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The Twins recorded their sixth straight victory, defeating the Rangers, 9-5. The Twins broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Bombo Rivera and put the game away with a four-run fifth, highlighted by a three-run double by Butch Wynegar. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 5Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 2 Twins 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 x - 9 10 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Ward lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .455 Grubb rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 Castino 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .298 Oliver lf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .314 Smalley ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .281 Bell 3b 4 1 3 3 0 1 .333 Morales dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Adams ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Putnam 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Wynegar c 3 2 1 3 1 0 .258 Sample cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Mackanin 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .275 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 Harrelson ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Rivera rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .227 Norris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Edwards cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Davis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 5 2 3 Totals 33 9 10 9 3 6 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 2,863 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 3 DP: Rangers 2, Twins 1 Errors: Bell, Matlack, Rivera Doubles: Bell (24), Mackanin (17), Ward (3), Wynegar (16), R. Jackson (27) Home Runs: Bell (15), Putnam (12), Mackanin (4) Caught Stealing: Staub (1) Sacrifice Hits: Sample (3) GIDP: Sundberg (15), Castino (15), Smalley (15) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(10-9) 3.2 6 5 4 1 3 1 17 3.55 Lewallyn 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 4 7.94 Babcock 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 4.63 Hough 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.78 Totals 8 10 9 8 3 6 1 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams W(5-2) 9 8 5 5 2 3 2 36 3.84 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 3 2 36 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Grubb singled to left; Oliver forced Grubb (second to shortstop); Bell homered [Oliver scored]; Staub flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Ward reached on an error by Bell; Castino grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ward out at second]; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to center; Sample out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Putnam to second]; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Putnam to third]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales struck out; Wynegar lined to left; Mackanin homered; R. Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to center; Bell doubled [Oliver scored]; Staub flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Rivera struck out; Edwards singled to center; On a bunt Ward singled to pitcher [Edwards to third (error by Matlack), Ward to second]; Castino singled to right [Edwards scored, Ward scored (unearned)]; Smalley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Sample lined to left; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Morales made an out to second; Wynegar walked; Mackanin doubled to left [Wynegar to third]; R. Jackson lined to third; Rivera singled to left [Wynegar scored, Mackanin scored, Rivera to second (on throw)]; LEWALLYN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Edwards flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5. RANGERS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Grubb singled to left [Harrelson to third]; Oliver forced Grubb (shortstop to second) [Harrelson scored]; Bell singled to center [Oliver to second]; Staub flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Ward doubled to center; Castino walked; Smalley walked [Ward to third, Castino to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED LEWALLYN (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams struck out; Wynegar doubled [Ward scored, Castino scored, Smalley scored]; Mackanin grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynegar to third]; R. Jackson singled to center [Wynegar scored]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. RANGERS 6TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Putnam flied out to center; Sample flied out to center; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. TWINS 6TH: Edwards was called out on strikes; Ward flied out to center; Castino grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. RANGERS 7TH: NORRIS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Norris grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. TWINS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); HOUGH REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Adams grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell was called out on strikes; Staub walked; Staub was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. TWINS 8TH: Mackanin struck out; R. Jackson doubled; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first) [R. Jackson to third]; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 9. RANGERS 9TH: Putnam homered; Sample reached on an error by Rivera; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sample out at second]; Davis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 9. |
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