With gametime temperature standing at 109 degrees in a Texas heat wave, Gaylord Perry turned in a cool performance, allowing only four hits while pitching the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Twins. The veteran righthander ended a personal five-game losing streak with his first win since May 14.

The Rangers started Perry on the road to victory with four runs in the first inning, two scoring on a homer by Pat Putnam. Al Oliver drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and then accounted for the last tally of the game with a circuit clout in the third. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, June      27, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Rangers      4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Smalley ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .265      Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Oliver lf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .309
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .328
Powell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .354
Cubbage 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .257
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Grubb rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Sofield lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   2             Totals               32   5   9   5     0   2

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 10,818
Left on Base: Twins 3, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Castino 2
Doubles: Smalley (10)
Home Runs: Putnam (5), Oliver (8)
Stolen Bases: Wills (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (5)
GIDP: Landreaux (7), Staub 2 (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(6-6)          1     5   4   4   0   1   1   8   4.91
Arroyo                  3     3   1   1   0   0   1  12   6.08
Kinnunen                3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   7.71
Bacsik                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   0   2   2  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(4-6)            9     4   0   0   0   2   0  30   3.28
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   2   0  30

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Greg Kosc


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley flied out to
center; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Wills singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Wills stole second; Oliver hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rivers scored]; Bell struck out; Staub singled to
left [Wills scored]; Putnam homered [Staub scored]; Grubb
singled to center; Sundberg flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 4.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin struck out; Powell made an out to shortstop;
Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: ARROYO REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Rivers grounded out (third to
first); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 4.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Sofield
flied out to left; Castino singled to center; Wynegar flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver homered; Bell reached on an error by
Castino; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Bell out at second]; Putnam grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley doubled to right; Landreaux flied out to
center [Smalley to third]; Goodwin grounded out (catcher to
first); Powell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Harrelson singled to shortstop;
Rivers singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Wilfong made an out to catcher; Sofield grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: KINNUNEN REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Oliver flied
out to left; Bell singled to center; Staub lined to left; Putnam
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 6TH: Castino was called out on strikes; Wynegar flied out
to left; Smalley singled to right; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
lined to center; Harrelson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 7TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong made an out to second; Sofield grounded out
(first unassisted); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: BACSIK REPLACED KINNUNEN (PITCHING); Bell reached
on an error by Castino; Staub grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Bell out at second]; Putnam struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
singled to second; Landreaux grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.