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.