Bob Watson drove in all of the Yankees' runs to escort Ron Guidry to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. Watson homered in the first inning after Willie Randolph singled and Ruppert Jones was safe when his bunt attempt was fumbled by Jerry Koosman.

The Twins' starter departed with two men on base in the eighth and Watson greeted reliever John Verhoeven with a two-run double. Guidry lost his bid for a shutout when Willie Norwood hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  2
Yankees      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Vega dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Randolph 2b           4   2   2   0     0   1   .269
  Sofield ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Jones cf              2   1   0   0     0   0   .206
Landreaux lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Watson 1b             4   1   2   5     0   0   .323
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Soderholm dh          3   0   2   0     0   0   .306
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   0     0   1   .215        Gamble ph,dh,lf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .360
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Edwards cf            4   1   3   0     0   1   .417        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood rf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .184        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Brown rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .235

Totals               35   2   9   2     2   9             Totals               30   5   8   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 27,225
Left on Base: Twins 8, Yankees 5
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Castino, Koosman
Doubles: Edwards (2), Watson (4)
Home Runs: Norwood (1), Watson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones 2 (3)
GIDP: Castino (2), Piniella 2 (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(2-3)          7.1   7   5   4   0   2   1  29   4.84
Verhoeven               0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.60
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   2   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(2-0)           8.2   9   2   2   2   8   1  36   3.33
Gossage SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.13
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   9   1  37

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Vega lined to right; Landreaux grounded out (third to
first); Smalley singled to right; R. Jackson singled to right
[Smalley to third]; Castino walked [R. Jackson to second];
Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Jones reached on an
error by Koosman on a sacrifice bunt [Randolph to second, Jones
to first]; Watson homered [Randolph scored, Jones scored
(unearned)]; Soderholm singled to left; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; Cerone flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 2ND: Edwards singled to third; Norwood struck out; Wynegar
lined to center; Vega struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Dent popped
to first in foul territory; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux singled to center; Smalley grounded out
(third to first) [Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson was called
out on strikes; Castino struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph was called out on strikes; Jones flied out
to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 4TH: Mackanin lined to second; Edwards doubled to left;
Norwood was called out on strikes; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Soderholm reached on an error by Castino [Soderholm
to first]; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Soderholm out at second]; Cerone lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 5TH: Vega struck out; Landreaux flied out to center;
Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
singled to right; Brown grounded out (third to first) [Dent to
second]; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Castino grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Jackson out at
second]; Mackanin singled to center; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Watson
grounded out (third to first); Soderholm singled to center;
Piniella forced Soderholm (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied
out to center; Vega flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone made an out to third; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Dent made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Brown singled to third; Randolph singled to left
[Brown to second]; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Brown to third, Randolph to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Watson doubled to right [Brown scored,
Randolph scored]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble was walked
intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Watson to third, Gamble to second]; Cerone
walked; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 5.

TWINS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GUIDRY REPLACED
SPENCER (PITCHING); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mackanin flied out to right; Edwards singled to left; Norwood
homered [Edwards scored]; Wynegar walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED
GUIDRY (PITCHING); SOFIELD BATTED FOR VEGA; Sofield struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 5.