MLB
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/30/1980
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3442 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (89-68) 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 11 1
Texas Rangers (67-90) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
Twins Trip Rangers, 6-5
The Minnesota Twins faced a tough opponent in Texas pitcher Bart Johnson, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Arlington Stadium by a final score of 6-5. Johnson went 5.2 innings and allowed 4 runs. The 6th-place Rangers have lost 4 consecutive games.

John Stearns broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the seventh with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Twins in front, 6-5. For the game, Stearns drove in one run.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," said Minnesota manager Karl Olson.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .287 4 53
A. Bannister RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .288 3 75
R. Carew 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .307 1 63
S. Kemp LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .308 18 94
J. Hart 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 12 55
   a-E. DiStasi PR, 3B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .218 1 6
   b-R. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 6 27
   c-T. Duncan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 27
R. Smalley SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .288 16 76
J. Cruz 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .272 1 56
J. Stearns C 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 .267 4 59
P. Kelly DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .293 14 83
Totals 36 6 11 5 6 7 21      
a - E. DiStasi pinch ran for J. Hart in the 2nd
b - R. Torres pinch hit for E. DiStasi in the 7th
c - T. Duncan substituted for R. Torres in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kelly (38, 5th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. LeFlore , A. Bannister 2 , S. Kemp , R. Smalley 3 , J. Cruz 2 , P. Kelly 3
2-out RBI: A. Bannister , P. Kelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bannister , R. Carew , S. Kemp , J. Stearns , P. Kelly
GIDP: R. Carew , J. Stearns
Sac Fly: J. Stearns
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. LeFlore (120)
CS: J. Cruz (27)

FIELDING
Errors: R. LeFlore (14)
Double Plays: 2 (DiStasi-Cruz-Carew, DiStasi-Cruz-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Driessen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 11 43
   b-J. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 22
M. Trillo 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .305 10 51
M. Easler DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299 23 90
   a-T. Blackwell DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 19
E. Valentine RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .266 16 103
T. Harrah 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .288 8 68
B. Benedict C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .257 1 42
B. Ayala LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .236 6 23
J. Beniquez CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .216 8 43
H. Chappas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 1 27
Totals 32 5 9 5 5 0 14      
a - T. Blackwell inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. White pinch hit for D. Driessen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Valentine (31, 3rd Inning off J. Andujar, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Driessen (22, 4th Inning off J. Andujar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Driessen 3 , M. Trillo 2 , M. Easler , E. Valentine 2 , B. Benedict , B. Ayala , H. Chappas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Valentine , T. Harrah , H. Chappas
GIDP: M. Trillo , J. Beniquez
Sac Fly: J. Beniquez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Trillo (15) , M. Easler (27) , E. Valentine (12)
CS: H. Chappas (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Beniquez (10) , H. Chappas (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Trillo-Chappas-Driessen, Harrah-Trillo-Driessen)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Andujar W (9-11) 6.0 8 5 5 5 0 0 109 6.68   
C. Leibrandt H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.55   
S. Howe SV (29) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Andujar 31
Batters Faced: J. Andujar 28, C. Leibrandt 4, S. Howe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Andujar 7-8, C. Leibrandt 1-2, S. Howe 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Andujar 109-56, C. Leibrandt 12-9, S. Howe 16-9
WP: J. Andujar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Johnson 5.2 7 4 1 4 4 0 89 3.76   
D. Eckersley L (5-9), BS (8) 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 46 3.86   
J. Otten 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Johnson 45
Batters Faced: B. Johnson 27, D. Eckersley 12, J. Otten 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Johnson 5-5, D. Eckersley 2-3, J. Otten 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Johnson 89-50, D. Eckersley 46-27, J. Otten 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Eckersley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bart Johnson
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 11203
Special Notes: 3B Jim Ray Hart was injured while running the bases.
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