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Friday September 21, 1979
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Ken Landreaux smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the score and Butch Wynegar followed with a solo shot to bring the Twins a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Gorman Thomas hit his 43rd homer of the season for the Brewers, who went into the ninth with a 2-0 lead before Roy Smalley drew a pass and Landreaux and Wynegar followed with their round-trippers to beat Moose Haas.

Jerry Koosman gained his 19th victory, but after the veteran lefthander yielded a single by Ben Oglivie in the ninth, Mike Marshall took over to gain his 31st save. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Molitor 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .274      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Thomas cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .236
Landreaux lf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .304      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Wynegar c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Oglivie lf            4   1   4   0     0   0   .269
Sofield cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Yount ss              3   0   2   0     1   1   .266
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Moore c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     2   5             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 10,791
Left on Base: Twins 5, Brewers 8
DP: Twins 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Thomas
Home Runs: Landreaux (15), Wynegar (7), Thomas (43)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(19-13)        8     8   2   2   2   6   1  33   3.46
Marshall SV(31)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.69
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   6   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(11-10)           9     6   3   3   2   5   2  35   4.85
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   5   2  35

Passed Balls: Moore (6)
Wild Pitches: Haas (9)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center [Powell to second (error by
Thomas)]; Wilfong made an out to second; Smalley flied out to
left; Haas threw a wild pitch [Powell to third]; Adams grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux struck out; Wynegar flied out to center;
Sofield singled; R. Jackson walked [Sofield to second]; Castino
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas homered; Lezcano was called out on strikes;
Oglivie singled; Davis singled to center [Oglivie to second];
Yount struck out; Moore forced Davis (shortstop to second); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong made an out to
third; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Landreaux
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas struck out; Lezcano grounded out (third to
first); Oglivie singled to left; Davis forced Oglivie (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Sofield was called out on strikes; R. Jackson lined
to left; Castino lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount singled to left; Yount was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Moore flied out to center; Molitor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Powell was called out on strikes; Wilfong singled;
Moore allowed a passed ball [Wilfong to second]; Smalley lined
to center; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando struck out; Cooper flied out to left; Thomas
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Landreaux made an out to shortstop; Wynegar singled
to center; Sofield was called out on strikes; R. Jackson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
singled to left; Davis grounded out (third to first) [Oglivie to
second]; Yount walked; Moore singled to right [Oglivie scored,
Yount to third]; Molitor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Powell flied
out to left; Wilfong made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando made an out to second; Cooper lined to
center; Thomas walked; Lezcano lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley walked; Adams made an out to third; Landreaux
homered [Smalley scored]; Wynegar homered; Sofield popped to
third in foul territory; R. Jackson flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to left; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Davis flied out to right; Yount singled to left
[Oglivie to second]; Moore forced Yount (shortstop to second)
[Oglivie to third]; Molitor made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 2.



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