Back-to-back homers by Mickey Hatcher and Roy Smalley with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Twins to a dramatic 4-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The Red Sox went ahead, 3-2, in the top of the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 4 9 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .304 Ward lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .374 Castino 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 1 2 1 0 .181 Hatcher cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .282 Rice lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .257 Smalley dh 3 2 2 1 2 0 .304 Perez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Mackanin ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Engle rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Miller cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Powell ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Hoffman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .244 Schmidt c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Butera c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Tudor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson 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 36 3 9 3 3 6 Totals 36 4 9 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 3,572 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 7 DP: Red Sox 2, Twins 0 Errors: Lansford Doubles: Hatcher (7) Home Runs: R. Jackson (3), Hatcher (2), Smalley (7) Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (1), R. Jackson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Rice (2), Yastrzemski (2) GIDP: Hatcher (5), Mackanin (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tudor 7 5 2 2 3 4 1 27 4.30 Stanley 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.77 Burgmeier L(2-1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 5 3.38 Totals 9.2 9 4 4 4 4 3 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson 7.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 30 3.80 Corbett W(2-1) 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 11 2.16 Totals 10 9 3 3 3 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to left; Evans struck out; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Castino singled to left; Hatcher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Perez singled to right; Lansford singled to center [Perez to second]; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher) [Perez to third, Lansford to second]; Hoffman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Mackanin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to shortstop) [Smalley out at second]; Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Remy flied out to center; Evans walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson walked; R. Jackson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Butera singled to center; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Ward flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to left; Perez flied out to right; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Castino struck out; Hatcher doubled to right; Smalley walked; Mackanin flied out to right; Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Hoffman flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson flied out to right; Butera grounded out (third to first); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled; Evans singled to center [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy scored, Evans to third]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored]; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Ward struck out; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. RED SOX 7TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller walked; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Smalley singled to left; Mackanin flied out to right; Engle lined to left; R. Jackson homered [Smalley scored]; Butera reached on an error by Lansford [Butera to second]; Wilfong struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 8TH: Remy singled to center; Evans forced Remy (first to shortstop); Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second]; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Rice struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING); Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); Castino flied out to right; Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 9TH: Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied out to left; Mackanin singled to center; POWELL BATTED FOR ENGLE; Powell singled to center [Mackanin to second]; R. Jackson forced Mackanin (third unassisted) [Powell to second]; Butera walked [Powell to third, R. Jackson to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 10TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Schmidt struck out; Remy singled to center; Evans singled to center [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored]; Rice singled to center [Evans to third]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 10TH: Ward grounded out (second to first); Castino popped to first; Hatcher homered; Smalley homered; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.

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