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1979 Minnesota Twins

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980

82-80, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gene Mauch (82-80)
Scored 764 runs, Allowed 725 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-77

Ballparks: Metropolitan Stadium · Attendance: 1,070,521 (11th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 109

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1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory up to 10 runs  · Mouseover bar for details  · Click for box score  · Grouped by Month

Game Results

Season Summary 82-80, Final Rank:4, GB: 6.0
Days in First27last on Saturday, May 26, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 33last on May 26, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead4.5last on Sunday, May 13, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind6.5last on Monday, Sep 10, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50014last on Saturday, May 12
Most Games under .500never
Longest Winning Streak6Sunday, Apr 29 to Friday, May 4
Longest Losing Streak6Sunday, Sep 23 to Saturday, Sep 29
Most Runs Allowed12Saturday, Jun 9 and Tuesday, Aug 14
Most Runs Scored18Sunday, Apr 15
Longest Game (innings)14Monday, Sep 10
Times Shutout by Opponent10 
Times Opponent Shutout6 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 82 80 764 725 .506
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 39 42 415 390 .481
Road 43 38 349 335 .531
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 13 7 98 89 .650
May 14 12 151 131 .538
June 12 15 131 126 .444
July 16 14 140 120 .533
August 14 16 123 140 .467
September 13 16 121 119 .448
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 48 41 459 408 .539
Second Half 34 39 305 317 .466
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 77 72 711 670 .517
ExtraInning 5 7 49 46 .417
Shortened 0 1 4 9 .000
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 19 29 207 217 .396
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 24 23 281 251 .511
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 4 8 35 48 .333
BOS 3 9 51 77 .250
CAL 4 9 46 77 .308
CHW 8 5 65 44 .615
CLE 4 8 39 50 .333
DET 8 4 70 60 .667
KCR 6 7 52 48 .462
MIL 4 8 65 77 .333
NYY 7 5 47 38 .583
OAK 9 4 61 43 .692
SEA 10 3 81 47 .769
TEX 4 9 67 73 .308
TOR 11 1 85 43 .917

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
1 1 Friday, Apr 6 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 5 3 1-0 2 0.5 Goltz Langford Marshall 2:09 N 10,387 +
2 2 Saturday, Apr 7 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 3 1 12 2-0 1 Tied Marshall Todd 2:57 D 3,222 ++
3 3 Sunday, Apr 8 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 3 1 3-0 1 Tied Zahn Norris 2:10 D 3,326 +++
