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 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      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.