Lou Piniella cracked a three-run double and Graig Nettles added two tallies with a homer and single to help the Yankees defeat the Twins, 7-5. Ron Guidry gained his seventh straight victory but needed help from Rich Gossage, who relieved in the seventh inning. Reggie Jackson doubled and Chris Chambliss singled for the Yankees' initial run in the second inning. Piniella hit his double in the third after the Yankees loaded the bases with singles by Bucky Dent, Willie Randolph and Lenny Randle.

Nettles homered in the fourth before the Twins roughed up Guidry in their half, scoring four times on two walks, a single by Dave Edwards and homer by Ken Landreaux. Randle and Nettles then delivered run-scoring singles in the fifth to provide the Yankees' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  1  3    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
Twins        0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .275      Randall 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .288
Randle cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .238        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Piniella lf           5   1   2   3     0   1   .310      Castino 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Jackson rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .297        Wynegar ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Chambliss 1b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .304
Nettles 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .251      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   2   1     1   0   .268
White dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Morales dh            2   1   0   0     0   0   .266
Narron c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .150        Goodwin ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .230      Edwards rf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .259
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilfong ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .325
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Landreaux cf          4   1   1   3     0   0   .318
                                                          Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Powell ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                          Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                          Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Erickson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     3   5             Totals               34   5   7   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 29,800
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 6
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 0
Errors: Chambliss, Smalley, Borgmann
Doubles: Jackson (17), Piniella (20), Randolph (11), Castino (12)
Home Runs: Nettles (16), Landreaux (10)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(13-7)          6.2   6   5   4   3   3   1  29   2.74
Gossage SV(11)          2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.48
Totals                  9     7   5   4   3   6   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(10-4)            5    11   7   6   0   4   1  25   3.70
Erickson                4     1   0   0   3   1   0  16   5.99
Totals                  9    12   7   6   3   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph made an out to first; Randle grounded out
(third to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall made an out to shortstop; Castino grounded
out (third to first); Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson doubled to left; Chambliss singled to
center [Jackson scored]; Nettles popped to catcher in foul
territory; White forced Chambliss (third to second); Narron
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson singled to third; Morales out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Jackson to second];
Edwards struck out; Landreaux lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to left; Randolph singled to left
[Dent to second]; Randle singled to center [Dent to third,
Randolph to second]; Piniella doubled to left [Dent scored,
Randolph scored, Randle scored]; Piniella was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
made an out to second; Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles homered; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Narron struck out; Dent flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino struck out; Smalley walked; R. Jackson walked
[Smalley to second]; Morales forced R. Jackson (second to
shortstop) [Smalley to third]; Edwards singled to third [Smalley
scored, Morales to second]; Landreaux homered [Morales scored,
Edwards scored]; Rivera singled to left; Borgmann struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph doubled to left; Randle singled to center
[Randolph scored]; Piniella singled to left [Randle out at third
(left to third)]; Borgmann dropped a foul fly hit by Jackson for
an error; Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss reached on an
error by Smalley [Piniella to second]; Nettles singled to right
[Piniella scored (unearned), Chambliss to third]; White struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Randall lined to shortstop; Castino doubled to right;
Smalley flied out to center [Castino to third]; R. Jackson made
an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.

YANKEES 6TH: ERICKSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Narron grounded
out (third to first); Dent walked; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dent to second]; Randle walked; Piniella
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Landreaux lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss singled to center; Nettles walked [Chambliss to
second]; White lined to center; Narron grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
made an out to shortstop; Randall walked; Castino singled to
third [Randall to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING);
Smalley reached on an error by Chambliss [Randall to third,
Castino to second]; R. Jackson singled to second [Randall scored
(unearned), Castino to third, Smalley to second]; GOODWIN BATTED
FOR MORALES; Goodwin flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 5.

YANKEES 8TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent grounded
out (third to first); Randolph flied out to right; Randle
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: WILFONG BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Wilfong struck out;
Landreaux grounded out (second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR
RIVERA; Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 5.

YANKEES 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Piniella grounded out (third to first);
Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Cubbage made an out to
second; ADAMS BATTED FOR RANDALL; Adams was called out on
strikes; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR CASTINO; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 5.