4 4 Tuesday, Apr 10 boxscore MIN @ CAL W 8 1 4-0 1 up 1.0 Koosman Tanana Marshall 2:58 N 33,171 ++++
5 5 Wednesday, Apr 11 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 2 11 4-1 1 Tied Ryan Goltz 2:44 N 21,633 -
6 6 Thursday, Apr 12 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 1 7 4-2 3 1.0 Knapp Erickson 2:30 N 22,211 --
7 7 Friday, Apr 13 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 8 2 5-2 2 1.0 Zahn Mitchell Marshall 2:29 N 8,125 +
8 8 Saturday, Apr 14 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 6 5 6-2 2 1.0 Marshall Bannister 2:29 N 17,070 ++
9 9 Sunday, Apr 15 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 18 6 7-2 1 Tied Koosman Abbott 2:57 D 5,966 +++
10 10 Tuesday, Apr 17 boxscore MIN CAL L 0 6 7-3 3 1.0 Ryan Goltz 2:25 D 37,529 -
11 11 Wednesday, Apr 18 boxscore MIN CAL L 6 11 7-4 3 1.5 Miller Erickson Clear 3:09 D 3,776 --
12 12 Thursday, Apr 19 boxscore MIN CAL L 4 6 7-5 3 2.5 Aase Marshall LaRoche 2:37 D 3,537 ---
13 13 Saturday, Apr 21 boxscore MIN SEA W 6 5 8-5 3 3.0 Koosman Bannister Marshall 2:22 D 6,678 +
14 14 Sunday, Apr 22 boxscore MIN SEA W 3 1 9-5 2 2.0 Goltz Abbott 1:51 D 7,868 ++
15 15 Tuesday, Apr 24 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 2 7 9-6 3 2.0 Wise Erickson 2:24 D 3,902 -
16 16 Wednesday, Apr 25 boxscore MIN @ CLE W 4 2 10-6 3 1.0 Redfern Monge Marshall 2:41 D 5,144 +
17 17 Friday, Apr 27 boxscore MIN @ DET W 5 3 11-6 2 0.5 Koosman Rozema Marshall 2:27 N 11,262 ++
18 18 Saturday, Apr 28 boxscore MIN @ DET L 3 5 11-7 2 1.5 Young Goltz Hiller 2:23 D 8,818 -
19 19 Sunday, Apr 29 boxscore MIN @ DET W 5 3 12-7 2 0.5 Zahn Wilcox Marshall 2:40 D 12,577 +
20 20 Monday, Apr 30 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 6 3 13-7 2 0.5 Hartzell Lemongello 2:00 N 10,170 ++
21 21 Tuesday, May 1 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 3 2 14-7 1 up 0.5 Koosman Jefferson Marshall 3:02 N 10,155 +++
22 22 Wednesday, May 2 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 7 5 15-7 1 up 0.5 Goltz Huffman Marshall 2:41 N 20,110 ++++
23 23 Thursday, May 3 boxscore MIN DET W 7 6 16-7 1 up 1.0 Marshall Billingham 2:56 N 4,581 +++++
24 24 Friday, May 4 boxscore MIN DET W 7 6 17-7 1 up 1.5 Marshall Lopez 2:47 N 5,768 ++++++
25 25 Saturday, May 5 boxscore MIN DET L 4 8 17-8 1 up 1.5 Billingham Hartzell 2:47 D 15,002 -
26 26 Sunday, May 6 boxscore MIN DET W 9 6 18-8 1 up 2.5 Marshall Hiller 2:18 D 15,235 +
27 27 Monday, May 7 boxscore MIN TOR W 6 1 19-8 1 up 3.5 Goltz Huffman 2:25 N 4,571 ++
28 28 Tuesday, May 8 boxscore MIN TOR W 16 6 20-8 1 up 3.5 Bacsik Willis 3:14 N 3,126 +++
29 29 Friday, May 11 boxscore MIN CLE W 4 3 21-8 1 up 3.5 Marshall Monge 2:26 N 4,121 ++++
