In a game called in the bottom of the seventh inning because of rain, the Indians downed the Twins, 7-1. The Tribe jumped off to a 5-0 lead in their first turn at bat with a two-run single by Dave Rosello capping the outburst. Mike Hargrove singled home tallies in the second and fourth innings. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      5  1  0    1  0  0    0  -   7 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   3   3   0     0   0   .349      Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Orta rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .296      Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Hargrove 1b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .298      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Charboneau dh         3   0   0   1     0   0   .288      Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Wynegar c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .249
Bannister cf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .271      Adams lf              3   0   2   0     0   1   .295
Diaz c                4   0   0   1     0   0   .236      Cubbage 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Rosello 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .189      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Sofield cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kinnunen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   7  12   7     2   0             Totals               28   1   9   1     1   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  2,877
Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 8
DP: Indians 1, Twins 2
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Rosello (2), Bannister (16)
Triples: Powell (5)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (50)
Sacrifice Flies: Charboneau (5)
GIDP: Charboneau (20), Diaz (12), Cubbage (4)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (4,by Verhoeven)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner W(14-9)        6.2   9   1   1   1   3   0  29   4.86
Totals                  6.2   9   1   1   1   3   0  29

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(11-18)           0.2   4   5   2   1   0   0   8   4.60
Verhoeven               4.2   7   2   2   0   0   0  20   4.10
Kinnunen                1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.58
Totals                  7    12   7   4   2   0   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Verhoeven (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to center; Orta singled to left
[Dilone to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Dilone to third,
Orta to second]; Charboneau hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dilone scored]; Harrah walked [Orta to third, Hargrove to
second]; Bannister reached on an error by Cubbage [Orta scored
(RBI), Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; Diaz grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hargrove scored (unearned), Harrah to third,
Bannister to second]; Rosello doubled to right [Harrah scored
(unearned), Bannister scored (unearned)]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED
ZAHN (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 5 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell flied to left in foul territory; Wilfong lined
to center; Smalley singled to left; Morales forced Smalley
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins
0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to left; Adams was called out on
strikes; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Harrah flied out to right; Bannister singled to
right; Diaz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino struck out; Sofield singled to left; Powell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilfong singled to left
[Sofield to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Rosello flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dilone singled to center; Orta singled to
right [Dilone to second]; Hargrove singled to right [Dilone
scored, Orta to second]; Charboneau flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
walked; Adams singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Cubbage
singled to right [Wynegar scored, Adams to second]; Castino
forced Cubbage (second to shortstop) [Adams to third]; Sofield
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister
singled; Diaz forced Bannister (shortstop to second); Rosello
forced Diaz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong singled to left;
Smalley forced Wilfong (second to shortstop); Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7,
Twins 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Dilone grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Veryzer to second]; KINNUNEN REPLACED
VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Orta walked; Hargrove forced Orta (second
to shortstop) [Veryzer to third]; Charboneau forced Hargrove
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to right; Adams singled to center
[Wynegar to second]; Cubbage grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar to third, Adams out at
second]; Castino lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah flied out to left; Bannister doubled to
left; Diaz grounded out (second to first) [Bannister to third];
Rosello grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Sofield made an out to shortstop; Powell tripled to
right; Wilfong popped to second in foul territory; 1:02 rain
delay then game was called; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 1.