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.

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