A wild pitch gave the Twins the winning run in a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 6-6 with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning when Bombo Rivera lined a triple off the center field fence off Mark Lemongello. Rob Wilfong and Hosken Powell were walked intentionally to load the bases but Lemongello then uncorked a wild pitch, enabling Rivera to score from third. The Twins had tied the contest in the sixth on a two-run homer by Danny Goodwin. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  1
Twins        1  0  3    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   7 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Wynegar c             2   2   1   0     3   0   .288
Ainge 2b              5   3   2   0     0   0   .265      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .345
Howell 3b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .261      Landreaux cf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .290
Carty dh              3   0   0   1     1   1   .256      Adams lf              2   0   0   1     0   1   .333
Velez rf              3   1   3   2     1   0   .275        Rivera lf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .272      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     1   2   .318
Bosetti cf            4   0   3   2     0   0   .255      Powell rf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .340
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .219      Goodwin dh            3   1   2   2     0   0   .455
Woods lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .289        Morales ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cubbage ph,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .281
  Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  13   6     5   4             Totals               33   7  12   5     8   6

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance:  7,482
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Twins 10
DP: Blue Jays 3, Twins 4
Errors: Woods
Doubles: Velez (13), Bosetti (18), Wilfong (17)
Triples: Landreaux (2), Rivera (4)
Home Runs: Goodwin (1)
Stolen Bases: Powell (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (3), Adams (4)
GIDP: Bosetti (12), Griffin 2 (6), Mayberry (7), Landreaux (12), Castino (6), Smalley (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  5.1   8   6   6   4   4   1  26   5.59
Buskey                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.03
Underwood               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.61
Lemongello L(1-9)       1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   7   6.29
Totals                  8.1  12   7   7   8   6   1  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    4     8   4   4   3   2   0  21   3.53
Bacsik                  1     3   2   2   1   1   0   6   4.60
D. Jackson              2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.58
Marshall W(10-9)        1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.16
Totals                  9    13   6   6   5   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Underwood (9), Lemongello (2)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Ainge forced Griffin (second to
shortstop); Howell singled [Ainge to third]; Carty hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Ainge scored]; Velez singled [Howell to
second]; Mayberry struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar walked; Smalley singled [Wynegar to third];
Landreaux grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wynegar scored (no RBI), Smalley out at second]; Adams
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins
1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti singled; Cerone flied out to right; Woods
flied out to left; Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong struck out; Powell singled; Goodwin grounded
out (first unassisted) [Powell to second]; R. Jackson made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge singled; Howell singled [Ainge to third];
Carty walked [Howell to second]; Velez walked [Ainge scored,
Howell to third, Carty to second]; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Velez out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Castino singled; Wynegar walked [Castino to second];
Smalley flied out to right; Landreaux tripled [Castino scored,
Wynegar scored]; Adams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Landreaux
scored]; Wilfong was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone walked; Woods flied out to center; Griffin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cerone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Powell was called out on strikes; Goodwin singled; R.
Jackson singled [Goodwin to third]; Castino grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [R. Jackson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge singled; Howell singled [Ainge to second];
BACSIK REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Carty struck out; Velez doubled
[Ainge scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Bosetti singled [Howell scored, Velez scored,
Mayberry to second]; Cerone flied out to left; Woods singled to
center [Mayberry scored, Bosetti out at home (center to second
to third to catcher)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins
4.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Smalley popped to third in foul
territory; Landreaux flied out to right; Adams struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: D. JACKSON REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Ainge grounded out (second to
first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong flied out to left; Powell singled to left
[Powell to second (error by Woods)]; Goodwin homered [Powell
scored]; R. Jackson walked; BUSKEY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING);
Castino singled [R. Jackson to second]; Wynegar grounded out
(pitcher to first) [R. Jackson to third, Castino to second];
Smalley walked; UNDERWOOD REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays
6, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Carty flied
out to center; Velez singled; Mayberry grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Wilfong
doubled; Powell reached on a fielder's choice [Wilfong out at
third (shortstop to third)]; MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Powell
stole second; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Powell to third];
Morales walked; R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bosetti
doubled; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods walked;
MARSHALL REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Griffin grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: LEMONGELLO REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Castino was
called out on strikes; Wynegar singled; Smalley grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
flied to left in foul territory; Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivera
tripled; Wilfong was walked intentionally; Powell was walked
intentionally [Wilfong to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR MORALES;
Lemongello threw a wild pitch [Rivera scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Twins 7.