Alan Bannister sparked the Indians to a 4-1 victory over the Twins. Bannister singled home Mike Hargrove in the first inning, walked and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dave Rosello in the third and doubled home the Indians' final run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    27, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  0
Indians      1  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .265      Dilone lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Castino 3b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .297      Orta rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Smalley ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .268      Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .300
Adams lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Charboneau dh         3   0   2   0     1   0   .288
Cubbage 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .243        Hassey pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .314
Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   3   .205      Bannister 2b          3   1   2   2     1   1   .263
  Wynegar ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Diaz c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Sofield cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Rosello 3b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .186
Butera c              3   0   3   0     0   0   .333        Harrah ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .321        Dybzinski 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  10   1     2  11             Totals               33   4  11   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,572
Left on Base: Twins 10, Indians 9
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Orta (16), Diaz (7), Bannister (14)
Stolen Bases: Smalley (3)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (2), Rosello (3)
GIDP: Orta (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-11)        6.1  11   4   4   3   4   0  32   4.49
Verhoeven               1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.17
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   4   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(16-8)          7     9   1   1   2   8   0  31   3.80
Cruz SV(10)             2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.34
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2  11   0  38

Wild Pitches: Barker (7)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dallas Parks


TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Castino grounded out (third
to first); Smalley singled to right; Smalley stole second; Adams
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first); Hargrove walked; Charboneau singled to center
[Hargrove to second]; Bannister singled to right [Hargrove
scored, Charboneau to second]; Diaz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage lined to second; Goodwin struck out; Sofield
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning struck out; Rosello singled to center;
Veryzer singled [Rosello to second]; Dilone flied out to right;
Orta doubled to left [Rosello scored, Veryzer to third];
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong singled; Butera singled to center [Wilfong to
second]; Wilfong was picked off and caught stealing third
(catcher to shortstop to third) [Butera to second]; Powell
struck out; Castino struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Charboneau singled to right; Bannister walked
[Charboneau to second]; Diaz forced Charboneau (catcher to
third) [Bannister to second]; Manning singled to center
[Bannister to third, Diaz to second]; Rosello hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Bannister scored]; Veryzer grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to right; Adams flied out to center;
Cubbage flied out to left; Barker threw a wild pitch [Smalley to
second]; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Dilone singled to left; Orta grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Dilone out at second];
Hargrove singled to center; Charboneau flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 5TH: Sofield flied out to center; Wilfong grounded out
(first to pitcher); Butera singled to right; Powell singled to
center [Butera to second]; Castino struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bannister was called out on strikes; Diaz doubled
to right; Manning flied out to center; Rosello flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; Adams grounded out (second
to first); Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to center; Dilone flied out to
center; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
3.

TWINS 7TH: Goodwin struck out; Sofield singled to right; Wilfong
made an out to shortstop; Butera singled [Sofield to second];
Powell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove made an out to second; Charboneau walked;
HASSEY RAN FOR CHARBONEAU; Bannister doubled to left [Hassey
scored]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Diaz flied out
to center [Bannister to third]; Manning flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 4.

TWINS 8TH: HASSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Castino walked;
Smalley singled to left [Castino to second]; Adams walked
[Castino to third, Smalley to second]; CRUZ REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Cubbage hit a sacrifice fly to left [Castino
scored]; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Wynegar was called out on
strikes; Sofield struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HARRAH BATTED
FOR ROSELLO; Harrah flied out to left; Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); Wilfong
singled to right; MORALES BATTED FOR BUTERA; Morales forced
Wilfong (shortstop to second); Powell struck out; Castino
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 4.