The Twins scored all their runs in the second inning to gain a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. All six runs were unearned after Texas second baseman Bump Wills committed a throwing error on a two-out, bases-loaded grounder by Hosken Powell. Two runs scored on the play. After a single by Rob Wilfong loaded the bases, Danny Goodwin and Ken Landreaux slammed consecutive two-run doubles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .282      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Rivera ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .315      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Goodwin dh            2   1   2   2     0   0   .289      Bell 3b,ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .298
  Vega ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montanez dh           4   1   3   1     0   0   .248
Landreaux lf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .311      Sample rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .266        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Sofield cf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Edwards ph,cf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Norman ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .210
R. Jackson 1b         3   1   0   0     1   1   .269        Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Soderholm 3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   7   4     1   6             Totals               34   2   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,853
Left on Base: Twins 3, Rangers 7
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Wills, Putnam
Doubles: Goodwin (8), Landreaux 2 (27), Wynegar (17)
Home Runs: Montanez (6)
GIDP: Sample (5), Oliver (13)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(2-9)         7     7   1   1   2   0   1  28   5.69
D. Jackson              2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   4.19
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   1   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(9-7)           1.2   5   6   0   1   2   0  13   4.28
Johnson                 6.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  20   4.53
Darwin                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.04
Totals                  9     7   6   0   1   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: D. Jackson 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Fred Spenn


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong struck
out; Goodwin singled to center; Landreaux made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted); Oliver walked; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to center; Wynegar reached on an
error by Putnam; Sofield singled to left [Wynegar to second]; R.
Jackson walked [Wynegar to third, Sofield to second]; Castino
was called out on strikes; Powell reached on a fielder's choice
[Wynegar scored (error by Wills) (unearned) (no RBI), Sofield
scored (unearned) (no RBI), R. Jackson to second]; Wilfong
singled to pitcher [R. Jackson to third, Powell to second];
Goodwin doubled to left [R. Jackson scored (unearned), Powell
scored (unearned), Wilfong to third]; Landreaux doubled to
center [Wilfong scored (unearned), Goodwin scored (unearned)];
JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Smalley flied out to center;
6 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Montanez singled to center; Sample grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar doubled to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR SOFIELD;
Edwards made an out to shortstop; R. Jackson lined into a double
play (pitcher to second) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sundberg flied
out to left; Norman singled to left; Rivers lined to center;
Wills walked [Norman to second]; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Powell struck
out; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
flied out to center; Sample flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: VEGA BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Vega grounded out (second to
first); Landreaux made an out to third; Smalley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Norman flied out to center; Rivers forced
Sundberg (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Edwards flied out to
center; R. Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to right; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at
second]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); RIVERA
BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera struck out; Wilfong flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Montanez
homered; Sample singled to center; Putnam singled to center
[Sample to second]; Sundberg flied out to left; GRUBB BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Sample to third,
Putnam to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 1.

TWINS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 3B); BELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Vega flied out to right; Landreaux
doubled to center; Smalley made an out to shortstop; Wynegar
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: D. JACKSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Wills
flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Bell
singled to center; Montanez singled to left [Bell to second]; D.
Jackson threw a wild pitch [Bell to third, Montanez to second];
D. Jackson threw a wild pitch [Bell scored, Montanez to third];
Sample flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 9TH: DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Edwards struck
out; R. Jackson struck out; Castino made an out to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: J. ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; J. Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg made an out to second; Soderholm
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 2.