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.

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