1979 - 05 - 08 Minnesota Twins vs California Angels Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1979, the Minnesota Twins attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Minnesota Twins were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/05/08 Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
Played at Metropolitan Stadium with 3126 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Minnesota Twins11003641x16191
Toronto Blue Jays012003000690
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Minnesota Twins -4Roger EricksonGene Mauch
Toronto Blue Jays -5Tom UnderwoodRoy Hartsfield
 
Home Runs in game:
Minnesota Twins -5
Toronto Blue Jays -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Bob Randall4Alfredo Griffin6
Roy Smalley6Bob Bailor5
Ron Jackson3Rick Bosetti8
Jose Morales10Rico Carty10
Willie Norwood8John Mayberry3
Ken Landreaux7Otto Velez9
John Castino5Al Woods7
Bombo Rivera9Tim Johnson4
Glenn Borgmann2Rick Cerone2
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Derryl Cousins Home Plate Umpire
Les Novack First Base Umpire
Bill Follmer Second Base Umpire
Mike Briscese Third Base Umpire