Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
June 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1979 at Memorial Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 2 2 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 1
Smalley ss 3 0 2 2
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Adams dh 1 0 1 0
  Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Norwood ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Castino 3b 3 1 2 0
Rivera lf 3 0 0 0
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 1 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 2 0
Singleton rf 4 0 0 1
Roenicke lf 4 0 0 0
May dh 3 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Skaggs c 0 0 0 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Minnesota 002 000 0103100
Baltimore 000 000 001150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell  W (3-3) 8.1 5 1 1 0 3
  Marshall  SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (3-5) 3.1 6 2 2 2 0
  McGregor   5.2 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Minnesota Smalley (7,off Stone); R Jackson (14,off Stone); Powell (6,off McGregor), Baltimore Kelly (3,off Hartzell).  SH–Rivera (3,off Stone); Wynegar (4,off McGregor).  SF–Smalley (4,off McGregor).  SB–Castino (2,2nd base off McGregor/Dempsey).  CS–Adams (2,2nd base by Stone/Dempsey).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:18.  A–11,036.
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