Recording the 10th victory in his last 11 decisions, Len Barker pitched the Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. A homer by Ron Hassey following a walk to Toby Harrah gave the Indians a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Joe Charboneau slapped a single in the third to make it 3-0 and Jorge Orta clouted a solo homer in the fifth. Barker struck out 11, raising his league-leading total to 150. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .344      Powell rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Orta rf               5   2   2   1     0   1   .296      Wilfong 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .242
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .295      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Charboneau dh         4   0   1   1     1   0   .290      Adams lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .290
  Alston pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .263      Morales dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .323
Hassey c              4   1   1   2     1   0   .310      Cubbage 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .237
Bannister 2b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .267      Sofield cf            4   0   0   0     0   4   .251
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Castino 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .301
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   7   5     8   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     1  11

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  4,304
Left on Base: Indians 10, Twins 6
DP: Indians 0, Twins 0
Errors: Powell, Williams
Doubles: Wilfong (13)
Home Runs: Hassey (6), Orta (9), Wilfong (6)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (49)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(17-8)          9     7   2   2   1  11   1  35   3.72
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1  11   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(2-2)         8.1   7   5   5   7   4   2  39   4.20
Corbett                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.92
Totals                  9     7   5   5   8   4   2  42

Balks: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta struck
out; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
doubled to left; Smalley struck out; Adams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah walked; Hassey homered [Harrah scored]; Bannister was
called out on strikes; Manning grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
struck out; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dilone
walked; Dilone stole second; Orta made an out to second;
Hargrove walked; Charboneau singled to center [Dilone scored,
Hargrove to second]; Harrah forced Charboneau (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield struck out; Castino was called out on
strikes; Powell walked; Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey flied out to left; Bannister walked; Manning
grounded out (second to first) [Bannister to second]; Veryzer
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley made an out to shortstop; Adams was called
out on strikes; Wynegar singled to left; Morales singled to
right [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Orta
homered; Hargrove singled to right; Charboneau flied out to
right; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to third, Harrah to
second (error by Powell)]; Hassey was walked intentionally;
Bannister forced Hassey (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Sofield was called out on strikes; Castino singled;
Powell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Castino to second];
Wilfong homered [Castino scored]; Smalley flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; Dilone singled to left; Williams balked
[Dilone to second]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied
out to left; Morales lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Charboneau flied out
to center; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Sofield struck out;
Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Bannister
walked; Bannister was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Williams [Bannister to second]; Manning was called out on
strikes; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
flied out to right; Smalley singled to right; Adams struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta
singled to right; Hargrove walked [Orta to second]; CORBETT
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Charboneau walked [Orta to third,
Hargrove to second]; ALSTON RAN FOR CHARBONEAU; Harrah forced
Alston (second to shortstop) [Orta scored, Hargrove to third];
Hassey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar flied out
to left; Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
singled to right; Sofield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Twins 2.