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May 6, 1979

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Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	6	9	0
Twins	9	13	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	6	9	0
Twins	9	13	1

Ron LeFlore Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.360
OBP	.500	.406
At Bats	3	86
Hits	1	31
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	1	2
Walks	1	8
RBI’s	2	15

Mike Marshall Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	1	9

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Metropolitan Stadium - May 6, 1979

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Out

Mike Marshall

Butch Wynegar

Ron Jackson

Bob Randall

John Castino

Roy Smalley

Ken Landreaux

Willie Norwood

Bombo Rivera

Ron LeFlore

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Detroit Tigers	6	9	0	4
Minnesota Twins	9	13	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Mike Marshall
Losing Pitcher	John Hiller
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Roy Smalley
Attendance	15,235
Time of Game	2 hours 18 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Trammell hits a line drive towards first. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 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.

Bottom 8 Adams hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Norwood moves to second.

Bottom 8 Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Phil Mankowski now playing third base. Norwood takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 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.

Top 8 Mike Marshall now pitching. Parrish takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Thompson bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Kemp moves to second.

Top 8 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.

Bottom 7 Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Rob Wilfong. Rivera strikes out.

Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 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.

Top 7 Staub strikes out.

Top 7 Morales is called out on strikes.

Top 7 LeFlore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 7 Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.

Bottom 6 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out.

Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out.

Top 6 Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Wilfong hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams moves to third.

Bottom 5 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to second.

Bottom 5 Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Trammell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Trammell reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Wagner is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Sofield hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 Wilfong hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cubbage scores. Jackson moves to second.

Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second.

Bottom 4 Cubbage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Parrish hits a line drive towards right. Sofield catches it and throws to home to double up Staub.

Top 4 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third.

Top 4 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.

Top 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.

Bottom 3 Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Smalley moves to second.

Bottom 3 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.

Bottom 3 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norwood scores. Sofield moves to third.

Bottom 3 Sofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second.

Bottom 3 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 3 Morales strikes out.

Top 3 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Trammell hits a line drive into right field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out.

Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish moves to third.

Top 2 Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sofield. Parrish reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Thompson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Landreaux strikes out.

Bottom 1 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 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.

Top 1 Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third.

Top 1 LeFlore takes first base on ball four.

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