The Twins set a club record for consecutive victories with 11 in a row by sweeping a doubleheader from the Rangers, 6-3 and 4-1. Geoff Zahn, getting relief help from Doug Corbett, picked up the win in the lidlifter as Ron Jackson, John Castino, Roy Smalley and Bombo Rivera each collected two hits.

The Twins broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning of the nightcap with two runs on a hit batsman, double by Ken Landreaux and single by Rick Sofield. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, October   2, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  2  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   6 13  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               3   1   1   1     0   2   .441      Rivers dh             5   1   4   0     0   0   .334
  Johnston ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .262
Castino 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Oliver lf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .313
Landreaux cf,lf       3   1   1   1     2   0   .285      Bell 3b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .329
Smalley ss            4   0   2   1     1   1   .280      Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Morales dh            5   0   1   1     0   2   .293        Staub ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .259      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Mackanin 2b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .272        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
R. Jackson 1b         4   1   2   0     1   0   .265      Roberts c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Rivera rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .236      Sample cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          2   1   0   0     1   0   .268
                                                            Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  13   6     5   8             Totals               35   3   9   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Twins 11, Rangers 9
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Sample
Doubles: Rivera (7), Wynegar (18), Sample (9)
Stolen Bases: Landreaux (8)
Caught Stealing: R. Jackson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Ward (1), Castino (21)
GIDP: Staub (16)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(14-18)           6.1   8   3   3   3   3   0  30   4.41
Corbett                 2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.01
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-10)        4.1  10   5   4   2   4   0  25   3.64
Hough                   4.2   3   1   1   3   4   0  19   4.52
Totals                  9    13   6   5   5   8   0  44

Passed Balls: Roberts 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Corbett (3), Hough (8)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Castino singled to center; Landreaux
flied out to center; Smalley singled to center [Castino to
second]; Morales singled [Castino scored, Smalley to third];
Wynegar walked [Morales to second]; Mackanin made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to pitcher; Wills forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); Oliver grounded out (second to first)
[Wills to second]; Bell walked; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Rivera
doubled; Ward singled to center [Rivera scored (RBI), Ward to
second (error by Sample)]; Castino grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Ward to third]; Landreaux singled to center [Ward scored
(unearned)]; Roberts allowed a passed ball [Landreaux to
second]; Smalley struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sample doubled to left;
Harrelson lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Morales struck out (catcher to first); Wynegar lined
to left; Mackanin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Wills was called out on
strikes; Oliver struck out; Bell singled to right [Rivers to
second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Rivera singled to right
[R. Jackson to second]; Ward out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [R. Jackson to third, Rivera to second]; Castino out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Jackson scored, Rivera
to third]; Landreaux walked; Smalley grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sample singled to third; On a
bunt Harrelson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Morales struck out; Wynegar doubled to left; Mackanin
singled to right [Wynegar scored]; HOUGH REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Hough threw a wild pitch [Mackanin to second]; R.
Jackson walked; Roberts allowed a passed ball [Mackanin to
third, R. Jackson to second]; Rivera struck out; Ward struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rivers to second]; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rivers to third]; Bell made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Castino flied out to center; Landreaux walked;
Landreaux stole second; Smalley singled to right [Landreaux
scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first) [Smalley to
second]; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to right; Ellis lined to right;
Roberts flied out to left; Sample forced Zisk (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Mackanin struck out; R. Jackson lined to shortstop;
Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrelson walked; Rivers singled to right
[Harrelson to second]; Wills walked [Harrelson to third, Rivers
to second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Harrelson
scored, Rivers to third, Wills to second]; CORBETT REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Corbett threw a wild pitch [Rivers scored, Wills to
third]; Bell singled to left [Wills scored]; STAUB BATTED FOR
ZISK; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Bell out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM REPLACED
ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTON BATTED FOR WARD; Johnston struck
out; On a bunt Castino singled; Landreaux flied out to left;
Smalley walked [Castino to second]; Morales forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LANDREAUX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Putnam grounded out (first to
pitcher); Roberts grounded out (second to first); NORRIS BATTED
FOR SAMPLE; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

TWINS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Wynegar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mackanin made an out to second; R.
Jackson singled to third; R. Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: GRUBB BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Grubb lined to center;
Rivers flied out to left; Wills walked; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.