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Tuesday August 7, 1979
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Getting relief help from Mike Marshall, who earned his 23rd save of the season, Jerry Koosman received credit for his 13th victory as the Twins downed the Mariners, 5-2. John Castino led off the Twins' third inning with a homer and the Twins added three more runs in the fourth, one scoring on a single by Willie Norwood and two on a double by Glenn Borgmann. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins        0  0  1    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  3
Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  5


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Cruz 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .242
  Wilfong ph,2b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .312      R. Jones cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Rivera lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Bochte 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .330
  Powell ph,lf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .325        Valentine ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   2   .320      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
R. Jackson 1b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Meyer 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Morales dh            2   1   1   0     0   0   .283        B. Stein 3b         2   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Goodwin ph,dh       3   0   0   0     0   1   .340      Paciorek rf,1b        2   0   1   0     2   0   .319
Norwood rf            3   1   3   1     0   0   .265      Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Edwards rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Cox c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Landreaux cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Borgmann c            4   0   3   3     0   0   .250        Milbourne ph,ss     2   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Castino 3b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .269      Hinton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     3   6             Totals               35   2   8   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  8,288
Left on Base: Twins 9, Mariners 8
DP: Twins 1, Mariners 2
Errors: Castino, Koosman 2, Cruz 2, B. Stein, Mendoza 2
Doubles: Borgmann 2 (3), Cox (8), B. Stein (7)
Home Runs: Castino (3)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (8), Edwards (6)
Caught Stealing: Rivera 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Landreaux (7)
GIDP: Castino (7), Goodwin (3), Roberts (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(13-10)        7.2   7   2   2   2   4   0  32   3.82
Marshall SV(23)         1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.33
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hinton L(1-3)           3.1   7   4   3   1   2   1  18   6.08
O. Jones                5.2   5   1   1   2   4   0  23   5.76
Totals                  9    12   5   4   3   6   1  41

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney


TWINS 1ST: Randall singled; Rivera forced Randall (catcher to
shortstop); Smalley struck out while Rivera was caught stealing
second but was safe at second (error by Cruz; assist by Cox);
Rivera was out trying to advance to third (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; R. Jones reached on a fielder's
choice [Cruz to third (error by Koosman)]; Bochte reached on a
fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (first to catcher), R. Jones
to second]; Horton flied out to center; Meyer grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Morales
reached on an error by Cruz; Norwood singled [Morales to
second]; Landreaux lined to center; Borgmann forced Norwood
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek singled; Roberts grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; Cox
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino homered; Randall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rivera singled; Rivera was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Smalley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); R. Jones singled [R. Jones to second
(error by Castino)]; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson reached on an error by Mendoza; Morales
singled [R. Jackson to third]; Norwood singled [R. Jackson
scored (unearned), Morales to second]; Landreaux out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morales to third, Norwood to
second]; Borgmann doubled [Morales scored, Norwood scored];
Castino walked; O. JONES REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); WILFONG
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Wilfong was called out on strikes; POWELL
BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell forced Borgmann (third unassisted); 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Horton struck out; Meyer made an out to
second; Paciorek walked; Roberts forced Paciorek (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley popped to third in foul territory; R. Jackson
popped to catcher in foul territory; GOODWIN BATTED FOR MORALES;
Goodwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cox doubled;
Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled [Cox
scored (RBI), Cruz to second (error by Koosman)]; R. Jones
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; VALENTINE BATTED
FOR BOCHTE; Valentine lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Mariners 1.

TWINS 6TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING
3B); Norwood singled; Norwood stole second; Landreaux struck
out; Borgmann singled [Norwood to third (error by B. Stein)];
Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: EDWARDS REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING RF); Horton
struck out; B. Stein struck out (catcher to first); Paciorek
walked; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong flied out to center; Powell walked; Smalley
reached on a fielder's choice [Powell to second (error by
Mendoza; assist by Paciorek)]; R. Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); MILBOURNE
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 1.

TWINS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Edwards
singled; Edwards stole second; Landreaux flied out to right;
Borgmann doubled [Edwards scored]; Castino struck out; Wilfong
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones singled; Valentine popped to third in
foul territory; Horton popped to first in foul territory; B.
Stein doubled [R. Jones scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.

TWINS 9TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley
walked; R. Jackson singled [Smalley to third]; Goodwin grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R. Jackson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Cox flied
out to center; Milbourne singled; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.



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