30 30 Saturday, May 12 boxscore MIN CLE W 4 0 22-8 1 up 4.5 Koosman Paxton 2:26 D 8,090 +++++
31 31 Sunday, May 13 boxscore MIN CLE L 2 3 22-9 1 up 4.5 Garland Goltz Cruz 2:17 D 10,172 -
32 32 Monday, May 14 boxscore MIN TEX L 5 7 22-10 1 up 3.5 Kern Marshall 2:47 N 6,406 --
33 33 Tuesday, May 15 boxscore MIN TEX L 8 9 22-11 1 up 2.5 Lyle Marshall Kern 2:52 N 7,499 ---
34 34 Wednesday, May 16 boxscore MIN TEX L 4 8 22-12 1 up 1.5 Matlack Hartzell Kern 2:23 N 6,121 ----
35 35 Thursday, May 17 boxscore MIN @ KCR W 7 6 23-12 1 up 2.0 Koosman Leonard Marshall 2:40 N 21,437 +
36 36 Friday, May 18 boxscore MIN @ KCR W 10 6 10 24-12 1 up 2.0 Marshall Martin 3:02 N 21,475 ++
37 37 Sunday, May 20 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 1 5 24-13 1 up 0.5 Splittorff Erickson 2:05 D 39,661 -
38 38 Monday, May 21 boxscore MIN @ TEX W 7 6 25-13 1 up 1.0 Redfern Lyle Marshall 2:26 N 11,601 +
39 39 Tuesday, May 22 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 3 4 25-14 1 up 1.0 Kern Koosman 2:05 N 11,955 -
40 40 Wednesday, May 23 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 2 7 25-15 1 up 1.0 Jenkins Goltz 2:01 N 17,909 --
41 41 Friday, May 25 boxscore MIN KCR L 3 4 25-16 1 up 1.5 Splittorff Marshall Hrabosky 2:41 N 9,606 ---
42 42 Saturday, May 26 boxscore MIN KCR L 4 7 25-17 1 up 0.5 Gale Hartzell Hrabosky 2:41 D 9,023 ----
43 43 Sunday, May 27 boxscore MIN KCR L 1 2 25-18 2 1.0 Busby Koosman 2:06 D 35,148 -----
44 44 Monday, May 28 boxscore MIN OAK W 10 7 26-18 2 0.5 Marshall Heaverlo 2:49 D 9,505 +
45 45 Wednesday, May 30 boxscore MIN OAK L 4 5 26-19 3 2.0 Johnson Erickson Lacey 2:28 N 3,073 -
46 46 Thursday, May 31 boxscore MIN OAK W 13 2 27-19 2 1.0 Hartzell Langford 2:11 D 4,345 +
47 47 Friday, Jun 1 boxscore MIN BOS L 2 5 27-20 3 1.0 Stanley Koosman Campbell 2:07 N 15,871 -
48 48 Saturday, Jun 2 boxscore MIN BOS W 8 2 28-20 2 1.0 Goltz Rainey 2:08 D 14,701 +
49 49 Sunday, Jun 3 boxscore MIN BOS L 2 8 28-21 4 1.0 Renko Zahn Campbell 2:25 D 17,353 -
50 50 Monday, Jun 4 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 2 3 10 28-22 4 2.0 Stanhouse Marshall 3:05 N 11,905 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 5 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 3 1 29-22 3 2.0 Hartzell Stone Marshall 2:18 N 11,036 +
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 6 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 2 3 29-23 3 2.0 Guidry Koosman 2:15 N 34,075 -
53 53 Thursday, Jun 7 boxscore MIN @ NYY W 4 1 30-23 2 1.5 Zahn Beattie Marshall 2:25 D 20,722 +
54 54 Friday, Jun 8 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 1 2 30-24 2 2.5 Stanley Goltz 2:20 N 33,953 -
55 55 Saturday, Jun 9 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 6 12 30-25 3 3.5 Torrez Erickson 2:43 D 34,324 --
