The Twins sent 12 men to the plate in the first inning and scored six runs off Mike Torrez en route to an 11-2 rout of the Red Sox, dealing Boston its sixth consecutive loss -- the club's longest losing streak since 1977. John Castino and Glenn Adams each had two RBIs in Minnesota's opening assault. The Twins added three more in the second on Rick Sofield's two-run double and Sal Butera's RBI two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       2, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        6  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -  11 15  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   1   1   0     2   1   .235      Evans rf              3   2   1   1     1   1   .349
Castino 3b            5   1   3   2     1   1   .265      Stapleton 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Hatcher cf            5   1   0   0     0   0   .254      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   2   0     0   0   .189
Smalley ss            3   2   2   0     2   0   .310      Rice lf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .236
  Baker pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Adams dh              4   2   2   2     1   0   .311      Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Allenson c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Sofield lf            5   1   1   2     0   1   .190      Hoffman ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .177
R. Jackson 1b         5   1   3   3     0   1   .250        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Butera c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .393      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nichols cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rainey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  15  10     7   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 16,940
Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 3
Doubles: Castino (4), Adams (5), Sofield (1), Butera (5), Smalley (3), R. Jackson (3), Lansford (6)
Triples: Powell (1)
Home Runs: Evans (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hatcher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (1)
GIDP: Sofield (1), Hatcher 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Powell (1,by Stanley)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams W(1-3)         8     7   2   2   2   3   1  33   2.87
Verhoeven               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(1-2)           0.2   4   6   6   2   0   0   8   6.50
Stanley                 1.1   5   3   3   3   0   0  13   5.03
Rainey                  5     3   0   0   1   3   0  18   2.38
Campbell                2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   6.00
Totals                  9    15  11  11   7   4   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Stanley (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell tripled; Castino doubled to right [Powell
scored]; Hatcher reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Castino to third]; Smalley walked [Hatcher to second];
Adams doubled to left [Castino scored, Hatcher scored, Smalley
to third]; Wilfong walked; Sofield grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Smalley scored, Adams to third,
Wilfong out at second]; R. Jackson singled to left [Adams
scored]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Butera singled to
center [R. Jackson to third]; Powell walked [Butera to second];
Castino singled to left [R. Jackson scored, Butera to third,
Powell to second]; Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 6 R,
6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Evans walked; Stapleton flied out to center;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Evans to third]; Rice hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored]; Perez made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Adams flied out to right; Wilfong
singled [Smalley to second]; Sofield doubled [Smalley scored,
Wilfong scored]; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sofield to third]; Butera doubled to left [Sofield scored];
Powell was hit by a pitch; Castino walked [Butera to third,
Powell to second]; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford doubled to right; Allenson grounded out
(third to first); Hoffman flied out to right; Miller grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: RAINEY REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Smalley flied out
to left; Adams singled to center; Wilfong forced Adams
(shortstop to second); Sofield grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
singled; Yastrzemski singled to center [Stapleton to second];
Rice forced Stapleton (third unassisted) [Yastrzemski to
second]; Perez lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9,
Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson struck out; Butera flied out to center;
Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lansford popped to first in foul territory;
Allenson flied out to left; Hoffman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); Hatcher
lined to right; Smalley doubled; Adams flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
9, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong lined to pitcher; Sofield grounded out (third
to first); R. Jackson singled to center; Butera grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
struck out; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Powell walked; Castino struck out; Hatcher grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lansford flied out to right; Allenson walked;
Hoffman flied out to center; Miller was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); NICHOLS REPLACED
MILLER (PLAYING CF); Smalley singled to right; BAKER RAN FOR
SMALLEY; Adams walked [Baker to second]; Wilfong flied out to
center [Baker to third]; Sofield struck out; R. Jackson doubled
[Baker scored, Adams scored]; Butera made an out to second; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Evans homered;
Stapleton singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice
singled to left [Stapleton to second]; Perez flied out to right
[Stapleton to third]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Powell popped to third in foul territory; Castino
singled; Hatcher grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 11, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Allenson
grounded out (third to first); POQUETTE BATTED FOR HOFFMAN;
Poquette grounded out (second to first); Nichols grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 11, Red Sox 2.