Fergie Jenkins, going eight innings, recorded his 262nd career victory as the Rangers edged the Twins, 2-1. Pat Putnam belted a solo homer in the second and the Rangers pushed across their other marker in the fourth when Leon Roberts walked and came around on singles by Jim Sundberg and Mario Mendoza. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 26, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 9 1 Rangers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Wilfong 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Oliver dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Castino 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Putnam 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .289 Goodwin 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Grubb rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Mackanin ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .230 Roberts lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .296 Engle rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Powell rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Mendoza ss 3 0 3 1 0 0 .281 Butera c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 9 1 0 9 Totals 34 2 10 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 12,932 Left on Base: Twins 6, Rangers 9 DP: Twins 0, Rangers 2 Errors: Castino Doubles: Mackanin (4), Oliver (11), Mendoza (4) Home Runs: Putnam (5) Caught Stealing: Mackanin (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (1) GIDP: Goodwin (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(3-5) 8 10 2 2 1 4 1 35 4.12 Totals 8 10 2 2 1 4 1 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(3-3) 8 9 1 1 0 8 0 32 5.59 Hough SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5.49 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 9 0 34 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Wilfong singled to center; Hatcher popped to third in foul territory; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills lined to left; Rivers was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to left; Bell forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin flied to center; Mackanin doubled to left; Engle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam homered; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Roberts struck out; Sundberg reached on an error by Castino; Mendoza singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Wills forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 3RD: Butera grounded out (second to first); Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers flied to right; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled to right; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams struck out; Castino grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Grubb flied to center; Roberts walked; Sundberg singled to center [Roberts to second]; Mendoza singled to left [Roberts scored, Sundberg to second]; Wills struck out; Rivers lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. TWINS 5TH: Goodwin struck out; Mackanin lined to third; Engle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Oliver doubled to center; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to third]; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. TWINS 6TH: Butera singled to center; Ward forced Butera (shortstop to second); Wilfong singled to right [Ward to third]; Hatcher popped to second; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: POWELL REPLACED ENGLE (PLAYING RF); Roberts singled to right; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Roberts was picked off first (pitcher to first); Mendoza doubled to left; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2. TWINS 7TH: Castino singled to center; Goodwin singled to right [Castino to third]; Mackanin singled to left [Castino scored, Goodwin to third]; Powell struck out while Mackanin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Butera was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. TWINS 8TH: On a bunt Ward singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ward to second]; Hatcher flied to left; Adams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb flied to center; Roberts singled to center; Sundberg flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. TWINS 9TH: Castino singled to left; HOUGH REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Goodwin grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.

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