The Twins' Jerry Koosman and Doug Corbett combined to whitewash the Rangers, 1-0. The lone run of the game came off John Butcher in the first inning when Hosken Powell singled, moved to second on a groundout and came home on a single by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .331      Powell rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Norris cf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Ward ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .444
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .258        Rivera rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .315      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287        Mackanin ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Landreaux cf,lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Roberts 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Smalley ss            2   0   1   1     1   1   .282
Sample rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Harrelson ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Sofield lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Bell ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .329        Johnston cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Davis ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cubbage 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .243
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        R. Jackson pr,1b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Richardt pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Castino 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Butcher p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   9   0     4   7             Totals               26   1   3   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  2,377
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Errors: Davis, Smalley, Sofield
Doubles: Ellis (9)
Stolen Bases: Castino (7)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Castino (20)
GIDP: Zisk (18), Oliver (14), Landreaux (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butcher L(1-3)          7.1   3   1   1   2   3   0  27   4.37
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.48
Totals                  8     3   1   1   3   3   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(14-13)        8     9   0   0   3   5   0  34   4.14
Corbett SV(21)          1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.06
Totals                  9     9   0   0   4   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Wynegar (6)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out (catcher to first); Wills singled
to shortstop; Oliver singled to right [Wills to third]; Zisk
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted) [Powell to second]; Landreaux flied out to left;
Smalley singled to right [Powell scored]; Adams grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Ellis doubled to right; Roberts singled to third
[Ellis stayed at second]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Ellis
to third, Roberts to second]; Sample grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Ellis out at
home (pitcher to catcher), Roberts to third]; Harrelson made an
out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to left; Zisk
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Castino lined to third; Powell grounded out (second
to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis flied out to right; Roberts reached on an
error by Sofield [Roberts to second]; Sample struck out;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to left; Smalley walked; Adams
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smalley to second]; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrelson singled to center; On a bunt Rivers
singled [Harrelson to second]; Wills struck out; Oliver grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Sofield grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
singled to right; Castino forced Cubbage (third to second);
Castino stole second; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Ellis walked; Roberts
forced Ellis (third to second); Roberts was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong flied out to right; Landreaux flied out to
center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
flied out to center; BELL BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Bell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING SS); Adams grounded out
(second to first); Wynegar lined to third; Sofield struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: JOHNSTON REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rivers walked; Wills reached on
an error by Smalley [Rivers to second]; Oliver struck out; Zisk
singled to left [Rivers out at home (left to catcher), Wills to
second]; Ellis forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Cubbage walked;
R. JACKSON RAN FOR CUBBAGE; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [R. Jackson to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED
BUTCHER (PITCHING); WARD BATTED FOR POWELL; Ward was walked
intentionally; MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin reached on
an error by Davis [R. Jackson to third, Ward to second];
Landreaux grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mackanin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED WARD (PLAYING RF); MACKANIN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
Roberts singled to center; Sample walked [Roberts to second];
CORBETT REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Sundberg struck out; STAUB
BATTED FOR DAVIS; Staub forced Sample (second to shortstop)
[Roberts to third]; RICHARDT RAN FOR STAUB; Norris walked
[Richardt to second]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.