Pounding out 15 hits, the Twins routed the Royals, 12-3. Minnesota picked up four runs in the first inning on four singles, a walk and three K.C. errors. John Castino, who drove in five runs and collected four hits, hit a solo homer in the fourth. Mike Cubbage blasted a bases-empty round-tripper in the fifth and Dave Edwards drilled a two-run shot in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 12, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Monday, June 30, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 - 12 15 0 Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 4 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 2 0 .251 Wilson lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .307 Wilfong 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Washington ss 2 0 1 1 2 0 .256 Smalley ss 5 2 1 0 0 1 .262 Wathan rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .321 Landreaux cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .292 Otis cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Edwards ph,cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .220 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Cubbage 1b 5 2 1 1 0 0 .281 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 Wynegar c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .263 Adams dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 .300 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Morales ph,dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 .349 Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Sofield lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .256 Chalk 3b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .250 R. Jackson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Castino 3b 5 1 4 5 0 0 .290 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 12 15 10 4 2 Totals 30 3 4 3 6 7 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 33,540 Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 6 DP: Twins 1, Royals 0 Errors: Washington 2, Martin Doubles: Sofield (10), Morales (6), Wilson (16) Triples: Washington (6) Home Runs: Castino (5), Cubbage (3), Edwards (1), Otis (6) Stolen Bases: Wilson (33) GIDP: White (7) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Jackson W(6-4) 7 4 3 3 6 7 1 30 3.05 Bacsik 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 4 3 3 6 7 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martin L(8-5) 4.2 9 8 4 4 1 2 28 4.24 Christenson 3.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 13 5.10 Eastwick 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 2.25 Totals 9 15 12 8 4 2 3 47 Wild Pitches: Eastwick (1) Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Al Clark TWINS 1ST: Powell flied to left in foul territory; Wilfong singled to right; Wilfong was picked off first but was safe on an error by Martin [Wilfong to second]; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Wilfong scored (error by Washington) (unearned), Smalley to second]; Landreaux walked; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Smalley to third, Landreaux to second (error by Washington)]; Wynegar popped to second; Adams singled to center [Smalley scored (unearned), Landreaux scored (unearned), Cubbage to second]; Sofield singled to left [Cubbage to third, Adams to second]; Castino singled to center [Cubbage scored (unearned), Adams to third, Sofield to second]; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Washington walked [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third; Wathan forced Washington (shortstop to second) [Wilson scored]; Otis flied out to right; McRae struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. TWINS 2ND: Wilfong lined to center; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Aikens struck out; White struck out; Chalk forced Porter (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to right; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Washington grounded out (third to first); Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. TWINS 4TH: Sofield flied out to left; Castino homered; Powell walked; Wilfong forced Powell (second unassisted); Smalley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis homered; McRae flied out to right; Porter walked; Aikens walked [Porter to second]; White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. TWINS 5TH: Landreaux lined to second; Cubbage homered; Wynegar singled to left; Adams walked [Wynegar to second]; Sofield singled to left [Wynegar out at home (left to catcher to second to pitcher), Adams to third (on throw to home), Sofield to second (on throw to home)]; Castino singled to center [Adams scored, Sofield scored]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Powell walked (walk was charged to Martin) [Castino to second]; Wilfong struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Wilson doubled to right; Washington walked; Wathan forced Washington (second to shortstop) [Wilson to third]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to center; EDWARDS BATTED FOR LANDREAUX; Edwards homered [Smalley scored]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wynegar popped to second; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); McRae flied out to left; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Royals Manager Jim Frey ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 2. TWINS 7TH: Sofield doubled to right; Castino reached on a fielder's choice [Sofield out at third (third unassisted)]; Rick Sofield ejected by 3B umpire Al Clark; Powell lined to third; Wilfong popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: R. JACKSON REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING LF); White grounded out (second to first); Chalk walked; Wilson flied out to right; Washington tripled to right [Chalk scored]; Wathan popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 3. TWINS 8TH: Smalley lined to center; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: BACSIK REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Otis grounded out (second to first); McRae lined to center; Porter popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 3. TWINS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Morales doubled to right; R. Jackson singled to right [Morales to third]; Castino singled to center [Morales scored, R. Jackson to third]; Eastwick threw a wild pitch [R. Jackson scored, Castino to second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 12, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: Aikens grounded out (third to first); HURDLE BATTED FOR WHITE; Hurdle popped to second; QUIRK BATTED FOR CHALK; Quirk grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 12, Royals 3.

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