56 56 Sunday, Jun 10 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 0 5 30-26 3 3.5 Eckersley Hartzell 1:58 D 34,304 ---
57 57 Tuesday, Jun 12 boxscore MIN NYY L 1 4 30-27 4 4.0 Davis Koosman 2:26 N 27,733 ----
58 58 Wednesday, Jun 13 boxscore MIN NYY W 8 7 31-27 2 3.5 Redfern Burris Marshall 2:31 N 19,660 +
59 59 Thursday, Jun 14 boxscore MIN NYY W 4 2 32-27 2 3.5 Zahn John Marshall 2:02 N 24,129 ++
60 60 Friday, Jun 15 boxscore MIN BAL L 5 6 32-28 3 4.5 Stanhouse Marshall Stoddard 2:59 N 11,831 -
61 61 Sunday, Jun 17 boxscore MIN BAL L 5 8 32-29 3 5.0 Flanagan Koosman Stoddard 2:28 D 15,966 --
62 62 Tuesday, Jun 19 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 9 10 32-30 4 5.5 McClure Bacsik Augustine 2:58 N 17,741 ---
63 63 Wednesday, Jun 20 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 3 8 32-31 4 6.5 Travers Hartzell 2:25 N 21,404 ----
64 64 Thursday, Jun 21 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 2 3 32-32 4 6.5 Caldwell Serum 2:18 D 32,339 -----
65 65 Friday, Jun 22 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 5 3 33-32 4 5.5 Zahn Kravec Marshall 2:32 N 28,029 +
66 66 Saturday, Jun 23 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 6 1 34-32 4 4.5 Goltz Baumgarten 2:41 D 20,797 ++
67 67 Sunday, Jun 24 (1) boxscore MIN @ CHW W 4 3 35-32 4 3.0 Bacsik Wortham 2:48 D 0 +++
68 68 Sunday, Jun 24 (2) boxscore MIN @ CHW W 7 1 36-32 4 3.0 Koosman Farmer 2:38 N 20,655 ++++
69 69 Tuesday, Jun 26 boxscore MIN MIL W 8 7 37-32 4 2.0 Marshall Augustine 2:51 N 21,711 +++++
70 70 Wednesday, Jun 27 boxscore MIN MIL L 8 9 37-33 4 2.0 Caldwell Serum Augustine 3:02 N 18,602 -
71 71 Thursday, Jun 28 boxscore MIN MIL L 5 6 10 37-34 4 3.0 Castro Marshall 3:11 D 22,224 --
72 72 Friday, Jun 29 boxscore MIN CHW W 5 2 38-34 4 3.0 Koosman Wortham 2:14 N 12,763 +
73 73 Saturday, Jun 30 boxscore MIN CHW W 16 4 39-34 4 3.0 Zahn Farmer 2:54 D 11,919 ++
74 74 Sunday, Jul 1 boxscore MIN CHW W 2 1 10 40-34 3 2.0 Hartzell Howard 2:56 D 24,904 +++
75 75 Monday, Jul 2 boxscore MIN SEA W 7 0 41-34 3 2.0 Jackson Jones 2:16 N 6,629 ++++
76 76 Tuesday, Jul 3 (1) boxscore MIN SEA W 12 2 42-34 3 2.5 Redfern Parrott 2:42 N 0 +++++
77 77 Tuesday, Jul 3 (2) boxscore MIN SEA L 2 10 42-35 3 2.5 McLaughlin Serum 2:18 N 12,422 -
78 78 Wednesday, Jul 4 boxscore MIN SEA W 7 2 43-35 3 2.5 Koosman Abbott 2:11 N 34,365 +
79 79 Thursday, Jul 5 boxscore MIN SEA L 0 4 43-36 3 3.0 Honeycutt Zahn 2:09 D 8,422 -
80 80 Friday, Jul 6 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 5 6 43-37 3 3.5 Spillner Hartzell Monge 2:51 N 13,348 --
81 81 Saturday, Jul 7 boxscore MIN @ CLE L 3 9 43-38 3 4.5 Paxton Jackson 2:35 D 10,589 ---
82 82 Sunday, Jul 8 (1) boxscore MIN @ CLE L 4 5 43-39 3 4.5 Cruz Marshall 2:45 D 0 ----
