Two homers by Rick Cerone, including the winning blow in the 10th inning, lifted the Yankees to a 7-6 decision over the Twins. Cerone's three-run blast capped a four-run eighth inning and gave the Yanks a 6-5 lead. The Twins tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Rob Wilfong, but Cerone then led off the New York 10th with another circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  4  0    1  -   7 13  3
Twins        0  0  2    0  2  0    1  0  1    0  -   6 15  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           6   0   2   1     0   0   .291      Smalley ss            6   2   3   0     0   0   .258
Jones cf              5   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Landreaux cf          6   1   3   3     0   0   .289
Watson 1b             6   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Castino 3b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .292
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     2   2   .301      Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Stanley 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Wynegar c             4   0   2   1     1   1   .252
Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Mackanin 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  Gamble ph,dh        2   1   1   1     0   0   .222        Wilfong ph,2b       1   0   1   1     1   0   .238
Cerone c              5   2   3   4     0   0   .273      Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     2   0   .264        Powell ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Brown lf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .269      Edwards lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .263
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sofield ph,lf       2   0   2   0     0   0   .272
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lollar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   7  13   7     5   3             Totals               41   6  15   5     3   5

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 23,182
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Twins 11
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 0
Errors: Randolph, Jones, Soderholm, Mackanin
Doubles: Cerone (20), Smalley 2 (14)
Triples: Landreaux (7)
Home Runs: Cerone 2 (10), Landreaux (6)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (21), Brown 3 (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (1), R. Jackson (4)
GIDP: Landreaux (10)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Davis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     6     9   4   2   1   4   1  29   2.72
Davis                   2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.47
Lollar                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.18
Bird W(2-0)             1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.81
Totals                 10    15   6   4   3   5   1  47

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson              7.1   8   4   3   2   3   0  32   3.98
Corbett                 1.1   3   2   2   2   0   1   9   2.07
Kinnunen                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.27
Verhoeven L(1-3)        1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6   3.89
Totals                 10    13   7   6   5   3   2  48

Hit by Pitch: Davis (5)
Wild Pitches: Davis (4)

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to left; Jones popped to third;
Randolph stole second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux
tripled to right; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Soderholm lined to center; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Cerone doubled to right; Dent flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson lined to center; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown singled to shortstop; Brown stole second;
Randolph grounded out (second to first) [Brown to third]; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brown scored]; Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera reached on an error by Soderholm [Rivera to
first]; Edwards forced Rivera (pitcher to shortstop); Smalley
doubled to left [Edwards to third]; Landreaux singled to
shortstop [Edwards scored (unearned), Smalley stayed at second];
Castino forced Landreaux (shortstop to second) [Smalley scored
(error by Randolph) (unearned) (no RBI), Castino to second];
Morales struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson flied out to center; Wynegar singled to
left; Mackanin walked [Wynegar to second]; Rivera flied out to
left; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Cerone popped to first in foul territory; Dent
walked; Brown singled to second [Dent to third (error by
Mackanin)]; Brown stole second; Randolph reached on a fielder's
choice [Dent scored (unearned), Brown out at third (shortstop to
third to second)]; Jones popped to third in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley doubled to right; Landreaux homered [Smalley
scored]; Castino was called out on strikes; Morales flied out to
right; R. Jackson singled to center [R. Jackson to second (error
by Jones)]; Wynegar struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Soderholm flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Mackanin flied out to left; Rivera flied out to
center; Edwards singled to third; Smalley singled to shortstop
[Edwards to second]; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Dent singled
to right; Brown struck out; Randolph singled to second [Dent to
second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Castino singled to
right; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Castino to second]; R. Jackson struck out; Wynegar singled to
right [Castino scored]; WILFONG BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Davis threw
a wild pitch [Wynegar to second]; Wilfong walked; POWELL BATTED
FOR RIVERA; Powell forced Wilfong (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 5.

YANKEES 8TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Watson singled to right; Jackson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Watson to second]; Soderholm singled to
right [Watson to third]; CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING);
GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble singled to right [Watson
scored, Soderholm to second]; Cerone homered [Soderholm scored,
Gamble scored]; Dent walked; Brown flied out to left; Randolph
flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANLEY REPLACED
SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); SOFIELD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Sofield
singled to center; Smalley lined into a double play (second to
first) [Sofield out at first]; Landreaux flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 5.

YANKEES 9TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jones singled
to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jones to
third]; Jackson was walked intentionally; Stanley reached on a
fielder's choice [Jones out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop), Jackson to second]; KINNUNEN REPLACED CORBETT
(PITCHING); Gamble popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Castino singled to first; Morales was hit by a pitch
[Castino to second]; LOLLAR REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); R.
Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Castino to
third, Morales to second]; Wynegar was walked intentionally;
BIRD REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Wilfong singled to right
[Castino scored, Morales out at home (right to catcher), Wynegar
to third, Wilfong to second (on throw)]; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 6.

YANKEES 10TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED KINNUNEN (PITCHING); Cerone
homered; Dent flied out to center; Brown singled to left; Brown
stole second; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
walked; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 10TH: Sofield singled to right; Smalley lined to third;
Landreaux grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Sofield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins
6.