The Twins swept a doubleheader from the White Sox, 5-4 and 6-4, as Ken Landreaux played a key role in both games. The Twins trailed, 4-3, when John Castino opened the eighth inning of the first game with a double and reached third on a single by Hosken Powell, who moved to second on the throw. Castino scored on a groundout by Pete Mackanin and Landreaux stroked a sacrifice fly to plate the go-ahead run.

In the nightcap, Rob Wilfong homered with one out in the third inning. Landreaux followed with a triple and scored on a groundout by Roy Smalley. Landreaux then drilled a two-run homer in the fifth to snap a 4-4 tie. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 4 Twins 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 x - 5 11 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lemon cf 1 0 1 1 3 0 .291 Powell rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .261 Kuntz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Sutherland ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Mackanin ph,2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Baines rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Landreaux cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 L. Johnson dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Smalley ss 5 0 3 0 0 0 .282 Morrison 2b 4 0 3 0 0 1 .277 Adams dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Borgmann c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .240 Morales ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Mullins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .222 Edwards pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Molinaro ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 Goodwin ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Bell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Foley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Cubbage 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Squires 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 R. Jackson ph,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Cruz ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 .242 Sofield lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .249 Pruitt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Ward ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .444 Hoyt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .296 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 9 4 3 5 Totals 36 5 11 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Left on Base: White Sox 5, Twins 12 DP: White Sox 1, Twins 3 Errors: Bell 2, Squires, Cruz Doubles: Cruz (11), L. Johnson (25), Castino (17) Home Runs: Castino (12) Caught Stealing: Morrison (5) Sacrifice Hits: Squires (9) Sacrifice Flies: Molinaro (3), Landreaux (4) GIDP: Borgmann (1), Pruitt (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hoyt 5.1 6 3 1 3 3 1 28 4.65 Hoffman 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.13 Robinson L(0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 4.01 Wortham 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.90 Proly 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.16 Totals 8 11 5 3 4 5 1 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 5.1 7 4 4 2 4 0 24 4.60 Verhoeven W(3-4) 3.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.77 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 0 36 Wild Pitches: Hoffman (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dallas Parks WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon walked; Kuntz flied out to center; Baines grounded out (second to first) [Lemon to second]; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Wilfong singled; Landreaux forced Wilfong (second to shortstop); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison singled; Borgmann struck out while Morrison was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mullins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams singled; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to second]; Cubbage struck out; Sofield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires lined to third; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon walked; Kuntz forced Lemon (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines flied out to left; L. Johnson flied out to center; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Landreaux lined to first; Smalley singled; Adams forced Smalley (first to shortstop); Wynegar singled [Adams to second]; Cubbage reached on an error by Squires [Adams scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynegar to third, Cubbage to second]; Sofield grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Borgmann singled; Mullins singled [Borgmann to second]; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Borgmann to third, Mullins to second]; Cruz doubled [Borgmann scored, Mullins scored]; Lemon singled [Cruz scored]; Kuntz grounded out (third to first) [Lemon to second]; Baines was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Castino homered; Powell walked; Wilfong forced Powell (second to shortstop); Landreaux singled [Wilfong to second]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilfong to third, Landreaux to second]; Adams walked; Wynegar struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson doubled; Morrison singled [L. Johnson to third]; Borgmann lined to right; VERHOEVEN REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); MOLINARO BATTED FOR MULLINS; Molinaro hit a sacrifice fly to right [L. Johnson scored]; Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: BELL REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Sofield walked; Castino reached on an error by Bell [Sofield to third (error by Cruz)]; Powell reached on an error by Bell [Sofield scored (unearned) (no RBI), Castino to second]; HOFFMAN REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Castino out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz struck out; Lemon walked; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Sutherland forced Lemon (shortstop to second); Baines grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales singled [Smalley to second]; EDWARDS RAN FOR MORALES; Hoffman threw a wild pitch [Smalley to third, Edwards to second]; Wynegar grounded out (third to first); R. JACKSON BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; WARD BATTED FOR SOFIELD; ROBINSON REPLACED HOFFMAN (PITCHING); Ward struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison singled; Borgmann grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morrison out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Castino doubled; Powell singled [Castino to third, Powell to second (on throw)]; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Castino scored, Powell to third]; WORTHAM REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Landreaux hit a sacrifice fly to center [Powell scored]; Smalley singled; PROLY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); GOODWIN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Goodwin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOLEY BATTED FOR BELL; Foley flied out to center; Squires singled; PRUITT BATTED FOR CRUZ; Pruitt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Squires out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

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