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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 6, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Baker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 15,235 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Hafner 1B: Larry Gallagher 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Gene Kelly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Willie Norwood | Center Fielder |
| Rick Sofield | Right Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Koosman
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Koosman
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Koosman
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Koosman
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Baker
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Baker
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Baker
Landreaux strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Koosman
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Koosman
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sofield. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Koosman
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Koosman
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Baker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Baker
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Baker
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Koosman
Trammell hits a line drive into right field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Koosman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Koosman
Morales strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Baker
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Baker
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Baker
Sofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Baker
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norwood scores. Sofield moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Baker
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Sofield. Wynegar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Baker
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Baker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Koosman
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Koosman
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Koosman
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Koosman
Parrish hits a line drive towards right. Sofield catches it and throws to home to double up Staub. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Baker
Cubbage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Baker
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilfong vs. Baker
Wilfong hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cubbage scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norwood vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Norwood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Norwood reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Wilfong goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sofield vs. Lopez
Sofield hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Lopez
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Lopez
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Lopez
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Koosman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Koosman
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Koosman
Trammell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Koosman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lopez
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Lopez
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Lopez
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Lopez
Wilfong hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norwood vs. Lopez
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Koosman
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Koosman
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Koosman
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Lopez
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Lopez
Wynegar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lopez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Lopez
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Lopez
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Koosman
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Koosman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wilfong. Thompson moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Koosman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sofield. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Parrish scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Koosman
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Koosman
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Koosman
LeFlore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Koosman
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Koosman
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. John Castino pinch hits for Mike Cubbage.
Castino hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hiller
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hiller
Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Rob Wilfong.
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Koosman
Bombo Rivera now playing right field. John Castino now playing third base. Bob Randall now playing second base.
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Koosman
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Marshall
Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Hiller
Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Phil Mankowski now playing third base.
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Hiller
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Hiller
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hiller
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Hiller
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hiller
Adams hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Marshall
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Marshall
Trammell hits a line drive towards first. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Marshall
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1979 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 2 1 2 Wynegar B, c 3 3 2 2
Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 5 1 1 3
Staub R, dh 3 0 0 0 Landreaux K, lf 5 0 2 1
Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0 Adams G, dh 5 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 3 1 2 0 Cubbage M, 3b 3 1 2 0
Parrish L, c 3 1 1 0 Castino J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 2 Jackson R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Whitaker L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Wilfong R, 2b 3 1 2 1
Wagner M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rivera B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Mankowski P, 3b 1 0 0 0 Norwood W, cf 3 2 1 2
Trammell A, ss 4 1 2 1 Sofield R, rf 3 0 1 0
Randall B, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 5 37 9 13 9
Detroit 100 000 500 -- 6
Minnesota 002 301 03x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Baker S* 3.0 7 5 5 0 1
Lopez A 3.0 5 1 1 1 0
Hiller J (L) 2.0 1 3 3 2 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J 7.1 9 6 5 2 5
Marshall M (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Wilfong R
DP -- Minnesota 3
LOB -- Detroit 4, Minnesota 7
2B -- Parrish L, Norwood W, Trammell A, Rodriguez A
HR -- Wynegar B, LeFlore R, Smalley R
SH -- Thompson J
T -- 2:18
A -- 15235
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