Minnesota Owner Calvin Griffith signed interim Manager Johnny Goryl to direct the club in 1981 and the Twins reacted by defeating the Royals, 3-0, for their seventh straight victory. Geoff Zahn fashioned the shutout on a six-hitter. Butch Wynegar drove in the Twins' first run with a single in the second inning and Hosken Powell capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth to spoil Dennis Leonard's bid for his 20th victory. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Twins 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .326 Powell rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .261 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Concepcion ph,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Landreaux cf,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Wathan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .387 Adams dh 2 1 2 0 1 0 .282 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Norwood pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .252 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Cubbage 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .252 R. Jackson pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Sofield lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .246 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Johnston cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .298 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 6 0 1 8 Totals 33 3 9 3 2 7 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 9,837 Left on Base: Royals 4, Twins 8 DP: Royals 0, Twins 2 Doubles: Adams (9) Home Runs: Powell (6) Stolen Bases: Norwood (1) Caught Stealing: McRae (2) GIDP: G. Brett (10), Wathan (19) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(19-11) 8 9 3 3 2 7 1 35 3.88 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 7 1 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(13-18) 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 31 4.41 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 31 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Washington forced Wilson (second to shortstop); G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Landreaux lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Otis was called out on strikes; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley struck out; Adams doubled to right; Wynegar singled to right [Adams scored]; Cubbage forced Wynegar (second to shortstop); Sofield flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 3RD: Porter was called out on strikes; Cardenal flied out to right; White singled to left; Wilson forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Castino struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 4TH: Washington was called out on strikes; G. Brett struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied out to left; Adams singled to right; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 5TH: Otis struck out; Aikens was called out on strikes; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Cubbage lined to left; Sofield was called out on strikes; Castino singled to right; Powell homered [Castino scored]; Wilfong singled to center; Landreaux singled to right [Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. ROYALS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to first); Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Adams walked; NORWOOD RAN FOR ADAMS; Wynegar lined to center; Cubbage struck out; Norwood stole second; Sofield was walked intentionally; Castino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. ROYALS 7TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTON REPLACED SOFIELD (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CONCEPCION BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Concepcion struck out (strikeout was charged to Washington); U L Washington ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser with 0-2 count; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae singled to left; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Powell flied out to left; Wilfong popped to third; Landreaux singled to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. ROYALS 8TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); Cardenal singled to left; White forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Norwood grounded out (second to first); Wynegar lined to second; Cubbage singled to left; R. JACKSON RAN FOR CUBBAGE; Johnston flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. ROYALS 9TH: R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wilson singled to right; WATHAN BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; G. Brett singled to right; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

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