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.