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.