Twins @ Yankees
May 9, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 9 2
Yankees 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 9 2
Yankees 5 8 0

Rick Sofield Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .192
OBP .000 .195
At Bats 0 73
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 10

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Yankee Stadium - May 9, 1980
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Rick Cerone
Bob Watson
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Oscar Gamble
Ruppert Jones
Bobby Brown
Rick Sofield
Butch Wynegar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 9 2 8
New York Yankees 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 27,225
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rich Gossage now pitching. Rick Sofield pinch hits for Jesus Vega. Sofield strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Norwood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mackanin hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oscar Gamble now playing left field. Ron Guidry now pitching. Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Lou Piniella. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Watson moves to third. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 8 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Eric Soderholm. Gamble is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 John Verhoeven now pitching. Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norwood. Watson reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Randolph scores.
Bottom 8 Jones bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 8 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 7 Cerone hits a popup towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vega hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Top 6 Edwards strikes out.
Top 6 Mackanin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Vega strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cerone hits a line drive into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino juggles the ball. That's an error on Castino.
Top 4 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Norwood is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Mackanin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Castino strikes out.
Top 3 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Landreaux moves to second.
Top 3 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dent hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Vega strikes out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Norwood strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Jones bunts towards the mound. Koosman juggles the ball. That's an error on Koosman. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mackanin strikes out.
Top 1 Castino takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley moves to third.
Top 1 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vega hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.