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.