83 83 Sunday, Jul 8 (2) boxscore MIN @ CLE W 7 2 44-39 3 4.5 Goltz Waits 2:15 D 19,592 +
84 84 Monday, Jul 9 boxscore MIN @ DET W 5 3 45-39 3 4.0 Koosman Baker Marshall 2:24 N 15,742 ++
85 85 Tuesday, Jul 10 boxscore MIN @ DET L 5 6 45-40 3 5.0 Lopez Marshall 2:49 N 17,747 -
86 86 Wednesday, Jul 11 boxscore MIN @ DET W 3 0 46-40 3 4.0 Jackson Morris Redfern 2:35 N 16,180 +
87 87 Friday, Jul 13 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 6 4 47-40 3 4.0 Goltz Lemanczyk Marshall 2:33 N 14,095 ++
88 88 Saturday, Jul 14 boxscore MIN @ TOR L 2 4 47-41 3 5.0 Stieb Koosman 2:22 D 19,187 -
89 89 Sunday, Jul 15 boxscore MIN @ TOR W 9 4 48-41 3 5.0 Zahn Clancy 2:22 D 19,069 +
90 90 Thursday, Jul 19 boxscore MIN DET L 3 8 48-42 3 5.5 Underwood Koosman 2:45 N 17,391 -
91 91 Friday, Jul 20 boxscore MIN DET W 14 6 49-42 3 4.5 Serum Young 2:30 N 14,509 +
92 92 Saturday, Jul 21 (1) boxscore MIN TOR W 6 4 50-42 3 3.0 Goltz Huffman Marshall 2:23 D 0 ++
93 93 Saturday, Jul 21 (2) boxscore MIN TOR W 4 3 51-42 3 3.0 Hartzell Moore 2:01 D 12,887 +++
94 94 Sunday, Jul 22 boxscore MIN TOR W 13 1 52-42 2 2.0 Redfern Lemanczyk 2:31 D 18,927 ++++
95 95 Monday, Jul 23 boxscore MIN TOR W 7 6 53-42 2 2.0 Marshall Lemongello 3:06 N 7,482 +++++
96 96 Tuesday, Jul 24 boxscore MIN CLE L 2 4 53-43 2 2.0 Wise Koosman 2:38 N 10,243 -
97 97 Wednesday, Jul 25 boxscore MIN CLE L 0 2 53-44 2 3.0 Waits Goltz 2:10 N 10,762 --
98 98 Thursday, Jul 26 boxscore MIN CLE L 2 7 53-45 2 3.0 Spillner Redfern Monge 2:30 D 18,728 ---
99 99 Friday, Jul 27 boxscore MIN @ CAL W 3 1 54-45 2 2.0 Zahn Frost Marshall 2:31 N 38,945 +
100 100 Saturday, Jul 28 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 0 5 54-46 2 3.0 Aase Koosman 2:23 N 41,891 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Jul 29 boxscore MIN @ CAL L 3 9 54-47 2 4.0 Eddy Jackson LaRoche 2:34 D 33,510 --
102 102 Monday, Jul 30 boxscore MIN @ OAK W 3 0 55-47 2 3.0 Goltz Kingman 2:25 N 5,857 +
103 103 Tuesday, Jul 31 boxscore MIN @ OAK L 1 2 55-48 2 4.0 McCatty Zahn 2:07 N 1,763 -
104 104 Wednesday, Aug 1 boxscore MIN @ OAK L 1 7 55-49 3 4.0 Langford Hartzell 2:07 D 5,711 --
105 105 Friday, Aug 3 boxscore MIN CAL W 4 1 56-49 3 3.0 Koosman Barr Marshall 2:23 N 30,653 +
106 106 Saturday, Aug 4 boxscore MIN CAL L 1 7 56-50 3 4.0 Frost Goltz Clear 2:30 D 26,084 -
107 107 Sunday, Aug 5 (1) boxscore MIN CAL L 7 11 56-51 3 4.0 LaRoche Erickson Clear 2:58 D 0 --
108 108 Sunday, Aug 5 (2) boxscore MIN CAL W 7 1 57-51 3 4.0 Redfern Eddy Marshall 2:49 D 41,182 +
109 109 Monday, Aug 6 boxscore MIN @ SEA L 4 7 57-52 3 5.0 Honeycutt Jackson McLaughlin 2:43 N 7,193 -
110 110 Tuesday, Aug 7 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 5 2 58-52 2 4.0 Koosman Hinton Marshall 2:52 N 8,288 +
