Geoff Zahn, getting relief help from Mike Marshall, who notched his 30th save, gained his ninth victory in 10 road decisions as the Twins defeated the Royals, 3-1. The Twins took the lead in the second inning on a walk to Ron Jackson and back-to-back singles by Butch Wynegar and Rick Sofield. A sacrifice fly by John Castino in the fourth made it 2-0 and the Twins' final tally came on a homer by Danny Goodwin in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 11, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Wilson lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Wilfong 2b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .311      McRae dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Brett 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Landreaux cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Goodwin dh            5   2   2   1     0   0   .295      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
R. Jackson 1b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .273      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Wynegar c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .270        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Sofield lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .258      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Castino 3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .289        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .251
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .323
                                                          Chamberlain p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     5   1             Totals               33   1   9   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 21,253
Left on Base: Twins 11, Royals 6
DP: Twins 3, Royals 1
Errors: R. Jackson, Castino
Home Runs: Goodwin (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (69)
Caught Stealing: Washington (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Castino (2)
GIDP: Castino (8), Cowens (11), Otis (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(11-6)            8     8   1   1   1   1   0  30   3.55
Marshall SV(30)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.69
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   1   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chamberlain L(4-2)      7.1   9   3   3   4   0   1  34   2.72
Martin                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   7.71
Christenson             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.14
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   1   1  41

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to second; Wilfong flied out to right;
Smalley walked; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; McRae popped to second;
Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by R. Jackson)];
Brett lined into a double play (shortstop to third) [Wilson out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin flied out to center; R. Jackson walked;
Wynegar singled to left [R. Jackson to third]; Sofield singled
to left [R. Jackson scored, Wynegar to second]; Castino grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sofield out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Otis out at second]; White
singled to center; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell lined to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled to
third; Smalley flied out to center; Landreaux flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to center; Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Terrell lined to third;
Wilson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin singled to center; On a bunt R. Jackson
singled to third [Goodwin to second]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Goodwin to third, R. Jackson to
second]; Sofield walked; Castino hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Goodwin scored, R. Jackson to third]; Powell walked [Sofield to
second]; Wilfong popped to shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Brett forced McRae (second to
shortstop); Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux
singled to left; Goodwin flied out to center; R. Jackson popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White
popped to first in foul territory; Wathan flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield
popped to shortstop; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to left; McRae
forced Wilson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 7TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Wilfong singled; Smalley popped to second; Landreaux lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Cowens reached on an error by Castino;
White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 8TH: Goodwin homered; R. Jackson popped to first in foul
territory; Wynegar singled to right; MARTIN REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN
(PITCHING); Sofield flied out to center; Castino was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
singled to center; Terrell singled to center [Washington to
second]; Wilson forced Terrell (second to shortstop) [Washington
to third]; McRae singled to left [Washington scored, Wilson to
second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 9TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilfong
singled to left; Smalley walked [Wilfong to second]; CHRISTENSON
REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Landreaux forced Smalley (first to
shortstop) [Wilfong to third]; Goodwin flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Otis grounded out
(third to first); Cowens singled to center; BRAUN BATTED FOR
WHITE; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to second];
LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.