A six-run explosion in the fifth inning lifted the Twins to a 9-5 victory over the Tigers. Tallies in the big inning came on an RBI squeeze bunt by Rick Sofield, two-run homer by Mike Cubbage, RBI single by Butch Wynegar and two-run single by Rob Wilfong. John Castino belted a homer for the Twins in the eighth inning. Jerry Koosman got the final out of the game in his second relief appearance of the year. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      11, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  6  0    0  1  0  -   9 11  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  1  -   5 14  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            4   2   2   0     0   2   .247      Lentine cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Mackanin ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Peters ph,cf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Sofield lf            3   1   0   1     0   0   .272      Trammell ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .328
Cubbage 1b            5   2   2   2     0   0   .277      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .303
Landreaux cf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .326      Parrish c             4   3   3   2     1   0   .290
Wynegar c             4   1   1   1     1   0   .253      Cowens rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Adams dh              2   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   2   1     0   0   .289
  Morales ph,dh       1   1   1   0     1   0   .375        Summers ph,dh       1   0   0   0     1   0   .336
  Goodwin ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Hebner 1b,3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Brookens 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .234        Corcoran ph,1b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .186
Castino 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .277      Papi 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .375
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitaker ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robbins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  11   9     2   5             Totals               38   5  14   4     4   0

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 16,017
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 10
DP: Twins 4, Tigers 0
Errors: Castino, Papi, Rozema
Doubles: Smalley (8), Landreaux (12), Cowens (8), Parrish (12)
Home Runs: Cubbage (2), Castino (2), Parrish (8)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (5), Trammell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Sofield 2 (6)
GIDP: Parrish (10), Kemp 2 (10), Hebner (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson W(3-3)       6     8   3   2   3   0   1  26   2.95
Corbett                 2.2   6   2   2   1   0   0  15   2.19
Koosman SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.11
Totals                  9    14   5   4   4   0   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(2-3)           4.1   7   7   3   1   1   1  23   5.01
Robbins                 3.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  16   4.91
Weaver                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   9   4*  2   5   2  42

Wild Pitches: Rozema (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Smalley singled to right; Sofield out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Smalley to second]; Cubbage reached on
an error by Papi [Smalley to third]; Landreaux grounded out
(first to second to pitcher) [Smalley scored (unearned), Cubbage
to second]; Wynegar walked; Adams singled to right [Cubbage
scored (unearned), Wynegar to second]; Powell lined to left; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lentine grounded out (third to first); Trammell
singled to right; Trammell stole second; Kemp walked; Parrish
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kemp out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
lined to shortstop; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss
singled; Hebner lined to right; Brookens singled to shortstop
[Wockenfuss to second]; Papi forced Brookens (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield grounded out (third to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Landreaux grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lentine walked; Trammell lined to third; Kemp
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lentine out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers
0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Adams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Powell singled to pitcher; Wilfong grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish walked; Cowens singled to left [Parrish to
second]; Wockenfuss singled [Parrish scored, Cowens to third];
Hebner reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Wockenfuss to second]; Brookens forced
Hebner (shortstop to second) [Wockenfuss to third]; Papi popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley
doubled to left; Rozema threw a wild pitch [Smalley to third];
Sofield reached on an error by Rozema on a sacrifice bunt
[Smalley scored (RBI), Sofield to first]; Cubbage homered
[Sofield scored (unearned)]; Landreaux doubled to right; Wynegar
singled to left [Landreaux scored]; ROBBINS REPLACED ROZEMA
(PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales singled to left
[Wynegar to second]; Powell grounded out (third to first)
[Wynegar to third, Morales to second]; Wilfong singled to right
[Wynegar scored (unearned), Morales scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher)]; Wilfong stole second; Castino struck out; 6 R
(4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell singled to center;
Kemp grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Tigers
1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Sofield grounded
out (third to first); Cubbage singled to center; Landreaux flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: MACKANIN REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Parrish
homered; Cowens doubled to left; Wockenfuss reached on an error
by Castino [Cowens to third]; Hebner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cowens scored (unearned),
Wockenfuss out at second]; Brookens flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
walked; Powell forced Morales (shortstop to second); Wilfong
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); WHITAKER
BATTED FOR PAPI; Whitaker grounded out (catcher to first);
PETERS BATTED FOR LENTINE; Peters lined to shortstop; Trammell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: PETERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WHITAKER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Castino homered; Mackanin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sofield grounded out (second to first);
Cubbage flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish doubled
to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to
third]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Summers walked; Hebner
singled to right [Parrish scored, Summers to second]; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Corcoran singled to center [Summers to
third, Hebner to second]; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 9, Tigers 4.

TWINS 9TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CORCORAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HEBNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
WEAVER REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Landreaux lined to second;
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); GOODWIN BATTED FOR
MORALES; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Peters singled;
Trammell flied out to center [Peters to second]; Kemp singled to
second [Peters to third]; Parrish singled to center [Peters
scored, Kemp to second]; Cowens forced Parrish (third to second)
[Kemp to third]; KOOSMAN REPLACED CORBETT (PITCHING); Summers
lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Tigers 5.