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Yankees 9 @ Twins 6
Metropolitan Stadium
May 2, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on May 2, 1980 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1980 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 6 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRon Guidry  
Losing PitcherGeoff Zahn  
SaveRudy May  
Game Winning RBIReggie Jackson 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1980 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherRon Guidry  
Home Starting PitcherGeoff Zahn  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance17,067 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Russ Goetz
1B: George Maloney
2B: Vic Voltaggio
3B: Bill Haller

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Ruppert Jones  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Eric Soderholm  DH 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Bucky Dent  Shortstop 
Dick Howser  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Mackanin  Second Baseman 
Ken Landreaux  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Jesus Vega  DH 
Dave Edwards  Center Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Right Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Yankees 9 @ Twins 6
Metropolitan Stadium
May 2, 1980

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/2/1980 -- New York at Minnesota (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Randolph W, 2b        4  1  1  0   Mackanin P, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Stanley F, 2b         0  0  0  0   Landreaux K, lf       5  0  4  4   
Jones R, cf           4  0  0  1   Smalley R, ss         5  0  1  0   
Watson B, 1b          5  2  3  0   Castino J, 3b         5  1  2  0   
Jackson R, rf         5  3  3  3   Jackson R, 1b         4  1  2  1   
Soderholm E, dh       3  1  2  1   Vega J, dh            3  1  1  1   
Spencer J, ph         2  1  1  2   Edwards D, cf         4  1  1  0   
Piniella L, lf        2  1  1  0   Norwood W, rf         3  1  1  0   
Brown B, ph-lf        1  0  1  0   Wynegar B, c          4  1  0  0   
Nettles G, 3b         5  0  0  0                                      
Cerone R, c           5  0  0  0                                      
Dent B, ss            4  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  9 13  7                        37  6 12  6

New York         200 102 310 --  9
Minnesota        000 020 220 --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W)*         7.0 10  6  4  3  5
May R (S)             2.0  2  0  0  0  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G (L)            5.1  8  5  3  1  2
Verhoeven J           0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Felton T              1.0  3  3  3  1  1
Erickson R            1.0  1  1  0  0  0
Marshall M            1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Nettles G, Wynegar B, Erickson R, Stanley F
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 8, Minnesota 7
2B -- Soderholm E, Jackson R, Watson B, Jackson R
HR -- Jackson R, Spencer J
SB -- Brown B
CS -- Norwood W
SF -- Jones R
HBP -- by Erickson R (Randolph W)
T -- 2:49
A -- 17067

    

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