A sacrifice fly by Bump Wills scored Mickey Rivers in the 12th inning and gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  0
Twins        1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   1   1   0     0   1   .306      Powell rf             6   1   2   0     0   1   .244
Wills 2b              4   1   0   1     1   1   .250      Sofield lf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Oliver lf             6   0   2   1     0   0   .302        R. Jackson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Bell 3b               5   2   2   2     1   0   .338        Edwards lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Zisk rf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Putnam ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Landreaux cf          4   0   2   1     1   1   .300
  Norris rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Ellis dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Adams dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Grubb ph,dh         3   0   1   0     0   2   .290        Morales ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   1   .344
Staub 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .336        Mackanin pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Roberts pr,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Cubbage 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Wilfong 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Harrelson ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Castino 3b            4   1   1   2     1   0   .289
  Sample ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203      D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frias ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .281        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   4  11   4     6   8             Totals               42   3   8   3     2   8

Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 32,948
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Verhoeven
Doubles: Oliver 2 (20), Landreaux (15)
Triples: Sofield (3)
Home Runs: Bell 2 (11), Castino (6)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sofield (8), Cubbage (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (6)
GIDP: Sundberg (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  6.2   7   3   3   1   1   1  28   4.09
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Darwin W(5-1)           4.1   1   0   0   0   7   0  14   1.71
Totals                 12     8   3   3   2   8   1  46

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson              7     5   3   3   4   4   2  30   3.11
Corbett                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.15
Verhoeven L(0-2)        3.2   6   1   1   0   2   0  15   3.67
Kinnunen                0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   7.45
Totals                 12    11   4   4   6   8   2  51

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Mark Johnson


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
popped to first in foul territory; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to shortstop; Sofield out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Powell to second]; Smalley
grounded out (third to first); Landreaux doubled to right
[Powell scored]; Wynegar made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Zisk struck
out; Ellis singled to center; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to right; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Adams to second]; Wilfong made an out to
shortstop; Castino homered [Adams scored]; Powell made an out to
third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg lined to center; Harrelson struck out;
Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield flied out to center; Smalley made an out to
second; Landreaux singled to center; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied
out to center; Bell homered; Zisk flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Staub walked;
Sundberg walked [Staub to second]; SAMPLE BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
Sample flied out to center [Staub to third, Sundberg to second];
Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: FRIAS REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); Castino popped to
first in foul territory; Powell grounded out (second to first);
Sofield tripled to center; Smalley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell homered; Zisk walked;
Ellis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux lined to center; Wynegar lined to right;
Adams lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
flied out to right; Frias singled to left; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wilfong flied
out to center; Castino walked; Powell singled to center [Castino
to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); R. JACKSON
BATTED FOR SOFIELD; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

RANGERS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING LF); Wills
walked; Oliver doubled to right [Wills scored]; CORBETT REPLACED
D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third to first);
PUTNAM BATTED FOR ZISK; Putnam grounded out (second to first);
GRUBB BATTED FOR ELLIS; Grubb struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORRIS REPLACED
PUTNAM (PLAYING RF); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Landreaux walked; Wynegar flied out to center; DARWIN REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

RANGERS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VERHOEVEN
REPLACED CORBETT (PITCHING); Staub singled to center; ROBERTS
RAN FOR STAUB; Sundberg grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; Frias singled to
left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage struck
out; Wilfong struck out; Castino grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

RANGERS 10TH: Wills struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Twins 3.

TWINS 10TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards was
called out on strikes; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Twins 3.

RANGERS 11TH: Norris flied out to center; Grubb singled to
right; Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second to
first); Roberts singled to left; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 11TH: Landreaux struck out; Wynegar grounded out (second
to first); Morales singled to shortstop; MACKANIN RAN FOR
MORALES; Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

RANGERS 12TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Frias lined
to right; Rivers singled to left; Rivers was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Verhoeven [Rivers to third]; Wills
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored]; Oliver doubled to
left; KINNUNEN REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Bell was walked
intentionally; Norris walked [Oliver to third, Bell to second];
Grubb struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 12TH: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Castino
lined to center; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 3.