Friday October 3, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.

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