A pinch-hit single by Mike Cubbage drove home two runs in the eighth inning to key the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. The Twins trailed, 2-1, when Gary Ward opened the eighth with a double.

After John Castino walked, Ed Farmer replaced Ross Baumgarten on the hill for the White Sox and uncorked a wild pitch, sending the runners to second and third. Roy Smalley and Glenn Adams struck out, but Cubbage laced a single to put the Twins ahead. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 14, 1980 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  3
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   2   3   0     0   0   .375      Lemon cf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .287
Castino 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .300      Squires 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Molinaro lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Morales dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .308        Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Adams ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Sutherland ph,lf    1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .264      L. Johnson dh         4   0   2   0     0   1   .275
  Cubbage ph,1b       1   0   1   2     0   0   .243      Morrison 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Baines rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Mackanin 2b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .274      Mullins 3b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .333
  Wilfong ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Foley ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Edwards cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pruitt ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .305
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz ss               3   1   1   0     0   1   .239
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nordhagen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
                                                          Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  11   3     1   9             Totals               37   2  10   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 11,288
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 2
Errors: R. Jackson, Rivera, Williams
Doubles: Ward (1), Baines (20)
Triples: Ward (1)
Caught Stealing: R. Jackson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mullins (1)
GIDP: Smalley (14), Rivera (4), Mullins (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                1.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   6   3.71
Arroyo W(5-6)           5.2   6   1   1   0   3   0  23   4.65
Corbett SV(19)          2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.99
Totals                  9    10   2   1   0   6   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten L(2-11)      7    10   3   3   1   6   0  29   3.34
Farmer                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.22
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   9   0  36

Wild Pitches: Farmer (7)
Balks: Arroyo (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ward tripled to center; Castino singled to right
[Ward scored]; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Castino out at second]; Morales flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon lined to left; Squires struck out; Molinaro
reached on an error by R. Jackson [Molinaro to second]; L.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson struck out; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher
to first); Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison lined to third; Baines singled to
pitcher [Baines to third (error by Williams)]; Albert
Williams hit by flying bat; ARROYO REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); Mullins reached on an error by Rivera on a sacrifice
fly [Baines scored (unearned), Mullins to second]; Kimm popped
to first in foul territory; Cruz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards struck out; Rivera singled to right; Ward
singled to third [Rivera to second]; Castino grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rivera to third, Ward to second]; Smalley struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon struck out; Squires flied out to right;
Molinaro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Morales struck out; R. Jackson singled to right; R.
Jackson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Wynegar singled to center; Mackanin singled
to left [Wynegar to second]; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson struck out; Morrison grounded out
(second to first); Baines doubled to right; Mullins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Rivera popped to shortstop; Ward flied out to center;
Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kimm grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to left; Arroyo balked [Cruz to second]; Lemon singled
to left [Cruz scored]; Squires grounded out (third to first)
[Lemon to second]; Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to center; Morales out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Smalley to second]; R. Jackson flied
out to right; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson singled to left; Morrison singled to
pitcher [L. Johnson to second]; Baines lined to left; Mullins
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morrison
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Mackanin singled to shortstop; Edwards forced
Mackanin (first to shortstop); Rivera grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kimm singled to center; Cruz forced Kimm (catcher
to shortstop); Lemon popped to third in foul territory; Squires
forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: KUNTZ REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING LF); Ward doubled to
center; Castino walked; FARMER REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING);
Farmer threw a wild pitch [Ward to third, Castino to second];
Smalley struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams struck out;
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR R. JACKSON; Cubbage singled to right [Ward
scored, Castino scored, Cubbage to second (on throw to home)];
Wynegar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CORBETT
REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Sutherland singled to center; L.
Johnson singled to right [Sutherland to second]; Morrison popped
to pitcher in foul territory; Baines forced L. Johnson (second
to shortstop) [Sutherland to third]; FOLEY BATTED FOR MULLINS;
Foley flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: FOLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BELL REPLACED KIMM
(PLAYING 3B); SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILFONG
BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Edwards
grounded out (third to first); Rivera popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PRUITT
BATTED FOR BELL; Pruitt struck out; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Nordhagen struck out; Lemon singled to center; Squires grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 2.