A suicide squeeze bunt produced the winning run as the Twins edged the Yankees, 5-4. The game was tied, 4-4, when Ron Jackson began the Twins' eighth with a two-bagger and advanced to third on a groundout by Jose Morales.

After Rich Gossage relieved Ron Guidry on the hill for the Yanks, pinch-hitter Mike Cubbage laid down a perfect bunt, enabling Jackson to score. The Yankees' runs came on a three-run homer by Reggie Jackson in the first and solo shot by Willie Randolph in the seventh, which tied the game. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      15, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   5 12  0
Yankees      3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Randolph 2b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .292
  Powell rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Castino 3b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .292      Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .304
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Jackson rf            3   1   1   3     1   1   .295
R. Jackson 1b,lf      4   2   2   0     0   0   .235      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Morales dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .342      Werth dh              4   0   0   0     0   3   .278
Edwards lf            3   0   2   1     0   1   .259      Jones cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
  Cubbage ph,1b       0   0   0   1     0   0   .253      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Mackanin ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Butera c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .256        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Sofield pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .281      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wynegar c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .224        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  12   5     0   8             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 30,747
Left on Base: Twins 5, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Piniella, Jackson
Doubles: Mackanin (12), R. Jackson (11), Watson (12)
Home Runs: Wilfong (5), Jackson (23), Randolph (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (6), Cubbage (4), Cerone (6)
GIDP: Landreaux (8), Butera (4), Werth (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-8)          8     9   4   4   2   6   2  34   4.34
Corbett SV(10)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.04
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   6   2  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(10-5)          7.1  12   5   5   0   7   1  32   3.46
Gossage                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.64
Davis                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.42
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   8   1  37

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Rivera struck out; Castino singled to center;
Landreaux grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Piniella singled to
center [Randolph to third]; Watson struck out; Jackson homered
[Randolph scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles flied out to right;
Werth struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson singled to left [R. Jackson to third
(error by Piniella)]; Morales grounded out (third to first);
Edwards singled to center [R. Jackson scored]; Mackanin flied
out to left; Butera struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerone flied
out to left; Dent made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong homered; Rivera struck out; Castino singled
to center; Landreaux made an out to first; R. Jackson flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 4TH: Morales singled to left; Edwards singled to left
[Morales to second]; Mackanin flied out to right; Butera
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Edwards
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Nettles forced Jackson (shortstop
to second); Werth grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong struck out; Rivera struck out; Castino flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Jones struck out; Cerone lined to left; Dent
singled to center; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Piniella
forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Morales singled to left;
Edwards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Nettles
singled to right [Watson to third]; Werth struck out; Jones
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 7TH: Mackanin doubled to right; Butera singled to right
[Mackanin scored, Butera to second (error by Jackson)]; SOFIELD
RAN FOR BUTERA; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Sofield to third]; Rivera grounded out (third to first);
Castino singled to left [Sofield scored]; Landreaux struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: WYNEGAR REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING C ); Cerone
grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (third to
first); Randolph homered; Piniella grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first) [R. Jackson to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED
GUIDRY (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Cubbage out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [R. Jackson scored];
Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); POWELL
REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING RF); R. JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Watson doubled to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Watson to third]; Nettles made an out to
shortstop; Werth struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Yankees 4.

TWINS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Wynegar lined to
shortstop; Wilfong flied out to left; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Jones singled to center; CORBETT REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Jones to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR DENT; Gamble grounded out
(first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 4.