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Rangers 4 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
July 4, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on July 4, 1980 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1980 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 4 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDanny Darwin  
Losing PitcherJohn Verhoeven  
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Game Winning RBIBump Wills 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1980 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherDoc Medich  
Home Starting PitcherDarrell Jackson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance32,948 
Time of Game3 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Rick Reed
1B: Jerry Neudecker
2B: Mike Reilly
3B: Mark Johnson

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Rivers  Center Fielder 
Bump Wills  Second Baseman 
Al Oliver  Left Fielder 
Buddy Bell  Third Baseman 
Richie Zisk  Right Fielder 
John Ellis  DH 
Rusty Staub  First Baseman 
Jim Sundberg  Catcher 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Pat Corrales  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Rick Sofield  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ken Landreaux  Center Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Mike Cubbage  First Baseman 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Rangers 4 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
July 4, 1980

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/4/1980 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Rivers M, cf          6  1  1  0   Powell H, rf          6  1  2  0   
Wills B, 2b           4  1  0  1   Sofield R, lf         2  0  1  0   
Oliver A, lf          6  0  2  1   Jackson R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Bell B, 3b            5  2  2  2   Edwards D, lf         1  0  0  0   
Zisk R, rf            2  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         5  0  0  0   
Putnam P, ph          1  0  0  0   Landreaux K, cf       4  0  2  1   
Norris J, rf          1  0  0  0   Wynegar B, c          5  0  0  0   
Ellis J, dh           3  0  1  0   Adams G, dh           3  1  1  0   
Grubb J, ph           3  0  1  0   Morales J, ph         2  0  1  0   
Staub R, 1b           3  0  1  0   Mackanin P, pr        0  0  0  0   
Roberts D, pr-1b      1  0  1  0   Cubbage M, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Sundberg J, c         4  0  0  0   Wilfong R, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Harrelson B, ss       1  0  0  0   Castino J, 3b         4  1  1  2   
Sample B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Frias P, ss           3  0  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  4 11  4                        42  3  8  3

Texas            000 101 010 001 --  4
Minnesota        120 000 000 000 --  3

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Medich D              6.2  7  3  3  1  1
Johnson J             1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Darwin D (W)          4.1  1  0  0  0  7

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson D*            7.0  5  3  3  4  4
Corbett D             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Verhoeven J (L)       3.2  6  1  1  0  2
Kinnunen M            0.1  0  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Verhoeven J
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 11, Minnesota 7
2B -- Landreaux K, Oliver A 2
3B -- Sofield R
HR -- Castino J, Bell B 2
CS -- Grubb J
SH -- Sofield R, Cubbage M
SF -- Wills B
T -- 3:34
A -- 32948

    

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