A five-run uprising in the fifth inning triggered the Twins to a 10-3 pasting of the White Sox. Willie Norwood opened the Twins' fifth with a walk and Ken Landreaux was safe when Sox second baseman Jim Morrison misplayed his grounder. Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 3Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park ITwins 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 - 10 9 1 White Sox 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Morrison 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Wilfong ph,2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .316 Kuntz rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rivera rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .281 Washington ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Smalley ss 3 1 0 1 1 1 .277 Bannister lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .269 Johnson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .305 Edwards cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .261 Lemon cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .314 Norwood dh 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 Nordhagen dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Goodwin ph,dh 3 0 2 1 0 0 .297 Garr ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Landreaux lf 4 2 1 2 0 1 .310 Pryor ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .266 Colbern c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Castino 3b 4 1 0 1 1 0 .280 Bosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foley c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 10 9 8 7 5 Totals 33 3 7 3 1 6 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 5,003 Left on Base: Twins 8, White Sox 4 DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Rivera, Morrison, Bannister, Pryor Doubles: Bell (6), Lemon (42) Triples: Rivera (5) Home Runs: Landreaux (14) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (9), Landreaux (8) GIDP: Kuntz (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 3.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 16 3.50 Bacsik W(4-2) 5.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 18 4.43 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 6 0 34 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham L(14-12) 5 2 5 3 5 3 0 23 4.60 Rondon 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 13 3.38 Farmer 0.1 3 4 2 1 1 0 6 3.13 Burns 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Robinson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.28 Totals 9 9 10 6 7 5 1 45 Wild Pitches: Koosman 2 (2), Wortham (14) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller TWINS 1ST: Randall flied to right in foul territory; Rivera lined to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison flied out to center; Kuntz was called out on strikes; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson walked; Edwards was called out on strikes; Norwood walked [R. Jackson to second]; Landreaux struck out; Wynegar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson singled to right; Lemon walked [Johnson to second]; Nordhagen flied out to right; Pryor flied out to center; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third, Lemon to second]; Colbern flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino flied out to right; Randall made an out to second; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell doubled to left; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Bell to third]; Morrison singled to center [Bell scored]; Kuntz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morrison out at second]; Bannister flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to right [Johnson to third (error by Rivera)]; Lemon doubled to center [Johnson scored]; Nordhagen singled to left [Lemon scored]; Pryor lined to second; BACSIK REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Colbern struck out; Bell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 3. TWINS 5TH: Norwood walked; Landreaux reached on an error by Morrison [Norwood to second]; Wynegar walked [Norwood to third, Landreaux to second]; Castino walked [Norwood scored, Landreaux to third, Wynegar to second]; Wortham threw a wild pitch [Landreaux scored (unearned), Wynegar to third, Castino to second]; Randall flied out to right; Rivera tripled to center [Wynegar scored, Castino scored]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivera scored (unearned)]; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 5 R (3 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison singled to left; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Washington struck out; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morrison to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. TWINS 6TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Edwards singled to left; RONDON REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); GOODWIN BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Goodwin singled to center [Edwards to third]; Landreaux hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Edwards out at home (first to catcher), Goodwin to second]; Wynegar lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lemon flied out to center; GARR BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Garr flied out to center; Pryor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. TWINS 7TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Castino reached on an error by Pryor; WILFONG BATTED FOR RANDALL; Wilfong singled to center [Castino to second]; Rivera forced Castino (pitcher to third) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley walked [Wilfong to third, Rivera to second]; R. Jackson struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOSLEY BATTED FOR COLBERN; Bosley was called out on strikes; Bell struck out; Morrison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3. TWINS 8TH: FOLEY REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Landreaux homered; Wynegar flied out to right; Castino grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Washington flied out to center; Bannister grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 3. TWINS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED RONDON (PITCHING); Wilfong walked; Rivera singled to left [Wilfong to third]; Smalley reached on an error by Bannister [Wilfong scored (no RBI), Rivera to second]; R. Jackson singled to left [Rivera scored, Smalley to second]; Edwards struck out; Goodwin singled to left [Smalley scored (unearned), R. Jackson to third]; BURNS REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Landreaux hit a sacrifice fly to center [R. Jackson scored (unearned)]; Wynegar singled to center [Goodwin to second]; ROBINSON REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 10, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon flied out to right; Garr grounded out (second to first); Pryor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, White Sox 3. |
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