Pushing across a run in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie, the Twins shaded the Royals, 5-4. Butch Wynegar led off the eighth with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by John Castino.

Gary Ward, running for Wynegar, reached third when Pete Mackanin flied out and scored on a single by Danny Goodwin. The Twins collected five consecutive singles in the fifth inning with Hosken Powell driving in two runs and Rick Sofield and Rob Wilfong one apiece. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       31, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  x  -   5 12  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Powell rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .248
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .220        R. Jackson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
G. Brett 3b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .289        Engle rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .240
McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Hatcher cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
White 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Hurdle rf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .455      Wynegar c             3   0   3   0     1   0   .333
Grote c               1   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Ward pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
  Quirk ph,c          1   1   0   0     1   0   .279        Butera c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Washington ss         4   1   2   2     0   1   .222      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mackanin ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goodwin 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .309
                                                          Sofield lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .185
                                                          Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   4     5   6             Totals               34   5  12   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  6,718
Left on Base: Royals 8, Twins 8
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: Wilson, Powell, Mackanin
Doubles: Washington (7)
Triples: Wilfong (1)
Stolen Bases: Powell (3), Wilfong (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Grote (1), Castino (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Wilson (1)
GIDP: Aikens (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(5-6)          7.2  12   5   5   2   7   0  36   3.64
K. Brett                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.97
Totals                  8    12   5   5   2   7   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 6     6   3   2   2   4   0  26   4.01
Corbett                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.11
O'Connor W(2-2)         2.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.78
Totals                  9     8   4   3   5   6   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); G. Brett lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
struck out; Hatcher singled to left; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens flied to center; McRae flied to right; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to right; Castino struck out;
Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Wynegar to
second]; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle reached on an error by Mackanin [Hurdle to
second]; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hurdle to third]; Washington doubled to left [Hurdle scored
(unearned)]; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Washington
to third]; Otis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield flied to left; Powell grounded out (third to
first); Wilfong flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett flied to center; Aikens singled to center;
McRae singled to right [Aikens to third (error by Powell)];
White lined to shortstop; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled to center;
Castino forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Grote singled to left; Washington forced Grote
(shortstop to second); Wilson forced Washington (first to
shortstop); Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Mackanin singled to left; Goodwin singled to left
[Mackanin to third]; Sofield singled to left [Mackanin scored,
Goodwin to third (error by Wilson), Sofield to second]; Powell
singled to right [Goodwin scored, Sofield scored]; Powell stole
second; Wilfong singled to right [Powell scored]; Hatcher struck
out; Wilfong stole second; Adams struck out; Wynegar was walked
intentionally; Castino forced Wynegar (third to second); 4 R, 5
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 4.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens was
called out on strikes; McRae walked; White flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Goodwin lined
to left; Sofield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Twins 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle singled to center; QUIRK BATTED FOR GROTE;
Quirk walked [Hurdle to second]; CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); Washington singled to center [Hurdle scored, Quirk
to third]; Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Quirk scored];
Otis walked [Washington to second]; G. Brett singled to right
[Washington scored, Otis to second]; O'CONNOR REPLACED CORBETT
(PITCHING); Aikens grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [G. Brett out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Powell struck out;
Wilfong tripled to left; Hatcher walked; Adams reached on a
fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Wilfong out at
home (first to catcher), Hatcher out at third (catcher to
pitcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); White
walked; Hurdle walked [White to second]; Quirk popped to third
in foul territory; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar singled to right; WARD RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ward to
second]; Mackanin flied to right [Ward to third]; Goodwin
singled to left [Ward scored]; Sofield singled to center
[Goodwin to second]; K. BRETT REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); R.
JACKSON BATTED FOR POWELL; R. Jackson flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: ENGLE REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING RF); BUTERA
REPLACED WARD (PLAYING C ); Wilson popped to second; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 5.