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.

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