With Mike Marshall registering his 24th save of the season, the Twins downed the Mariners, 3-1. The Twins scored all their runs in similar style -- a double by John Castino and single by Jose Morales in the third inning, double by Ron Jackson and single by Ken Landreaux in the fifth, and a double by Rob Wilfong and single by Castino in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    8, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .242
Castino 3b            3   1   2   1     1   1   .274        B. Stein ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .316      R. Jones cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
R. Jackson 1b         3   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .326
Morales dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Norwood rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Landreaux cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Paciorek rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Stinson c             3   0   2   0     1   1   .260
  Wynegar c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Roberts lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Milbourne ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   3             Totals               34   1  10   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  8,222
Left on Base: Twins 9, Mariners 9
DP: Twins 2, Mariners 0
Doubles: Castino (10), R. Jackson (27), Wilfong (18)
Triples: Landreaux (3)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (4)
Caught Stealing: Landreaux (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (15), Roberts (6)
GIDP: Bochte (18), B. Stein (9)
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (7,by Bannister), Edwards (1,by Bannister)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(11-8)           8     8   1   1   2   7   0  33   4.05
Marshall SV(24)         1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.31
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2   7   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(6-11)       9     8   3   3   3   3   0  39   3.86
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Bannister 2 (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Edwards singled; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Smalley flied out to
left; R. Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; R. Jones struck
out; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners
0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales flied out to left; Norwood grounded out
(second to first); Landreaux tripled; Borgmann walked; Wilfong
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Castino doubled; Smalley
flied out to left; R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Morales
singled [Castino scored, R. Jackson to third]; Norwood walked
[Morales to second]; Landreaux flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson walked; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Milbourne flied to left
in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Edwards was hit by a pitch;
Castino walked [Edwards to second]; Smalley flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones singled; Bochte grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [R. Jones out at second];
Horton singled; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson doubled; Morales flied out to right [R.
Jackson to third]; Norwood struck out; Landreaux singled [R.
Jackson scored]; Landreaux was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek singled; Stinson singled [Paciorek to
second]; Roberts struck out; Milbourne singled [Paciorek to
third, Stinson to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Paciorek scored, Stinson to third, Milbourne to second]; R.
Jones walked; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann popped to third in foul territory; Wilfong
grounded out (second to pitcher); Edwards grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Meyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Paciorek singled; Paciorek stole second; Stinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

TWINS 7TH: Castino struck out; Smalley grounded out (third to
first); R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Roberts singled; Milbourne forced Roberts (third
to shortstop); Cruz singled [Milbourne to second]; R. Jones made
an out to third; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Mariners 1.

TWINS 8TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Norwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Horton flied out to right; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Paciorek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 1.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann popped to first in foul territory; Wilfong
doubled; Edwards flied out to center; Castino singled [Wilfong
scored]; Smalley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: WYNEGAR REPLACED BORGMANN (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Stinson singled; Roberts lined to
shortstop; Milbourne singled [Stinson to second]; B. STEIN
BATTED FOR CRUZ; B. Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 1.