Minnesota Twins 2 – 7 Texas Rangers
23 May 1979 · ARL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Al Oliver | 1 in 321 games |
| 21 | final score 7–2 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Fergie Jenkins | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cubbage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Landreaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Adams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hosken Powell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Butch Wynegar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Castino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Goltz | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Brett | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Bacsik | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Zisk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Bell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Oliver | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| John Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pat Putnam | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Mike Jorgensen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bump Wills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Larvell Blanks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nelson Norman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergie Jenkins | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |