Striking out 15, Jerry Koosman pitched the Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The Twins scored three times in the third inning on an RBI single by Butch Wynegar and two-run homer by Roy Smalley. The final Twins tally came in the eighth on a run-scoring single by John Castino. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, June      23, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  3
Twins        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .313      Wynegar c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   4   .251      Smalley ss            3   2   1   2     1   0   .245
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   4   .270      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .220      Morales dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Castino 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
  Torres pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Edwards cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Powell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wathan c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Hurdle rf             4   0   3   0     0   1   .346      Sofield lf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .241      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  10   0     2  15             Totals               32   4   6   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  7,525
Left on Base: Royals 10, Twins 5
DP: Royals 0, Twins 0
Errors: Hurdle, Chalk, White, Sofield
Doubles: Aikens 2 (17), Hurdle (16), Sofield (9), Morales (4)
Triples: Wilson (5)
Home Runs: Smalley (8)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (31)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(9-3)             8     6   4   3   1   3   1  33   2.23
Totals                  8     6   4   3   1   3   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(6-6)          9    10   1   1   2  15   0  38   4.11
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2  15   0  38

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Washington struck out; McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley popped to third;
R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis was called out on strikes; Aikens lined to
pitcher; Wathan singled to right; Hurdle singled to left [Wathan
to second]; Chalk walked [Wathan to third, Hurdle to second];
White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Castino
reached on an error by Hurdle [Castino to second]; Edwards
struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third; McRae
struck out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to center; Sofield doubled to
right; Wynegar singled to left [Sofield scored, Wynegar to
second (on throw to home)]; Smalley homered [Wynegar scored]; R.
Jackson lined to center; Morales doubled to right; Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens struck out; Wathan grounded out (second to
first); Hurdle singled to right; Chalk walked [Hurdle to
second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
struck out; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar
flied out to left; Smalley popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Aikens doubled to left; Wathan
singled to left [Aikens scored (error by Sofield) (no RBI)];
Hurdle doubled to right [Wathan to third]; Chalk struck out;
White flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Morales singled
to center; Castino was called out on strikes; Edwards flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson flied out to center; Washington struck out;
McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sofield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to right; Aikens doubled to center;
TORRES RAN FOR AIKENS; Wathan flied out to left; Hurdle was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 1B); Wynegar grounded
out (second to first); Smalley walked; R. Jackson reached on an
error by Chalk [Smalley to second]; Morales flied out to left;
Castino singled to left [Smalley scored (unearned), R. Jackson
to second]; Edwards reached on an error by White [R. Jackson out
at home (second to first to catcher), Castino to second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson tripled to left;
Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 4.