Alan Trammell tripled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and scored when third baseman John Castino threw wildly on an infield hit by Tom Brookens to bring the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Jim Lentine, Lou Whitaker and Ricky Peters each singled to fill the sacks and set the stage for Trammell. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4 11  3
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Wynegar c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .253
Trammell ss           5   1   1   3     0   0   .306      Sofield lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Brookens 3b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .281      Smalley ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .263
Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Cubbage 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cowens rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Powell rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Dyer dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .173      Wilfong cf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Summers ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Lentine lf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .254        Edwards cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .234        Rivera ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .297
  Robbins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mackanin 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .271
  Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   3     3   1             Totals               32   3   5   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,062
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Twins 4
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 4
Errors: Whitaker, Petry 2, Castino
Doubles: Brookens (19), Smalley (18)
Triples: Trammell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (6)
GIDP: Trammell (8), Peters (10), Wockenfuss (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (2,by D. Jackson)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry                   6.1   3   3   2   1   3   0  24   3.66
Robbins W(3-2)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.83
Rozema SV(3)            2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.32
Totals                  9     5   3   2   1   5   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(7-8)       7     8   4   4   2   1   0  29   4.03
Williams                1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.45
Verhoeven               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.26
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   1   0  38

Hit by Pitch: D. Jackson (2)
Wild Pitches: Williams (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford


TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to center; On a bunt Trammell
grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second)
[Peters out at second]; Brookens flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Sofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish grounded out (third
to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams reached on an error by Whitaker; Cubbage out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Adams to second]; Powell made
an out to shortstop; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Dyer walked; Lentine walked [Dyer to second];
Whitaker made an out to pitcher; On a bunt Peters forced Dyer
(pitcher to third) [Lentine to second]; Trammell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino flied out to left; Mackanin singled; Mackanin
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Petry [Mackanin
to second]; Wynegar walked; Sofield flied out to right [Mackanin
to third]; Smalley doubled to center [Mackanin scored, Wynegar
scored]; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens doubled to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parrish grounded out (second to first)
[Brookens to third]; Cowens was hit by a pitch; Dyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage lined to center; Powell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Lentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Peters grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Castino struck out; Mackanin grounded out (third to
first); Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell lined to third; Brookens singled to center;
Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brookens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens flied
out to right; Dyer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Powell
singled; Powell was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Petry [Powell to second]; ROBBINS REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales made an out to third;
Castino singled to right [Powell scored (unearned)]; Mackanin
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING CF); Lentine
singled to right; Whitaker singled to left [Lentine to second];
Peters singled to center [Lentine to third, Whitaker to second];
Trammell tripled [Lentine scored, Whitaker scored, Peters
scored, Trammell scored (error by Castino)]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Brookens singled; Wockenfuss singled to
right [Brookens to third]; Parrish hit into a double play (right
to catcher) [Brookens out at home]; Williams threw a wild pitch
[Wockenfuss to second]; Cowens walked; SUMMERS BATTED FOR DYER;
Summers grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROZEMA REPLACED
ROBBINS (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (third to first);
Sofield flied out to right; Smalley singled to center; Adams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); On a bunt
Lentine singled to third; On a bunt Whitaker forced Lentine
(third to shortstop) [Whitaker to first]; Peters flied out to
center; Trammell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage lined to second; Powell grounded out (second
to first); RIVERA BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Rivera was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.