Tommy John picked up his 14th victory as the Yankees routed the Twins, 10-3. The Yanks got their southpaw all the runs he needed in the second inning when they batted around and scored four times as Bucky Dent and Fred Stanley delivered RBI singles and Lou Piniella hit a two-run single.

Reggie Jackson blasted a homer in the third and Ruppert Jones followed suit in the fourth. The Yankees added four runs in the sixth with Oscar Gamble capping the frame with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  0
Yankees      0  4  1    1  0  4    0  0  x  -  10 13  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Jones cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .221
Castino 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Piniella lf           2   0   1   2     0   0   .259
Mackanin ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .287        Murcer lf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .279
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Watson 1b             4   1   0   0     1   2   .299
Morales dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .339      Jackson rf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .292
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Brown pr,rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Butera c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Soderholm dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Gamble ph,dh        3   0   1   2     0   0   .255
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .242
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cerone c              2   2   2   0     1   0   .275
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   2   2   1     0   0   .268
                                                          Stanley 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .256
                                                          John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   8   2     0   1             Totals               36  10  13  10     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 25,035
Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 7
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Murcer, Dent
Doubles: Edwards (5), Brown (5)
Triples: Castino (5)
Home Runs: Jackson (24), Jones (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(8-11)            4     7   6   6   2   3   2  21   4.15
Bacsik                  4     6   4   4   2   1   0  20   4.15
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   4   2  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(14-3)            9     8   3   2   0   1   0  37   2.83
Totals                  9     8   3   2   0   1   0  37

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


TWINS 1ST: Edwards doubled to right; Castino grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Edwards to third]; Mackanin singled to
left [Edwards scored]; R. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice
[Mackanin to second (error by Dent)]; Morales grounded out
(first unassisted) [Mackanin to third, R. Jackson to second];
Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Jones struck out; Piniella grounded out (first to
pitcher); Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong
grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Soderholm
grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; Cerone walked
[Nettles to second]; Dent singled to right [Nettles scored,
Cerone to third]; Stanley singled to left [Cerone scored, Dent
to second]; Jones singled to right [Dent to third, Stanley to
second]; Piniella singled to left [Dent scored, Stanley scored,
Jones to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 4.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Castino flied
out to center; Mackanin singled to right; R. Jackson singled to
left [Mackanin to second]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson homered; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone
singled to center; Dent flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 4TH: MURCER REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Wynegar
singled to left; Landreaux flied out to left; Wilfong forced
Wynegar (second to shortstop); Powell forced Wilfong (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Jones homered; Murcer
flied out to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

TWINS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: BACSIK REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Jackson lined to
left; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble grounded out (second
to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

TWINS 6TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. Jackson flied
out to center; Morales singled to right; Wynegar flied out to
center; Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Cerone singled to right; Dent singled to right
[Cerone to second]; Stanley singled to right [Cerone to third,
Dent to second]; Jones made an out to shortstop; Murcer hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Cerone scored]; Watson walked [Dent to
third, Stanley to second]; Jackson walked [Dent scored, Stanley
to third, Watson to second]; BROWN RAN FOR JACKSON; Gamble
singled to right [Stanley scored, Watson scored, Brown to
third]; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

TWINS 7TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OATES REPLACED
CERONE (PLAYING C ); Wilfong struck out; Powell grounded out
(third to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Oates singled to right; Dent flied out to left;
Stanley flied out to right; Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

TWINS 8TH: Castino tripled to center; Mackanin grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Castino scored]; R. Jackson lined to
shortstop; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: BUTERA REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Murcer flied
out to left; Watson struck out; Brown doubled to right; Gamble
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 10.

TWINS 9TH: Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
flied out to center; Wilfong singled to center; Powell reached
on an error by Murcer [Wilfong scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Powell to second]; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 10.