Dividing a doubleheader, the Twins won the first game, 2-1, and the Royals took the second contest, 4-2. In the opener, the Twins put over the winning run in the ninth inning when Hosken Powell stroked a leadoff single, reached second on a sacrifice by John Castino and, one out later, scored on a single by Roy Smalley. Amos Otis led the Royals' attack in the nightcap with a double, two singles and two runs batted in. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, June 24, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 8 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .290 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Smalley ss 3 0 3 1 2 0 .256 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Landreaux cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .315 Otis cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .240 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .214 Wathan c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .319 Cubbage 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .340 Sofield lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Chalk 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Edwards lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Barranca pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Quirk 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 7 Totals 31 2 8 2 5 1 Time of Game: 2:31 Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 10 DP: Royals 1, Twins 1 Doubles: Wynegar (14) Stolen Bases: Otis (4) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2), Adams (3), Castino (9) GIDP: Aikens (11) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 7.1 6 1 1 4 1 0 31 4.40 Quisenberry L(4-4) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.53 Totals 8.2 8 2 2 5 1 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Jackson W(5-4) 9 5 1 1 2 7 0 33 2.97 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 7 0 33 Wild Pitches: D. Jackson (3) Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mike Reilly ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Wynegar popped to shortstop; Smalley singled to right; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; D. Jackson threw a wild pitch [Otis to second]; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Wathan singled to left [Otis scored]; Hurdle struck out; White flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Cubbage walked; Sofield flied out to left; Powell forced Cubbage (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino flied out to left; Wynegar walked; Smalley singled to center [Wynegar to second]; Landreaux popped to shortstop; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae struck out; Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Aikens was called out on strikes; Wathan was walked intentionally; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Wilfong singled to right; Cubbage forced Wilfong (first to shortstop); Sofield struck out; Powell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to left; Chalk struck out; Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley walked; Landreaux lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Washington grounded out (third to first); McRae walked; Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Aikens grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Adams singled to center; Wilfong forced Adams (first to shortstop); Cubbage lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wilfong out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle flied out to right; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Powell flied out to center; Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. ROYALS 8TH: Chalk singled to left; BARRANCA RAN FOR CHALK; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Barranca to second]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first) [Barranca to third]; McRae lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED BARRANCA (PLAYING 3B); Wynegar doubled to right; Smalley walked; Landreaux singled to right [Wynegar scored, Smalley to second]; Adams out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smalley to third, Landreaux to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Wilfong was walked intentionally; Cubbage forced Smalley (shortstop to catcher) [Landreaux to third, Wilfong to second]; GOODWIN BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1. ROYALS 9TH: EDWARDS REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING LF); Otis flied out to center; Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Powell singled to left; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Powell to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Powell to third]; Smalley singled to left [Powell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

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