Scoring three runs in the ninth inning, the Tigers edged the Twins, 6-5, as the failure of Minnesota to turn a double play proved costly. The Tigers trailed, 5-3, in the ninth when John Wockenfuss singled. Rusty Staub then hit a routine grounder to second, but the Twins managed only a forceout on the play.

Champ Summers then connected for a two-run homer to tie the game. Ron LeFlore drew a walk, stole second, went to third on a throwing error by Twin catcher Butch Wynegar and scored the winning run on a single by Lou Whitaker. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Tuesday, July 10, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 10 3 Tigers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynegar c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .285 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .297 Wilfong 2b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .322 Whitaker 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .300 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .354 Kemp lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .321 Adams rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .335 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Landreaux cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .270 Cubbage dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Wockenfuss dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .234 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .279 Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Edwards lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .292 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Castino 3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 .271 Wagner pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Summers ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .270 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 10 5 4 5 Totals 34 6 9 6 4 1 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 17,747 Left on Base: Twins 8, Tigers 7 DP: Twins 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Wynegar, Wilfong, Zahn Doubles: Wynegar (9), Wilfong (14), Edwards (3) Triples: Parrish (2) Home Runs: Kemp (13), Summers (9) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (45) Caught Stealing: Brookens (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (12), R. Jackson (5), Castino (13) Sacrifice Flies: Adams (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 6.2 6 3 3 3 1 1 29 3.24 Marshall L(9-9) 1.2 3 3 2 1 0 1 9 2.39 Totals 8.1 9 6 5 4 1 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young 4 6 3 3 1 2 0 18 5.67 Tobik 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 4.08 Lopez W(4-2) 5 3 1 1 1 3 0 19 3.07 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 5 0 40 Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Dan Morrison TWINS 1ST: Wynegar doubled to left; Wilfong singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Smalley struck out; Adams flied into a double play (left to catcher) [Wynegar out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored]; Morales singled to left; Parrish lined to shortstop; Thompson forced Morales (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage walked; R. Jackson struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss popped to catcher in foul territory; Brookens singled to left; Debut game for Tom Brookens; Brookens was picked off first but was safe on an error by Zahn [Brookens to second]; Brookens was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (third to first); Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Wilfong doubled to right; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 4TH: Adams lined to left; Landreaux lined to first; Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Morales flied out to left; Parrish tripled to center; Thompson walked; Wockenfuss forced Thompson (third to second) [Parrish scored]; Brookens reached on an error by Wilfong [Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3. TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson singled to right; Edwards doubled to left [R. Jackson to third]; Castino singled to left [R. Jackson scored, Edwards to third]; TOBIK REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Wynegar walked [Castino to second]; Wilfong singled to center [Edwards scored, Castino scored, Wynegar to second]; Smalley walked [Wynegar to third, Wilfong to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Adams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Landreaux flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker flied out to left; Kemp lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Castino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson walked; Wockenfuss forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled to left; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to third]; Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Brookens grounded out (third to first); Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 8TH: Landreaux singled to right; Cubbage singled to left [Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landreaux to third, Cubbage to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Landreaux scored, Cubbage to third, Edwards to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Morales popped to first in foul territory; Parrish flied out to left; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3. TWINS 9TH: Wilfong flied out to right; Smalley struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Wockenfuss singled to left; STAUB BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Staub forced Wockenfuss (second to shortstop); WAGNER RAN FOR STAUB; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Summers homered [Wagner scored]; LeFlore walked; Twins Manager Gene Mauch ejected by HP umpire Dallas Parks; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by Wynegar)]; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 6.

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