Bob Watson delivered a bases-loaded triple to highlight a seven-run fourth inning that triggered the Yankees to an 11-1 rout of the Twins. After a walk and seven singles, Bobb yMurcer grounded into a forceout at the plate, but Watson then capped the Yankee outburst with his three-bagger. The Yankees added three tallies in the fifth on sacrifice flies by Fred Stanley and Murcer and a run-scoring single by Ruppert Jones. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      16, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Yankees      0  0  0    7  3  0    0  1  x  -  11 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Jones cf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .216
  Powell rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Piniella lf           1   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .288        Murcer ph,lf        1   1   0   1     1   0   .284
  Cubbage 3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Watson 1b             3   0   1   3     0   0   .304
Landreaux cf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .293        Spencer ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Sofield lf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .291
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Brown rf            0   0   0   1     0   0   .259
Morales dh            3   1   1   0     1   1   .342      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .245
Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cerone c              3   2   2   1     0   0   .270
  Butera c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Oates c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Edwards lf,cf         1   0   0   1     1   0   .257      Werth dh              2   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Mackanin ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Gamble ph,dh        1   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Dent ss               3   1   1   2     0   0   .264
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley 2b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .231
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lollar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               32  11  10  11     4   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 28,005
Left on Base: Twins 5, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Rivera, Mackanin
Doubles: Morales (8)
Triples: Watson (1), Cerone (3)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Edwards (1), Stanley (1), Murcer (3), Brown (3)
GIDP: R. Jackson (8)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (2,by Verhoeven), Dent (2,by Verhoeven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(7-5)       3     7   7   7   3   0   0  19   3.68
Verhoeven               2     3   3   3   0   0   0  11   3.95
Kinnunen                3     0   1   0   1   1   0  11   5.68
Totals                  8    10  11  10   4   1   0  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(8-6)        7     3   1   1   1   3   0  23   4.15
Lollar                  2     2   0   0   2   0   0  10   2.77
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Verhoeven 2 (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Rain delay before start of game; Rivera
singled to right; Castino struck out; Landreaux walked [Rivera
to second]; R. Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Landreaux out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Jones flied out to left; Piniella walked; Watson
lined into a double play (right to first) [Piniella out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales flied out to left; Wynegar popped to first in
foul territory; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Cerone reached on an error by Rivera [Nettles to third,
Cerone to second]; Werth grounded out (third to first); Dent
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mackanin flied out to left; Wilfong singled to
center; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Piniella singled to left; Watson
forced Piniella (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Nettles singled to right [Jackson
to third]; Cerone singled to center [Jackson scored, Nettles to
second]; Werth singled to right [Nettles to third, Cerone to
second]; Dent singled to center [Nettles scored, Cerone scored,
Werth to third]; Stanley singled to right [Werth scored, Dent to
second]; Jones singled to center [Dent to third, Stanley to
second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); MURCER BATTED
FOR PINIELLA; Murcer forced Dent (first to catcher) [Stanley to
third, Jones to second]; Watson tripled to right [Stanley
scored, Jones scored, Murcer scored]; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); Nettles flied out to center; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 7.

TWINS 5TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morales doubled
to left; Wynegar flied out to right [Morales to third]; Edwards
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morales scored]; Mackanin flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: SOFIELD REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING LF); EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cerone tripled to left; GAMBLE
BATTED FOR WERTH; Gamble was hit by a pitch; Dent was hit by a
pitch [Gamble to second]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Cerone scored]; Jones singled to right [Gamble scored, Dent to
third]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dent scored];
SPENCER BATTED FOR WATSON; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

TWINS 6TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SPENCER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); OATES REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Rivera flied out to left;
Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 6TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED CASTINO (PLAYING 3B); BUTERA
REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); KINNUNEN REPLACED VERHOEVEN
(PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to
pitcher); Oates made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 10.

TWINS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Sofield struck
out; R. Jackson lined to first; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 7TH: POWELL REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING RF); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Dent flied out to right; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 10.

TWINS 8TH: LOLLAR REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Butera grounded
out (third to first); Edwards walked; Mackanin singled to
pitcher [Edwards to second]; Wilfong flied out to right; Powell
forced Edwards (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Jones reached on an error by Mackanin [Jones to
first]; Murcer walked [Jones to second]; Spencer forced Murcer
(first to shortstop) [Jones to third]; Brown hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Jones scored (unearned)]; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 11.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage singled to left; Sofield grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Cubbage to second]; R. Jackson grounded out (second
to first); Morales walked; Butera flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 11.