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MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/01/1980
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3455 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (89-69) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Texas Rangers (68-90) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 9 0
Rangers Topple Twins, 5-3
Texas Rangers starter Charlie Lea pitched a strong game against the Minnesota Twins at Arlington Stadium, leading the Rangers to victory, 5-3. Texas is now 68-90, Minnesota 89-69.

The Twins had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Rangers going into the bottom of the third inning. That changed quickly when the former first round draft pick Mike Easler came to the plate. Easler hit a solo home run on a first pitch fastball from Minnesota hurler Bert Blyleven. It was Easler's 24th home run of the year.

"Charlie -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Rangers manager Marv Grissom. "He was the key to us winning."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .287 4 53
A. Bannister RF, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .289 3 75
R. Carew 1B 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .306 1 64
S. Kemp LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .306 18 94
R. Smalley SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .289 16 78
   b-E. DiStasi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 6
J. Cruz 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 1 56
P. Kelly DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .290 14 83
J. Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 4 59
T. Duncan 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 4 27
   a-R. Torres PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 6 27
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 6 14      
a - R. Torres pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 6th
b - E. DiStasi substituted for R. Smalley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bannister (37, 1st Inning off C. Lea, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. LeFlore , A. Bannister 3 , R. Smalley 2 , J. Cruz 2
2-out RBI: R. Smalley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Smalley , J. Stearns , R. Torres
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. LeFlore (121) , A. Bannister (29) , R. Carew (25) , J. Cruz 2 (86)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carew-DiStasi-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Driessen 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .227 11 43
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 10 51
M. Easler DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .298 24 91
E. Valentine RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .268 16 104
   a-J. Morales RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Harrah 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287 8 68
B. Benedict C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .260 1 42
G. Gross LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276 3 46
J. Beniquez CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .217 8 45
H. Chappas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 1 27
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 5 14      
a - J. Morales substituted for E. Valentine in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gross 2 (20, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Benedict 2 (18, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Valentine (32, 3rd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Beniquez (14, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Easler (24, 3rd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Easler 4 , E. Valentine 3 , T. Harrah , B. Benedict 4 , G. Gross 4 , J. Beniquez 2
2-out RBI: E. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Driessen 2 , B. Benedict
GIDP: G. Gross
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Driessen (12)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (12-10) 8.0 9 5 5 2 5 1 111 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 47
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 111-67
WP: B. Blyleven
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lea W (13-11) 7.0 6 3 3 3 4 0 114 3.25   
J. Otten H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.04   
B. Allard SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lea 54
Batters Faced: C. Lea 30, J. Otten 5, B. Allard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lea 6-11, J. Otten 3-0, B. Allard 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lea 114-66, J. Otten 14-8, B. Allard 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Lea
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 13143
Special Notes: SS Roy Smalley was injured in a collision at a base. RP Jim Otten was injured while pitching.
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