After scoring three unearned runs on as many errors in the first two innings, the Twins went on to edge the White Sox, 6-5. Pete Mackanin batted in two runs with a single in the third to make it 5-0. After the White Sox came back with three on a homer and double by Chet Lemon, John Castino hit for the circuit in the sixth to provide the Twins with their deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        1  2  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
White Sox    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  1  -   5 13  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Lemon cf              5   1   4   3     0   0   .286
  Wilfong 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Moore pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Castino 3b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .300      Squires 1b            5   0   2   1     0   2   .286
Landreaux cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Nordhagen rf,lf       4   1   1   0     1   0   .282
  Edwards ph,cf       5   1   2   1     0   1   .250      L. Johnson dh         5   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     2   0   .274      Morrison 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Cubbage ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .240        Molinaro ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .287
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     1   1   .263        Kimm c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Wynegar c             4   1   2   0     0   2   .251      Kuntz lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Mackanin 2b           3   1   1   2     0   0   .270        Baines ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Powell ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Mullins 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .429
Rivera rf,lf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .229      Cruz ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutherland ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     4   6             Totals               37   5  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,988
Left on Base: Twins 9, White Sox 8
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Edwards, Nordhagen, Morrison, Trout
Doubles: Rivera (5), Smalley (21), Kuntz (3), Lemon (27), Borgmann (2), Squires (10)
Home Runs: Castino (11), Lemon (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Molinaro (2)
GIDP: Morales (10), R. Jackson (14), L. Johnson (14)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(12-18)           7     8   3   3   1   2   1  29   4.58
Corbett SV(18)          2     5   2   2   1   0   0  11   2.03
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   2   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout L(8-14)           6.2   9   6   3   3   5   1  34   3.32
Proly                   2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.23
Totals                  9    10   6   3   4   6   1  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
reached on an error by Trout [Castino to second]; 13 minute
rain delay at 7:41pm Ken Landreaux injured running out foul;
EDWARDS BATTED FOR LANDREAUX; Edwards singled to center [Castino
scored (unearned)]; Smalley reached on an error by Morrison
[Edwards to second]; Morales grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires singled to right;
Nordhagen flied out to right; L. Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to right; Wynegar singled to
left; Mackanin reached on an error by Nordhagen [Wynegar to
second]; Rivera doubled to right [Wynegar scored (unearned),
Mackanin to third]; Ward grounded out (second to first)
[Mackanin scored (unearned), Rivera to third]; Castino flied out
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first);
Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuntz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox
0.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards singled to center; Smalley walked [Edwards to
second]; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Edwards to third, Smalley to second]; R. Jackson was walked
intentionally; Wynegar struck out; Mackanin singled to center
[Edwards scored, Smalley scored, R. Jackson to third]; Rivera
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Mullins grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Lemon homered; Squires flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
singled to right; Edwards struck out; Smalley walked [Castino to
second]; Morales forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); L.
Johnson singled to right; Morrison grounded out (third to first)
[L. Johnson to second]; White Sox Manager Tony LaRussa
ejected by 1B umpire Fred Spenn; Borgmann lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Wynegar was
called out on strikes; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kuntz doubled to right; Mullins walked; Cruz
popped to second; Lemon doubled to center [Kuntz scored, Mullins
scored]; Squires was called out on strikes; Nordhagen flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Ward flied out
to center; Castino homered; Edwards lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson flied out to center; Morrison grounded
out (shortstop to first); Borgmann doubled to center; Kuntz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
6, White Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley popped to first; Morales popped to first in
foul territory; R. Jackson singled to right; Wynegar singled to
left [R. Jackson to second]; PROLY REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING);
POWELL BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WILFONG REPLACED WARD (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Mullins singled to center [Mullins to second (error by
Edwards)]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Lemon was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
[Mullins out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Squires struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera was called out on strikes; Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); Castino grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CORBETT REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Nordhagen
singled to center; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Nordhagen to second]; Morrison singled to left [Nordhagen to
third]; MOLINARO BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Molinaro hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Nordhagen scored]; BAINES BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Baines
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: KIMM REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING C ); NORDHAGEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Smalley doubled
to right; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR MORALES; Cubbage was walked
intentionally; R. Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mullins
popped to second; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR CRUZ; Sutherland singled
to right; Lemon singled to left [Sutherland to second]; MOORE
RAN FOR LEMON; Squires doubled to right [Sutherland scored,
Moore to third]; Nordhagen was walked intentionally; L. Johnson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Nordhagen out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White
Sox 5.