Pounding out 15 hits, the Twins rolled to an 8-3 victory over the Angels. Minnesota took a 2-0 lead in their first turn at bat on back-to-back triples by John Castino and Jose Morales and an infield out by Pete Mackanin. They upped the margin to 5-0 in the fourth on RBI hits by Bombo Rivera, Dave Edwards and Mike Cubbage. John Castino belted a two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, August    18, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  8  0
Twins        2  0  0    3  0  0    2  1  x  -   8 15  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .335      R. Jackson 1b         5   1   3   0     0   1   .262
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Castino ss            4   2   2   2     0   0   .293
Ford rf               3   1   2   2     1   0   .257      Morales dh            3   2   3   1     1   0   .331
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .278
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Rivera rf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .255
Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Butera c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Edwards cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .245
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .255
Whitmer c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Sofield lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
  Miller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cliburn c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .182        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LaRoche p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   2             Totals               36   8  15   8     1   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  2,508
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 5
DP: Angels 3, Twins 0
Doubles: Miller (8), Grich (17), Morales (15), Cubbage (8), R. Jackson (22)
Triples: Castino (6), Morales (1)
Home Runs: Ford (4), Castino (10), Rivera (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew (8)
GIDP: Castino 2 (11)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaRoche L(2-3)          4     8   5   5   0   2   0  18   4.01
Aase                    3     4   2   2   1   1   1  13   4.55
Lemanczyk               1     3   1   1   0   2   1   6   5.40
Totals                  8    15   8   8   1   5   2  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo W(3-5)           8.2   8   3   3   2   2   1  35   4.92
Corbett                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.90
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   1  37

Passed Balls: Whitmer (6)
Balks: Arroyo (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to right; Carew was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Lansford lined to center; Ford
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: R. Jackson flied out to center; Castino tripled to
right; Morales tripled to right [Castino scored]; Mackanin
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morales scored]; Rivera was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied to left in foul territory; Thompson
lined to third; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Butera singled to center; Edwards lined into a double
play (center to first) [Butera out at first]; Cubbage flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
lined to pitcher; Whitmer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield struck out; R. Jackson singled to center;
Castino grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew flied out to right; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford walked; Baylor popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Morales doubled to center; Mackanin popped to second;
Rivera singled to center [Morales scored]; Whitmer allowed a
passed ball [Rivera to second]; Butera popped to catcher in foul
territory; Edwards singled to center [Rivera scored]; Cubbage
doubled to left [Edwards scored]; Sofield flied out to left; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Grich
flied out to right; Harlow singled to left; Campaneris grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: AASE REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); R. Jackson singled
to center; Castino grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [R. Jackson out at second]; Morales singled
to center; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Whitmer grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
singled to center; Arroyo balked [Carew to second]; Lansford
flied out to center; Ford singled to center [Carew scored];
Baylor popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to left; Butera popped to first;
Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Thompson struck out; Grich popped to first in foul
territory; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Sofield
flied out to center; R. Jackson doubled to center; Castino
homered [R. Jackson scored]; Morales walked; Mackanin popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 7.

ANGELS 8TH: On a bunt Campaneris struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR
WHITMER; Miller doubled to center; Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Miller to third]; Lansford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: CLIBURN REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); LEMANCZYK
REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Rivera homered; Butera grounded out
(third to first); Edwards singled to right; Cubbage singled to
left [Edwards to second]; Sofield was called out on strikes; R.
Jackson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 8.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford homered; Baylor lined to left; Thompson singled
to center; Grich doubled to center [Thompson scored]; Harlow
flied out to left; Campaneris walked; CORBETT REPLACED ARROYO
(PITCHING); Cliburn walked [Grich to third, Campaneris to
second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 8.