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.