111 111 Wednesday, Aug 8 boxscore MIN @ SEA W 3 1 59-52 2 4.0 Goltz Bannister Marshall 2:32 N 8,222 ++
112 112 Friday, Aug 10 (1) boxscore MIN OAK L 5 6 11 59-53 2 3.5 Heaverlo Marshall 3:14 N 0 -
113 113 Friday, Aug 10 (2) boxscore MIN OAK W 3 2 12 60-53 2 3.5 Jackson Heaverlo 3:56 N 13,742 +
114 114 Saturday, Aug 11 boxscore MIN OAK W 9 7 61-53 2 3.5 Bacsik McCatty Marshall 2:48 D 9,535 ++
115 115 Sunday, Aug 12 boxscore MIN OAK W 1 0 62-53 2 3.5 Koosman Langford 1:43 D 14,500 +++
116 116 Monday, Aug 13 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 5 6 62-54 2 3.5 Burgmeier Marshall Drago 2:27 N 32,359 -
117 117 Tuesday, Aug 14 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 1 12 62-55 2 3.5 Eckersley Redfern 2:31 N 32,962 --
118 118 Wednesday, Aug 15 boxscore MIN @ BOS L 5 9 62-56 2 3.5 Drago Bacsik 3:03 N 33,539 ---
119 119 Thursday, Aug 16 boxscore MIN @ NYY W 5 1 63-56 2 3.0 Zahn Hunter 2:31 N 22,036 +
120 120 Friday, Aug 17 boxscore MIN @ NYY W 5 2 64-56 2 2.0 Koosman Beattie 2:14 N 30,372 ++
121 121 Saturday, Aug 18 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 3 5 64-57 2 3.0 Davis Marshall Gossage 2:44 N 38,695 -
122 122 Sunday, Aug 19 boxscore MIN @ NYY L 3 4 64-58 2 4.0 Guidry Jackson Gossage 2:16 D 47,723 --
123 123 Monday, Aug 20 boxscore MIN BOS W 10 5 65-58 2 4.0 Erickson Torrez 2:34 N 13,895 +
124 124 Tuesday, Aug 21 boxscore MIN BOS W 7 2 66-58 2 3.0 Koosman Tudor 2:11 N 19,386 ++
125 125 Wednesday, Aug 22 boxscore MIN BOS L 4 9 8 66-59 2 3.0 Stanley Goltz 1:59 N 24,356 -
126 126 Friday, Aug 24 boxscore MIN NYY L 5 7 66-60 2 3.0 Guidry Zahn Gossage 2:32 N 29,800 --
127 127 Saturday, Aug 25 boxscore MIN NYY W 4 1 67-60 2 3.0 Koosman Tiant Marshall 2:38 N 36,363 +
128 128 Monday, Aug 27 (1) boxscore MIN BAL W 4 3 68-60 3 2.0 Redfern Martinez Marshall 2:29 N 0 ++
129 129 Monday, Aug 27 (2) boxscore MIN BAL L 1 5 68-61 3 2.0 Palmer Goltz 2:24 N 17,207 -
130 130 Wednesday, Aug 29 (1) boxscore MIN BAL L 0 4 68-62 3 2.0 McGregor Erickson 2:14 D 0 --
131 131 Wednesday, Aug 29 (2) boxscore MIN BAL L 4 7 68-63 3 2.0 Ford Zahn Stanhouse 2:47 D 11,470 ---
132 132 Thursday, Aug 30 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 4 5 68-64 3 2.5 Flanagan Koosman Stanhouse 2:46 N 24,461 ----
133 133 Friday, Aug 31 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 3 1 69-64 3 2.0 Goltz Martinez Marshall 3:03 N 30,816 +
134 134 Saturday, Sep 1 boxscore MIN @ BAL W 3 2 70-64 3 2.0 Hartzell Palmer Marshall 2:32 N 36,146 ++
135 135 Sunday, Sep 2 boxscore MIN @ BAL L 1 3 70-65 3 3.0 McGregor Erickson 2:14 D 18,074 -
136 136 Monday, Sep 3 boxscore MIN KCR L 0 1 70-66 3 4.0 Leonard Zahn 2:22 N 19,643 --
137 137 Tuesday, Sep 4 boxscore MIN KCR W 5 1 71-66 3 3.0 Koosman Gura 1:50 N 10,610 +
