The hitting of Cecil Cooper and Gorman Thomas carried the Brewers to a 9-8 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before Lary Sorensen completed the sweep by shutting out the Twins in the second game, 5-0. Cooper had three hits in the opener, including a homer, to become the first player in Brewers' history to reach the 200-hit total in one season. Gary Ward hit for the cycle to help the Twins take an 8-7 lead, but Cooper singled with two out in the ninth inning and Thomas followed with a homer to win the game for the Brewers.

In the nightcap, Jim Gantner and Robin Yount hit run-scoring singles and Cooper walked with the bases loaded as the Brewers took a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Their two other runs counted in the fifth when Yount singled and Ben Oglivie homered. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, Minnesota Twins 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1980 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  2    4  0  0  -   8 14  3
Brewers      0  7  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   9 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               5   2   4   2     0   0   .500      Molitor 2b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .297
  Sofield lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Yount ss              5   1   1   2     0   2   .295
Castino 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .294      Cooper 1b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .357
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Thomas cf             4   1   1   2     1   0   .244
  Cubbage ph,1b       2   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Oglivie lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .299
Smalley ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Davis rf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Morales dh            5   1   1   0     0   0   .304        Harris rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Mackanin 2b           3   2   2   1     0   0   .278      Bando dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .197
  Wilfong ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Gantner 3b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .276
Wynegar c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .255      Moore c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .283
Rivera rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards cf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .247        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnston ph,cf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .444        Flinn 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
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     1   3             Totals               36   9  11   9     3   7

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Twins 6, Brewers 5
DP: Twins 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Smalley, Edwards 2, Davis
Doubles: Ward (2), Smalley 2 (23), Morales (17), Mackanin (16)
Triples: Ward (2)
Home Runs: Ward (1), Cooper (22), Thomas (35)
Stolen Bases: Bando (5), Thomas (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Castino (3), Moore (4)
GIDP: R. Jackson (15), Moore (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    1.2   5   7   0   1   0   1  12   4.54
Verhoeven               4.1   3   0   0   1   4   0  17   3.91
Corbett L(8-6)          2.2   3   2   2   1   3   1  11   2.09
Totals                  8.2  11   9   2   3   7   2  40

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                6    10   4   4   0   2   1  26   4.18
Cleveland               0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   4.06
Flinn W(2-1)            2.2   1   1   1   1   1   0  11   4.04
Totals                  9    14   8   8   1   3   1  41

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Ward doubled to center; Castino grounded out (second
to first) [Ward to third]; R. Jackson made an out to second;
Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount lined
to center; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
singled to right [Mackanin to third (error by Davis)]; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Rivera singled to left [Mackanin
scored]; Edwards singled to center [Rivera out at third (center
to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas flied out to right; Oglivie singled; Davis
reached on an error by Smalley [Oglivie to second]; Bando
singled to right [Oglivie scored (unearned), Davis to second];
Gantner walked [Davis to third, Bando to second]; Moore hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Davis scored (unearned)]; Molitor
singled to left [Bando scored (unearned), Gantner to third,
Molitor to second (on throw)]; Yount singled to center [Gantner
scored (unearned), Molitor scored (unearned), Yount to third
(error by Edwards) (error by Edwards)]; Cooper homered
(unearned) [Yount scored (unearned)]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Thomas flied out to left; 7 R (0 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 7.

TWINS 3RD: Ward singled to left; Castino forced Ward (third to
second); R. Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 3RD: Oglivie flied out to left; Davis flied out to
center; Bando walked; Gantner singled to center [Bando to
second]; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 7.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smalley to third]; Mackanin flied out to
center; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 4TH: Molitor made an out to first; Yount popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cooper singled to left; Thomas made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 7.

TWINS 5TH: Rivera was called out on strikes; Edwards struck out;
Ward homered; Castino grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Bando singled to left; Bando stole second;
Gantner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Brewers 7.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales doubled to left;
Mackanin doubled to left [Morales scored]; Wynegar singled to
right [Mackanin scored]; Rivera popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 6TH: Moore struck out; Molitor was called out on
strikes; Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Brewers 7.

TWINS 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); CLEVELAND
REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); JOHNSTON BATTED FOR EDWARDS;
Johnston singled to shortstop; Ward tripled to right [Johnston
scored]; Castino hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ward scored];
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR R. JACKSON; Cubbage singled to left; FLINN
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Smalley doubled to right [Cubbage
scored]; Morales flied out to center [Smalley to third]; WILFONG
BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Wilfong walked; Wynegar reached on a
fielder's choice [Smalley scored, Wilfong to second]; Rivera
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8,
Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILFONG STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
CORBETT REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Cooper grounded out
(second to first); Thomas walked; Oglivie struck out; Thomas
stole second; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
Brewers 7.

TWINS 8TH: Johnston flied out to left; Ward lined to shortstop;
Castino made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando made an out to shortstop; Gantner singled to
right; Moore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gantner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Brewers 7.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded
out (first unassisted); Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 9TH: SOFIELD REPLACED WARD (PLAYING LF); Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount struck out; Cooper
singled to right; Thomas homered [Cooper scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 9.