Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners
August 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1979 at Kingdome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 2 0 1 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 3 0 0 0
Rivera lf 2 0 1 0
  Powell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 5 1 1 0
Morales dh 2 1 1 0
  Goodwin ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Norwood rf 3 1 3 1
  Edwards rf 1 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 4 0 3 3
Castino 3b 3 1 1 1
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 5 0 2 1
Jones R. cf 4 1 2 0
Bochte 1b 2 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 0 0
Meyer 3b 2 0 0 0
  Stein 3b 2 0 1 1
Paciorek rf,1b 2 0 1 0
Roberts lf 4 0 0 0
Cox c 4 1 1 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Hinton p 0 0 0 0
  Jones O. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Minnesota 001 300 0105123
Seattle 000 010 010285
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (13-10) 7.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Marshall  SV (23) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Hinton  L (1-3) 3.1 7 4 3 1 2
  Jones   5.2 5 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
6

  E–Castino (10), Koosman 2 (4), Cruz 2 (6), B Stein (5), Mendoza 2 (19).  DP–Minnesota 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Minnesota Borgmann 2 (3,off Hinton,off O Jones), Seattle Cox (8,off Koosman); B Stein (7,off Koosman).  HR–Minnesota Castino (3,3rd inning off Hinton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Landreaux (7,off Hinton).  SB–Norwood (8,2nd base off O Jones/Cox); Edwards (6,2nd base off O Jones/Cox).  CS–Rivera 2 (4,2nd base by Hinton/Cox 2).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:52.  A–8,288.
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