138 138 Wednesday, Sep 5 boxscore MIN KCR W 8 3 72-66 3 3.0 Goltz Splittorff 2:48 N 11,647 ++
139 139 Friday, Sep 7 boxscore MIN TEX L 4 5 72-67 3 4.5 Lyle Marshall Kern 2:59 N 10,793 -
140 140 Saturday, Sep 8 boxscore MIN TEX L 2 6 72-68 3 5.5 Medich Koosman Kern 2:27 N 15,382 --
141 141 Sunday, Sep 9 boxscore MIN TEX L 5 6 72-69 3 6.5 Comer Hartzell Kern 2:23 D 9,261 ---
142 142 Monday, Sep 10 (1) boxscore MIN @ KCR L 5 6 14 72-70 3 6.5 Quisenberry Marshall 4:21 N 0 ----
143 143 Monday, Sep 10 (2) boxscore MIN @ KCR W 5 2 73-70 3 6.5 Goltz Splittorff 2:25 N 31,337 +
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 11 boxscore MIN @ KCR W 3 1 74-70 3 5.5 Zahn Chamberlain Marshall 2:24 N 21,253 ++
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 12 boxscore MIN @ KCR L 0 4 74-71 3 5.5 Leonard Koosman 2:02 N 20,524 -
146 146 Thursday, Sep 13 boxscore MIN @ TEX W 7 4 12 75-71 3 5.0 Jackson Kern 3:28 N 8,562 +
147 147 Friday, Sep 14 boxscore MIN @ TEX L 3 5 75-72 3 6.0 Jenkins Goltz Lyle 2:18 N 10,082 -
148 148 Saturday, Sep 15 boxscore MIN @ TEX W 11 4 76-72 3 5.0 Zahn Alexander 2:41 N 20,619 +
149 149 Sunday, Sep 16 boxscore MIN @ TEX W 6 2 77-72 3 4.0 Erickson Medich 2:20 N 6,853 ++
150 150 Monday, Sep 17 boxscore MIN @ CHW W 10 3 78-72 3 3.0 Bacsik Wortham 2:57 N 5,003 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
151 151 Tuesday, Sep 18 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 0 1 10 78-73 3 4.0 Kravec Goltz 2:21 N 5,196 -
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 19 boxscore MIN @ CHW L 0 6 78-74 3 4.0 Baumgarten Hartzell 2:12 D 3,751 --
153 153 Thursday, Sep 20 boxscore MIN NYY W 3 1 79-74 3 4.0 Zahn Righetti 2:06 D 5,357 +
154 154 Friday, Sep 21 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 3 2 80-74 3 3.0 Koosman Haas Marshall 2:16 N 10,791 ++
155 155 Saturday, Sep 22 boxscore MIN @ MIL W 6 3 81-74 2 3.0 Erickson Slaton Marshall 2:48 D 18,263 +++
156 156 Sunday, Sep 23 boxscore MIN @ MIL L 7 8 81-75 3 4.0 Augustine Redfern 3:19 D 12,097 -
157 157 Tuesday, Sep 25 boxscore MIN CHW L 3 9 81-76 3 5.5 Kravec Zahn 2:51 N 5,275 --
158 158 Wednesday, Sep 26 boxscore MIN CHW L 5 6 10 81-77 3 5.5 Farmer Marshall 3:08 N 4,458 ---
159 159 Thursday, Sep 27 boxscore MIN CHW L 2 4 10 81-78 3 6.0 Proly Goltz Farmer 2:44 D 3,797 ----
160 160 Friday, Sep 28 boxscore MIN MIL L 1 10 81-79 4 6.0 Caldwell Erickson 2:37 N 14,376 -----
161 161 Saturday, Sep 29 boxscore MIN MIL L 8 11 81-80 4 6.0 Mitchell Hartzell McClure 2:46 D 8,658 ------
162 162 Sunday, Sep 30 boxscore MIN MIL W 5 0 82-80 4 6.0 Koosman Sorensen 1:54 D 10,277 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
Rank and Games Back are always at the end of all games played on that date.

1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits