Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
September 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1979 at Comiskey Park I. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Rivera rf 5 2 2 2
Smalley ss 3 1 0 1
Jackson 1b 4 1 1 1
Edwards cf 5 0 1 0
Norwood dh 0 1 0 0
  Goodwin ph,dh 3 0 2 1
Landreaux lf 4 2 1 2
Wynegar c 4 1 1 0
Castino 3b 4 1 0 1
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 9 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Morrison 2b 4 0 2 1
Kuntz rf 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Bannister lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 0
Lemon cf 3 1 1 1
Nordhagen dh 2 0 1 1
  Garr ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Pryor ss 4 0 0 0
Colbern c 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Foley c 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 0
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
  Rondon p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Minnesota 000 050 0141091
Chicago 001 200 000373
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   3.1 6 3 3 1 1
  Bacsik  W (4-2) 5.2 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham  L (14-12) 5.0 2 5 3 5 3
  Rondon   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Farmer   0.1 3 4 2 1 1
  Burns   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Robinson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
10
6
7
5

  E–Rivera (2), Morrison (9), Bannister (20), Pryor (24).  DP–Minnesota 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Bell (6,off Koosman); Lemon (42,off Koosman).  3B–Minnesota Rivera (5,off Wortham).  HR–Minnesota Landreaux (14,8th inning off Rondon 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Smalley (9,off Wortham); Landreaux (8,off Burns).  WP–Koosman 2 (2), Wortham (14).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:57.  A–5,003.
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