Sunday May 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Combining on a four-hitter, Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett hurled the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox, Boston's seventh straight loss. The Twins scored in the third inning on a two-run single by Glenn Adams and added another marker in the seventh on an RBI grounder by Mickey Hatcher. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 3, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0 Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .328 Engle ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Stapleton 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .260 Castino 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .193 Hatcher cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .264 Rice lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .240 Smalley ss 2 0 1 0 3 0 .315 Perez dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Adams dh 5 0 1 2 0 0 .303 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Allenson c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Mackanin ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Remy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Sofield lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .178 Hoffman ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .172 Ward ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Miller cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .259 R. Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butera c 1 2 0 0 3 1 .379 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 3 7 6 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,608 Left on Base: Twins 11, Red Sox 6 DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0 Errors: Allenson, Hoffman Doubles: Hatcher (3) Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (2) Caught Stealing: Lansford (2) Sacrifice Hits: Powell (1), Castino (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(3-1) 7 4 1 1 3 5 0 27 3.52 Corbett SV(4) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 1.27 Totals 9 4 1 1 4 8 0 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Crawford L(0-3) 6.2 5 3 1 6 5 0 31 3.68 Burgmeier 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.79 Totals 9 6 3 1 7 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry TWINS 1ST: Powell was called out on strikes; Castino was called out on strikes; Hatcher doubled to left; Smalley walked; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (third to first); Stapleton popped to second; Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Sofield grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez flied to left; Lansford singled to left; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Allenson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Butera walked; Powell flied out to center; Castino grounded out (first to pitcher) [Butera to second]; Hatcher singled to catcher [Butera to third, Hatcher to second (error by Allenson)]; Smalley walked; Adams singled to right [Butera scored (unearned), Hatcher scored (unearned), Smalley to third]; Wilfong flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman walked; Miller walked [Hoffman to second]; Evans forced Miller (shortstop to second) [Hoffman to third]; Stapleton forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Hoffman scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 4TH: Sofield grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson walked; R. Jackson stole second; Butera walked; Powell struck out; Castino forced Butera (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to center; Perez singled to center [Rice to second]; Lansford flied to left; Allenson struck out; Hoffman popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 5TH: Hatcher was called out on strikes; Smalley lined to center; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Miller struck out; Evans struck out; Stapleton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Sofield struck out; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Rice walked; Perez forced Rice (first to shortstop); Lansford forced Perez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Butera walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Butera to second]; Castino singled to third [Butera to third]; Hatcher forced Castino (shortstop to second) [Butera scored]; Smalley singled to center [Hatcher to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Adams flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Allenson flied to left; Hoffman lined to left; Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin grounded out (second to first); WARD BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson reached on an error by Hoffman; Butera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Evans was called out on strikes; Stapleton walked; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. TWINS 9TH: ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Engle singled to center; Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Engle to second]; Hatcher lined to right; Smalley was walked intentionally; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez grounded out (second to first); Lansford grounded out (third to first); REMY BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

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