Three RBIs by Roy Smalley and two by Sal Butera, along with a combined seven-hitter by Fernando Arroyo and Doug Corbett, helped the Twins deal the Red Sox their fifth consecutive loss, 6-1. Smalley singled in two runs in the first inning and had a sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, May 1, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 11 0 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .229 Evans rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .350 Engle ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Stapleton 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .256 Castino 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .163 Hatcher cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 Smalley ss 2 0 1 3 1 0 .294 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Allenson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Sofield lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .189 Hoffman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .186 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .213 Miller cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Butera c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .391 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 11 6 2 3 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 15,715 Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 5 DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: Allenson Doubles: Castino (3), R. Jackson (2), Butera (4), Powell (3), Evans (4), Yastrzemski (2) Home Runs: Stapleton (1) Stolen Bases: Hatcher (2), Sofield (2) Sacrifice Hits: Castino (2) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (1) GIDP: Hatcher (2), Miller (2), Stapleton (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo W(2-1) 7 5 1 1 0 1 1 24 3.15 Corbett 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 9 1.40 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 1 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(2-2) 8 9 5 5 1 2 0 32 6.07 Burgmeier 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.68 Totals 9 11 6 6 2 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Castino doubled to left [Powell to third]; Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Smalley singled to center [Powell scored, Castino scored]; Adams made an out to second; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (second to first); Stapleton homered; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 2ND: Sofield flied out to center; R. Jackson doubled to left; Butera doubled to left [R. Jackson scored]; Powell flied out to center; Castino struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford flied out to center; Allenson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 3RD: Hatcher flied out to left; Smalley walked; Adams flied out to left; Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to center; Miller grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hoffman out at second]; Evans doubled; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 4TH: Sofield made an out to pitcher; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Rice struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 5TH: Powell flied out to center; Castino singled; Hatcher grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson grounded out (third to first); Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: Smalley lined to left; Adams struck out; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans singled to center; Stapleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Sofield flied out to left; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice singled to left; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: Powell doubled to right; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Powell to third]; Hatcher singled [Powell scored]; Hatcher stole second [Hatcher to third (error by Allenson)]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hatcher scored]; Adams singled to right [Adams out at second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: CORBETT REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Allenson struck out; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); Miller walked; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 1. TWINS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Wilfong struck out; Sofield walked; R. Jackson singled to right [Sofield to second]; Sofield stole third; Butera singled to left [Sofield scored, R. Jackson to second]; ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Engle grounded out (third to first) [R. Jackson to third, Butera to second]; Castino flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stapleton singled to center; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Stapleton to third]; Rice struck out; Perez struck out; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 1.

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