A two-run double by Rick Sofield in the sixth inning was the decisive blow as the Twins posted a 5-3 decision over the Indians. Mike Cubbage and John Castino stroked back-to-back singles before Sofield cracked his two-bagger to snap a 3-3 tie. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Tuesday, September 2, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Twins 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .345 Powell rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Orta rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Wilfong 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .240 Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Smalley ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .267 Charboneau dh 3 1 1 0 1 2 .291 Morales dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .321 Harrah 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .265 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Bannister 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .264 Adams lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Diaz c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .241 Edwards cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Hassey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Cubbage 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .246 Alston pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Castino 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .301 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 Sofield cf,lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .251 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .285 D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 7 Totals 34 5 10 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 2,934 Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 8 DP: Indians 0, Twins 0 Errors: Bannister Doubles: Harrah (15), Dilone (25), Smalley (20), Sofield (18) Stolen Bases: Hargrove (3), Bannister (13), Powell (10), Adams (2) Sacrifice Hits: Castino (17) Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (5), Diaz (2) Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (3,by Corbett) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(6-7) 7.1 10 5 4 2 3 0 35 4.35 Owchinko 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.12 Totals 8 10 5 4 2 3 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Jackson W(8-8) 7.2 6 3 3 1 6 0 30 4.05 Corbett SV(15) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.90 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 7 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Corbett (1) Wild Pitches: Garland (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau singled to left; Harrah doubled to left [Charboneau to third]; Bannister hit a sacrifice fly to center [Charboneau scored, Harrah to third]; Diaz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored]; Manning grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales reached on an error by Bannister; Garland threw a wild pitch [Morales to second]; Wynegar walked; Adams flied out to right [Morales to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Morales scored (unearned), Wynegar to third]; Castino was called out on strikes; Sofield lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 1. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to right; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell singled; Powell stole second; Wilfong struck out; Smalley struck out; Morales singled to center [Powell scored]; Wynegar forced Morales (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove flied to right in foul territory; Charboneau walked; Harrah forced Charboneau (third to second); Bannister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to center; Adams stole second; Cubbage made an out to third; Castino flied out to right; Sofield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. INDIANS 5TH: Diaz struck out; Manning struck out; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong walked; Smalley doubled to right [Wilfong scored]; Morales flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3. INDIANS 6TH: Dilone doubled to left; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Dilone to third]; Hargrove singled to center [Dilone scored]; Charboneau was called out on strikes; Hargrove stole second; Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to left; Castino singled to center [Cubbage to second]; Sofield doubled to right [Cubbage scored, Castino scored]; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sofield to third]; Wilfong made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. INDIANS 7TH: Bannister flied out to right; Diaz grounded out (second to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Smalley singled to center; Morales forced Smalley (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar made an out to second; Adams made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. INDIANS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING CF); SOFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Veryzer singled to center; Dilone singled to center [Veryzer to second]; Orta forced Veryzer (pitcher to third) [Dilone to second]; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted) [Dilone to third, Orta to second]; CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Charboneau struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Cubbage singled; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cubbage to third]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. INDIANS 9TH: Harrah singled; Bannister forced Harrah (second to shortstop); HASSEY BATTED FOR DIAZ; Bannister stole second; Hassey walked; ALSTON RAN FOR HASSEY; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bannister to third, Alston to second]; Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5.

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