Bill Stein, setting a league record with his seventh consecutive pinch-hit, singled home the winning run to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Rangers a 4-3 triumph over the Twins. After Minnesota took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth on a run-scoring single by Ron Jackson, Mickey Rivers began the bottom of the frame with a single and went to third on a single by Al Oliver.

Buddy Bell followed with a single that plated Rivers to tie the game at 3-3 and took second on the throw home. After Pat Putnam was intentionally walked to load the bases and Johnny Grubb bounced into a forceout at home, Stein batted for Leon Roberts and lined a single to center. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  2
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .262      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Castino ph,3b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Wilfong 2b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .237      Oliver dh             4   2   3   0     0   0   .297
Hatcher cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .296      Bell 3b               4   1   3   3     0   0   .301
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Ward lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Goodwin 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Roberts lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  Engle rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Stein ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .538
Mackanin ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
R. Jackson 3b,1b      4   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Butera c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   1             Totals               33   4  11   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 21,558
Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 5
DP: Twins 3, Rangers 1
Errors: Powell, Butera, Wills
Doubles: Goodwin (3), Oliver (10)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mackanin (2), Butera (2)
GIDP: R. Jackson (2), Roberts (2), Rivers (1), Grubb (5)
Hit by Pitch: Mackanin (1,by Medich)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                7     7   2   1   0   4   0  25   3.45
Cooper                  1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.13
D. Jackson L(0-1)       0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   8.31
Corbett                 0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.70
Totals                  8.1  11   4   3   1   5   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  8.2   9   3   2   0   1   0  36   3.70
J. Johnson W(3-1)       0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9     9   3   2   1   1   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Medich (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Wilfong singled to right
[Powell to third]; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Powell scored, Wilfong to second]; Adams flied out to right;
Ward flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); Mackanin
grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to third; Putnam forced Bell (pitcher
to shortstop); Grubb singled to center [Putnam to second];
Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Butera made an out to second; Powell reached on an
error by Wills; Wilfong singled to left [Powell to third];
Hatcher forced Wilfong (second to shortstop) [Powell scored
(unearned)]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg lined to pitcher; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Wills lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin
doubled to right; Mackanin was hit by a pitch; R. Jackson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mackanin
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers struck out; Oliver doubled to right [Oliver
to third (error by Powell)]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Oliver scored (unearned)]; Putnam grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb struck out; Roberts struck out; Sundberg
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams
grounded out (second to first); Ward grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Mendoza singled to left; Wills made an out to
third; Rivers grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Mendoza out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Rangers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Goodwin grounded out (pitcher to first); Mackanin
struck out; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to third; Oliver stole second
[Oliver to third (error by Butera)]; Bell singled to center
[Oliver scored]; Putnam singled to pitcher [Bell to second];
Grubb grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Bell to third, Putnam out at second]; Roberts grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Butera singled to left; Powell popped to third in
foul territory; Wilfong singled to right [Butera to second];
Hatcher singled to right [Butera to third, Wilfong to second];
Adams made an out to shortstop; Ward flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: COOPER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); Mendoza was called out on
strikes; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Goodwin singled to left; Mackanin out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Goodwin to second]; R. Jackson singled
to center [Goodwin scored]; Butera out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [R. Jackson to second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); CASTINO BATTED FOR POWELL; Castino was walked
intentionally; Wilfong flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R. JACKSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ENGLE REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING
RF); On a bunt Rivers singled to third; D. JACKSON REPLACED
COOPER (PITCHING); Oliver singled to right [Rivers to third];
CORBETT REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Bell singled to right
[Rivers scored, Oliver to third]; Putnam was walked
intentionally [Bell to second]; Grubb forced Oliver (first to
catcher) [Bell to third, Putnam to second]; STEIN BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Stein singled to center [Bell scored, Putnam to third,
Grubb to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.