The Twins extended their club-record winning streak to 12 games with a 5-3 victory over the Royals. Gary Ward had a 4-for-4 night in the Twins' 14-hit attack that included a two-run homer by John Castino.

George Brett went 1-for-3 to remain at .389 but became the first player since Walt Dropo of the Red Sox in 1950 to drive in an average of one run per game played. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to give him 118 RBIs in 116 games with two left to play. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, October   3, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        1  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 14  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   1   4   1     0   0   .500      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .325
Castino 3b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Washington ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Landreaux cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .284      G. Brett 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .389
  Johnston cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .291
Morales dh            5   0   4   0     0   0   .305      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Norwood pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .164      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   1     1   0   .268        Concepcion pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Wynegar c             3   0   0   1     1   0   .255      Porter c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .249
Mackanin ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .264
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  14   5     2   0             Totals               32   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 20,714
Left on Base: Twins 11, Royals 5
DP: Twins 2, Royals 0
Doubles: R. Jackson 2 (29), Ward 2 (6), Mackanin (18), White 2 (23)
Triples: Wilfong (5), Morales (2)
Home Runs: Castino (13), McRae (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Ward (1), G. Brett (7)
GIDP: G. Brett (11), LaCock (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(16-13)        8     8   3   3   2   4   1  33   4.03
Corbett SV(23)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   1  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(18-10)           9    14   5   5   2   0   1  43   2.95
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   0   1  43

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Ward singled to center; Castino forced Ward (second
to shortstop); Landreaux forced Castino (shortstop to second);
Morales singled to left [Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson
doubled to right [Landreaux scored, Morales to third]; Wynegar
walked; Mackanin flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington walked; G. Brett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Washington out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera flied out to left; Wilfong flied out to left;
Ward doubled to left; Castino homered [Ward scored]; Landreaux
singled to center; Morales singled to right [Landreaux to
second]; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae homered; Otis struck out; Aikens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to right; Mackanin popped to
shortstop; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; White
doubled to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [White to
third]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward
doubled to left; Castino grounded out (pitcher to first);
Landreaux flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett singled to center; McRae flied out to
center; Otis forced G. Brett (third to second); Aikens struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 5TH: Morales singled to center; R. Jackson forced Morales
(third to second); Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [R.
Jackson to second]; Mackanin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal was
called out on strikes; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to center; Wilfong tripled to right;
Ward hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilfong scored]; Castino
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to center; Washington singled to
center [Wilson to third]; G. Brett lined out on a sacrifice fly
to center [Wilson scored]; McRae lined to right; Otis flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson doubled to left;
Wynegar lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens flied out to center; Porter walked; Cardenal
popped to first in foul territory; White doubled to right
[Porter scored]; Wilson lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 3.

TWINS 8TH: Mackanin doubled to left; Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mackanin to third]; Wilfong popped to
first in foul territory; Ward singled to third [Mackanin stayed
at third]; Castino lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); G. Brett
grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to left; Otis flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 3.

TWINS 9TH: Landreaux popped to third; Morales tripled; NORWOOD
RAN FOR MORALES; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; Wynegar
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Norwood scored, R.
Jackson to second]; Mackanin popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTON
REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING CF); Aikens singled to right;
CORBETT REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); CONCEPCION RAN FOR AIKENS;
WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan forced Concepcion (second to
shortstop); LACOCK BATTED FOR CARDENAL; LaCock grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 3.