The Brewers, the last club with any chance to overtake the Orioles in the East division race, were eliminated with a 6-3 loss to the Twins. Although the Orioles also lost to the Indians, the defeat left the Brewers 10 games behind with only eight left to play.

The Twins scored in two-run bursts. A double by Butch Wynegar, single by Ron Jackson, pass to Rick Sofield and single by Hosken Powell produced the first pair in the second inning. Sofield doubled, Powell singled and Rob Wilfong doubled for two more in the fourth. Doubles by Jackson and Sofield and a single by Wilfong added two runs in the sixth. Sixto Lezcano hit a two-run homer for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  2  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   6 14  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .283      Gantner 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Wilfong 2b            5   0   2   2     0   1   .318      Yount ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     2   2   .273      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Landreaux lf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Thomas cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .236
Wynegar c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Goodwin dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Lezcano rf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .326
  Morales ph,dh       3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
R. Jackson 1b         4   2   3   1     0   1   .268      Moore c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Sofield cf            3   2   2   1     1   1   .294      Sakata 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .278        Bando ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Travers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     3   9             Totals               37   3  11   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 18,263
Left on Base: Twins 9, Brewers 8
DP: Twins 1, Brewers 2
Doubles: Wynegar (18), Sofield 2 (5), Wilfong (22), R. Jackson (37), Thomas (28), Yount (26), Lezcano (28)
Home Runs: Lezcano (28)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (11)
GIDP: Wynegar (12), Morales (8), Gantner (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(3-9)         8     9   3   3   1   3   1  33   5.54
Marshall SV(32)         1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.67
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   4   1  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(15-9)          3.2   7   4   4   3   3   0  20   3.44
Travers                 5.1   7   2   2   0   6   0  22   4.04
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   9   0  42

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell flied to left in foul territory; Wilfong
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley walked; Landreaux
forced Smalley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Gantner was called out on strikes; Yount singled to
center; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yount to
second]; Thomas doubled [Yount scored]; Oglivie grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar doubled to right; Goodwin flied out to left;
R. Jackson singled to left [Wynegar scored]; Sofield walked [R.
Jackson to second]; Castino flied out to left; Powell singled to
right [R. Jackson scored, Sofield to third, Powell to second (on
throw)]; On a bunt Wilfong reached on a fielder's choice
[Sofield out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Davis flied out to right; Moore
made an out to second; Sakata forced Lezcano (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley walked; Landreaux singled to left [Smalley to
second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Smalley to third, Landreaux out at second]; Goodwin
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); Yount
grounded out (third to first); Cooper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Sofield doubled
to right; Castino was called out on strikes; Powell singled to
center [Sofield scored]; Wilfong doubled to right [Powell
scored]; TRAVERS REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Smalley struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Oglivie singled
to center; Lezcano flied out to center; Davis singled to center
[Oglivie to second]; Moore flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 4, Brewers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
flied out to left; MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Morales grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sakata
grounded out (first unassisted); Gantner flied out to center;
Yount doubled to left; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Brewers 1.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson doubled to left; Sofield doubled to right
[R. Jackson scored]; Castino struck out; Powell made an out to
shortstop; Wilfong singled [Sofield scored]; Wilfong stole
second; Smalley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie flied
out to right; Lezcano doubled to left; Davis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Landreaux made an out to shortstop; Wynegar popped to
catcher in foul territory; Morales singled to right; R. Jackson
singled to center [Morales to second]; Sofield struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Moore flied out to center; Sakata singled to left;
Gantner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Sakata out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 8TH: Castino struck out; Powell flied out to right;
Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount flied out to right; Cooper flied out to left;
Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, Brewers 1.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
singled to right; Wynegar singled to right [Landreaux to third];
Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to right; Lezcano homered [Oglivie
scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Davis was called
out on strikes; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); BANDO
BATTED FOR SAKATA; Bando singled to left; Gantner singled [Bando
to second]; Yount flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 6, Brewers 3.