Two veteran pitchers appeared as starters in a game that saw the Yankees defeat the Twins, 5-3. Jim Kaat made his first A.L. start since September 26, 1975, and pitched four scoreless innings for the Yankees before giving way to Ron Davis, who gained the victory. Don Hood and Rich Gossage also pitched in relief for the Yankees.

Mike Marshall made his first start since June 27, 1977, and was the Twins' loser, although pitching just two innings and giving up only one run. The Yankees scored that tally on a homer by Bobby Murcer in the first inning and the Twins never caught up. The Yankees fell on Dave Goltz, who relieved Marshall, for four runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  1
Yankees      1  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Murcer cf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .255
  Goodwin ph,1b       2   0   1   1     1   0   .321        Brown cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Rivera lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .273
  Adams ph,lf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Gamble lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .355
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Jackson rf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .306
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Chambliss dh          2   1   0   0     2   0   .272
  Wynegar c           2   0   1   2     0   0   .270      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .249
Morales dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Gulden c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .100
  Powell ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Stanley 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .218
Edwards rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .254      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .279        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cubbage ph,3b       3   0   1   0     0   1   .269        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilfong ph,2b       3   1   1   0     0   0   .325
Marshall p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     4   3             Totals               28   5   7   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 38,695
Left on Base: Twins 10, Yankees 5
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: R. Jackson (31), Wynegar (13)
Home Runs: Murcer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Borgmann (2), Gulden (2)
GIDP: Chambliss (6), Gamble (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marshall L(10-12)       2     1   1   1   1   2   1   8   2.61
Goltz                   6     6   4   3   4   1   0  26   4.16
Totals                  8     7   5   4   5   3   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    4     3   0   0   0   2   0  15   3.22
Davis W(10-2)           2.1   5   2   2   1   0   0  13   3.19
Hood                    2.1   1   1   1   3   1   0  11   2.78
Gossage SV(9)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   0  40

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


TWINS 1ST: 1:28 rain delay before start of game; Randall
made an out to first; Rivera singled to left; Smalley flied out
to left; R. Jackson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Murcer homered; Spencer struck out; Gamble walked;
Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 2ND: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Norwood
struck out; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Gulden
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Castino singled to right; Borgmann out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Castino to second]; Randall struck out;
Rivera lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: GOLTZ REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); Spencer singled to left [Spencer out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson
doubled to left; Morales flied out to center [R. Jackson to
third]; Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble singled to center; Jackson walked [Gamble to
second]; Chambliss walked [Gamble to third, Jackson to second];
Nettles singled to right [Gamble scored, Jackson to third,
Chambliss to second]; Gulden reached on an error by Smalley
[Jackson scored (RBI), Chambliss to third, Nettles to second];
Dent flied out to right; Stanley singled to center [Chambliss
scored, Nettles to third, Gulden to second]; Murcer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Nettles scored (unearned), Gulden to third,
Stanley to second]; Spencer flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 5.

TWINS 5TH: DAVIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Edwards singled to
shortstop; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO; Cubbage singled to right
[Edwards to second]; WILFONG BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wilfong flied
out to right; GOODWIN BATTED FOR RANDALL; Goodwin singled to
center [Edwards scored, Cubbage to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR
RIVERA; Adams singled to right [Cubbage to third, Goodwin to
second]; Smalley made an out to third; R. Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ADAMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING C );
CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILFONG STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 6TH: POWELL BATTED FOR MORALES; Powell grounded out
(second to first); Norwood made an out to third; Edwards walked;
Cubbage forced Edwards (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Gulden out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; Dent made an out to
second; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Wilfong singled
to shortstop; Goodwin flied out to center; HOOD REPLACED DAVIS
(PITCHING); Adams walked [Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out
to center; Wynegar doubled to right [Wilfong scored, Adams
scored]; Powell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown made an out to shortstop; Spencer singled to
right; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Yankees 5.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Edwards lined
to center; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss walked;
Nettles flied out to left; Gulden was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 5.

TWINS 9TH: Wilfong lined to right; Goodwin walked; Adams flied
out to left; Smalley walked [Goodwin to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 5.