Ending a three-game losing streak, the Twins downed the Yankees, 5-1, as Geoff Zahn and Mike Marshall combined on a five-hitter. The Twins went ahead with two runs in the sixth inning. Rob Wilfong doubled and scored on a single by Ken Landreaux. After a double by Glenn Adams and walk to Butch Wynegar loaded the bases, Landreaux scored on an infield out by Hosken Powell.

The Twins added their other runs in the eighth on a single by Wynegar, a walk and doubles by Ron Jackson and John Castino. Fred Stanley hit a homer, only the seventh of his seven-year major league career, for the Yankees' run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    16, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  0  -   5 11  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilfong 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .326      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Landreaux lf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .314      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .307      Jackson rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .266      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Powell rf             4   1   0   1     1   0   .306      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   2     0   0   .265      White dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Norwood cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Gulden c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Castino 3b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .275      Stanley ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .208
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   5     5   3             Totals               32   1   5   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 22,036
Left on Base: Twins 10, Yankees 4
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Landreaux (21), Wilfong (19), Adams (13), Norwood (13), R. Jackson (30), Castino (11)
Home Runs: Stanley (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(10-3)            8     5   1   1   0   3   1  29   3.38
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.58
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   3   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(2-8)           5.1   5   2   2   3   2   0  23   4.87
Kaat                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Davis                   2     6   3   3   2   1   0  14   3.00
Hood                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   3   0  42

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Greg Kosc


TWINS 1ST: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
flied out to center; Landreaux doubled to left; Adams flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Murcer flied out to
center; Piniella lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Chambliss singled to right
[Jackson to second]; Nettles made an out to second; White forced
Chambliss (pitcher to shortstop) [Jackson to third]; Gulden
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Castino was called out on
strikes; Wilfong singled to third; Wilfong was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley homered; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); Murcer struck out; Piniella flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
walked; Adams walked [Landreaux to second]; Wynegar flied out to
left; Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
lined to left; Nettles lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Norwood struck
out; Castino flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White lined to right; Gulden was called out on
strikes; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong doubled to right; Smalley grounded out
(second to first) [Wilfong to third]; Landreaux singled to left
[Wilfong scored]; Adams doubled to right [Landreaux to third];
Wynegar walked; KAAT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Powell grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Landreaux scored, Adams to third,
Wynegar to second]; DAVIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Piniella singled to center; Jackson singled
to center [Piniella to second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood doubled to left; Castino struck out; Wilfong
singled to left [Norwood to third, Wilfong to second (on throw
to home)]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Landreaux forced
Norwood (third to catcher) [Wilfong to third, Smalley to
second]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to center; White lined to right;
Gulden flied out to left; Yankees Manager Billy Martin
ejected by HP umpire Dallas Parks sometime in the eight inning;
Martin kicked dirt on HP; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar singled; Powell walked [Wynegar to second];
R. Jackson doubled [Wynegar scored, Powell scored, R. Jackson to
third (on throw to home)]; Norwood singled to third [R. Jackson
stayed at third]; Castino doubled to left [R. Jackson scored,
Norwood to third]; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted);
Smalley flied out to left; HOOD REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING);
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to right; Yankees
Coach Art Fowler ejected by HP umpire Dallas Parks sometime in
the ninth inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 1.

TWINS 9TH: Adams made an out to shortstop; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Powell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center;
Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Yankees 1.