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.

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