Gary Ward, Roy Smalley and Glenn Adams each collected two RBIs to lead the Twins past the Red Sox, 8-4. Smalley put Minnesota in front with a two-run homer in the first inning, his sixth of the year.

The Twins chased starter Frank Tanana, 0-3, in the second, scoring three runs on an RBI double by Sal Butera and two-run single by Ward. Jim Rice and Tony Perez hit consecutive home runs for the Red Sox in the ninth. Perez' shot was the 350th of his career. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Thursday, April 30, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 8 11 2 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .225 Evans rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .339 Castino 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Stapleton 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .231 Hatcher cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .276 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Smalley ss 3 3 2 2 2 0 .288 Rice lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .231 Engle rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Perez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .196 Mackanin 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .185 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Wilfong ph,2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .209 Allenson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Adams dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .302 Hoffman ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .179 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .186 Hancock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butera c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .368 Miller cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 11 8 4 5 Totals 35 4 7 4 0 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 15,506 Left on Base: Twins 7, Red Sox 4 DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Smalley, Butera Doubles: Mackanin (1), Butera (3), Evans (3) Home Runs: Smalley (6), Rice (3), Perez (2) Stolen Bases: Castino (1) GIDP: Ward (2) Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (1,by Tanana) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(1-2) 8 7 4 3 0 4 2 32 4.28 Corbett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.56 Totals 9 7 4 3 0 5 2 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(0-3) 1.1 5 5 5 0 1 1 10 7.08 Stanley 3.2 4 2 2 2 1 0 16 3.93 Clear 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 10 5.40 Rainey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.26 Totals 9 11 8 8 4 5 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Tanana (1) Balks: Erickson (3) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans TWINS 1ST: Ward was called out on strikes; Castino lined to center; Hatcher singled; Smalley homered [Hatcher scored]; Engle flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Evans doubled; Stapleton singled to right [Evans scored]; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Rice struck out; Erickson balked [Stapleton to second]; Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 2ND: Mackanin doubled to left; Adams flied out to right; R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Butera doubled to left [Mackanin scored, R. Jackson to third]; Ward singled to center [R. Jackson scored, Butera scored]; STANLEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Castino flied out to left; Hatcher made an out to pitcher; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lansford flied out to center; Allenson was called out on strikes; Hoffman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled to right; Engle forced Smalley (pitcher to shortstop); Mackanin lined to left; Adams lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans struck out; Stapleton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera singled to left; Ward grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Butera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice popped to first in foul territory; Perez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. TWINS 5TH: Castino flied out to right; Hatcher singled to right; Smalley walked [Hatcher to second]; Engle struck out; WILFONG BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Wilfong walked [Hatcher to third, Smalley to second]; Adams singled to center [Hatcher scored, Smalley scored, Wilfong to third]; R. Jackson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Butera dropped a foul fly hit by Lansford for an error; Lansford flied out to center; Allenson flied out to left; Hoffman singled; Miller lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: CLEAR REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Butera struck out; Ward struck out; Castino walked; Castino stole second; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Stapleton flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Smalley walked; Engle singled to left [Smalley to second]; Wilfong singled to right [Smalley scored, Engle to third, Wilfong to second (on throw)]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Engle out at home (third to catcher), Wilfong to third]; Butera made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Rice lined to left; Perez singled to left; Lansford forced Perez (third to second); Allenson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: RAINEY REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Ward grounded out (second to first); Castino flied out to center; Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Hoffman reached on an error by Smalley [Hoffman to second]; Miller flied out to right [Hoffman to third]; Evans struck out; Stapleton singled to center [Hoffman scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 2. TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Engle flied out to center; Wilfong lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: Rice homered; Perez homered; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Lansford struck out; Allenson grounded out (third to first); HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 4.

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