Ron Jackson homered twice and Roy Smalley also hit for the circuit as the Twins outlasted the Mariners, 5-4. Jackson led off the fifth inning with a round-tripper and hammered his second shot with the bases empty in the seventh. Smalley clouted a solo shot in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     14, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        1  0  0    1  1  1    1  0  0  -   5 10  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  0  -   4  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Engle ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .105        Simpson ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .455
Castino 3b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .368      Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .190
Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .176      Zisk dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .350
Adams dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .421
  Mackanin ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paciorek lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Sofield lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Allen pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ward ph,lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Edler 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Hatcher cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267        Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
R. Jackson 1b         3   2   2   2     0   0   .300      Anderson ss           2   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Smith c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Bulling c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gulden ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               33   4   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  6,443
Left on Base: Twins 6, Mariners 3
DP: Twins 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Paciorek
Doubles: Smalley (1), Castino (1), Paciorek 2 (3), Bochte (2)
Home Runs: R. Jackson 2 (2), Smalley (1), Cruz (1), Anderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Anderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Jackson (1)
GIDP: Burroughs (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(1-1)          5.1   6   3   2   1   2   1  22   4.26
Corbett SV(1)           3.2   2   1   1   0   2   1  12   1.35
Totals                  9     8   4   3   1   4   2  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(0-2)           7.2   8   5   5   0   3   3  31   6.32
Clark                   1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   3  38

Passed Balls: Smith (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry


TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted); Castino singled to left [Castino to second (error
by Paciorek)]; Smalley doubled to right [Castino scored]; Adams
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Henderson flied out to
right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Sofield flied out to left; Hatcher struck out; R.
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to center; Paciorek flied out to center; Edler struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Wilfong grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Anderson walked; Bulling flied out to center;
Anderson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Cruz made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Castino to third]; Adams singled to right [Castino
scored]; Sofield flied out to center; Hatcher forced Adams
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 4TH: Henderson made an out to third; Bochte grounded
out (first unassisted); Zisk grounded out (third to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson homered; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Powell lined to right; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Paciorek doubled to
left; Edler singled to left [Paciorek to third]; Anderson struck
out while Paciorek advanced to home and Edler advanced to second
on a passed ball; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 1.

TWINS 6TH: Castino lined to shortstop; Smalley homered; Adams
grounded out (catcher to first); Sofield flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz homered; Henderson flied out to center;
Bochte doubled to left; Zisk singled to center [Bochte scored];
CORBETT REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Mariners 3.

TWINS 7TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
homered; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Edler
struck out; Anderson homered; GULDEN BATTED FOR BULLING; Gulden
made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 4.

TWINS 8TH: GULDEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wilfong lined to
left; Castino singled to shortstop; Smalley flied out to left;
MACKANIN BATTED FOR ADAMS; CLARK REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Mackanin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); SIMPSON BATTED FOR HENDERSON;
Simpson flied out to left; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 4.

TWINS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WARD BATTED FOR
SOFIELD; Ward singled to center; Hatcher singled to right [Ward
to second]; R. Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Ward to third, Hatcher to second]; Smith reached on a
fielder's choice [Ward out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Hatcher to third]; ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Engle walked [Smith
to second]; Debut game for Dave Engle; Wilfong grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners
4.

MARINERS 9TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Zisk flied out to center; Burroughs popped to
first in foul territory; Paciorek doubled to right; ALLEN RAN
FOR PACIOREK; GRAY BATTED FOR EDLER; Gray grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 4.