Ron Guidry gained credit for his first victory of the year as the Yankees defeated the Twins, 9-6. Guidry, who had started four times previously without a decision, was tagged for 10 hits before giving way to Rudy May in the eighth inning. Leading the Yankee attack, Reggie Jackson hit a two-run homer in the first, singled and scored in the fourth and doubled for an RBI in the seventh before Jim Spencer smashed a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Friday, May       2, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    1  0  2    3  1  0  -   9 13  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    2  2  0  -   6 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  Stanley 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Landreaux lf          5   0   4   4     0   0   .333
Jones cf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .228      Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .257
Watson 1b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .338      Castino 3b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Jackson rf            5   3   3   3     0   0   .224      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .156
Soderholm dh          3   1   2   1     0   1   .243      Vega dh               3   1   1   1     1   1   .333
  Spencer ph,dh       2   1   1   2     0   1   .229      Edwards cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Piniella lf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .140      Norwood rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .217
  Brown ph,lf         1   0   1   0     1   0   .600      Wynegar c             4   1   0   0     0   1   .236
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .212        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Felton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Erickson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  13   7     2   5             Totals               37   6  12   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 17,067
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 0
Errors: Stanley, Nettles, Wynegar, Erickson
Doubles: Soderholm (3), Jackson (3), Watson (3), R. Jackson (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (5), Spencer (3)
Stolen Bases: Brown (2)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1)
GIDP: Vega (1), Castino (1)
Hit by Pitch: Randolph (1,by Erickson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-0)           7    10   6   4   3   5   0  33   3.62
May SV(2)               2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9    12   6   4   3   7   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(2-2)             5.1   8   5   3   1   2   1  25   3.75
Verhoeven               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.31
Felton                  1     3   3   3   1   1   1   7   7.13
Erickson                1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   3.55
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   9.31
Totals                  9    13   9   6   2   5   2  44

Hit by Pitch: Erickson (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Bill Haller


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to right;
Jackson homered [Watson scored]; Soderholm was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Mackanin lined to left; Landreaux flied out to left;
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella walked; Nettles flied out to left; Cerone
forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Dent forced Cerone
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Castino struck out; R. Jackson flied out to center;
Vega was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Jones struck out;
Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Norwood singled to
right; Norwood was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to right; Soderholm doubled to left
[Jackson scored]; Piniella lined to right [Soderholm to third];
Nettles grounded out (second to first); Cerone lined to second;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mackanin flied out to center; Landreaux singled to
center; Smalley flied out to left; Castino singled to center
[Landreaux to third]; R. Jackson forced Castino (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to right; Randolph singled to pitcher
[Dent to second]; Jones lined to left; Watson lined to center;
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Vega walked; Edwards flied out to right; Norwood
lined to right; Wynegar reached on an error by Nettles [Vega to
third, Wynegar to first]; Mackanin walked [Wynegar to second];
Landreaux singled to center [Vega scored (unearned), Wynegar
scored (unearned), Mackanin to third, Landreaux to second (on
throw)]; Smalley struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Soderholm singled to center; Piniella singled to
center [Soderholm to second]; Nettles flied out to center
[Soderholm to third, Piniella to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
ZAHN (PITCHING); Cerone reached on a fielder's choice [Soderholm
scored (error by Wynegar) (unearned) (no RBI), Piniella scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cerone to second]; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randolph struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson
singled to right; Vega grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: FELTON REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Jones flied
out to center; Watson singled to center; Jackson doubled to left
[Watson scored]; SPENCER BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Spencer homered
[Jackson scored]; BROWN BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Brown walked;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Brown to second];
Cerone was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
8, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards singled to left; Norwood walked
[Edwards to second]; Wynegar flied out to left [Edwards to
third, Norwood to second]; Mackanin flied out to left; Landreaux
singled to center [Edwards scored, Norwood scored]; Smalley
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Twins 4.

YANKEES 8TH: ERICKSON REPLACED FELTON (PITCHING); Dent flied out
to left; Randolph was hit by a pitch; Randolph was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Erickson [Randolph to third];
Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left [Randolph scored (unearned)];
Watson doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (second to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Castino
singled to right; R. Jackson doubled to left [Castino scored];
Vega singled to center [R. Jackson scored]; MAY REPLACED GUIDRY
(PITCHING); Edwards struck out; Norwood struck out; Wynegar
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 6.

YANKEES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Spencer
struck out; Brown singled to right; Nettles flied out to center;
Brown stole second; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
singled to second [Landreaux to second (error by Stanley)];
Smalley singled to left [Landreaux to third]; Castino grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 6.