson walked [Morales
to second]; Wockenfuss homered [Morales scored, Thompson
scored]; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Goodwin struck
out; Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
singled; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored]; Parrish doubled;
Morales was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Wynegar grounded
out (first to pitcher); Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: SERUM REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
singled; Brookens popped to third in foul territory; Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage walked; Smalley homered [Cubbage scored];
Landreaux singled; Adams singled [Landreaux to third]; Goodwin
struck out; Wilfong singled [Landreaux scored, Adams to third];
R. Jackson singled [Adams scored, Wilfong to second]; YOUNG
REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to left; Edwards
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Kemp
homered; Parrish reached on an error by Cubbage; Morales
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Parrish
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage doubled; Smalley grounded out (second to
first) [Cubbage to third]; Landreaux homered [Cubbage scored];
Adams homered; HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED
FOR GOODWIN; Morales singled; Wilfong singled [Morales to
second]; R. Jackson walked [Morales to third, Wilfong to
second]; Wynegar singled [Morales scored, Wilfong scored, R.
Jackson to second]; Edwards singled [R. Jackson scored, Wynegar
to second]; CASTINO BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; TOBIK REPLACED HILLER
(PITCHING); Castino singled [Wynegar scored, Edwards to second];
Tobik threw a wild pitch [Edwards to third, Castino to second];
Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Edwards scored, Castino
to third]; Landreaux hit a sacrifice fly to center [Castino
scored]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 9 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 13.

TIGERS 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CASTINO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Thompson singled; Wockenfuss forced
Thompson (first to shortstop); Brookens grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 13.

TWINS 6TH: POWELL BATTED FOR MORALES; Powell flied out to
center; Wilfong flied out to center; R. Jackson singled; Wynegar
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 13.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
singled; Whitaker flied out to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 13.

TWINS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino tripled; Smalley made
an out to shortstop; Landreaux singled [Castino scored]; Adams
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 14.

TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); PUTMAN BATTED
FOR PARRISH; Putman struck out; Morales grounded out (third to
first); Thompson walked; Wockenfuss popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 14.

TWINS 8TH: PUTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); JONES REPLACED
LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Powell flied out to right; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 14.

TIGERS 9TH: Brookens struck out; Trammell walked; Jones grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 14.
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