Scattering eight hits, Rick Honeycutt pitched the Rangers to a 6-3 decision over the Twins. Texas scored in the second inning on a solo homer by Buddy Bell and added singletons in the third and fifth frames, respectively, on an RBI single by Al Oliver and run-scoring double by Mickey Rivers. Bump Wills tripled home a sixth-ining tally and slapped a two-run single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  1  1    0  1  1    0  2  0  -   6 12  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .267      Ward lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Engle rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .213
Oliver dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .323      Hatcher cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .297
Bell 3b               5   1   2   1     0   1   .297      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Putnam 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      R. Jackson dh         4   0   3   2     0   0   .276
Grubb rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Sample lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Goodwin 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Wagner ss             3   2   3   0     1   0   .364      Baker ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .150
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  12   6     3   3             Totals               32   3   8   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  3,789
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Twins 3
DP: Rangers 3, Twins 0
Errors: Castino
Doubles: Putnam (9), Rivers (8), Bell (6), Sundberg (7), Engle (5)
Triples: Wills (2)
Home Runs: Bell (7)
Caught Stealing: Wills (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (3)
GIDP: Castino (2), Ward (5), Wynegar (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(5-1)        9     8   3   3   1   1   0  33   3.54
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   1   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(1-6)         6.1   9   4   4   2   3   1  31   4.04
O'Connor                0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.67
Verhoeven               2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.37
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (1)
Balks: Erickson (5)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark


RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Rivers flied out to right;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ward flied out to left; Engle doubled; Hatcher flied
out to center; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell homered; Putnam struck out; Grubb struck out;
Sample popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson singled; Castino grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [R. Jackson out at second];
Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Wagner singled to
pitcher; Wills forced Wagner (first unassisted); Erickson balked
[Wills to second]; Rivers walked; Oliver singled [Wills scored,
Rivers to third]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Goodwin singled; Baker singled [Goodwin to third];
Ward grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Goodwin
scored, Baker out at second]; Engle grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam doubled; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sample flied out to center [Putnam to third]; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Wynegar
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wagner singled; Wills reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Wagner to second]; Rivers doubled [Wagner
scored, Wills to third]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell
flied out to right; Putnam flied out to left; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Castino flied out to center; Mackanin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); Wagner singled to pitcher; Wills tripled
[Wagner scored]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Baker flied out to left; Ward struck out; Engle
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver flied to left in foul territory; Bell
doubled; O'CONNOR REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Putnam grounded
out (pitcher to first); Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Hatcher singled; Honeycutt threw a wild pitch
[Hatcher to second]; Wynegar grounded out (third to first)
[Hatcher to third]; R. Jackson singled to pitcher [Hatcher
scored]; Castino made an out to second; Mackanin forced R.
Jackson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample singled; Sundberg doubled [Sample to third];
VERHOEVEN REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Wagner walked; Wills
singled [Sample scored, Sundberg scored, Wagner to third]; Wills
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers lined
to first; Oliver flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Goodwin flied out to right; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell reached on an error by Castino [Bell to
second]; Putnam made an out to shortstop; Grubb flied out to
right; Sample flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Engle walked; Hatcher singled [Engle to second];
Wynegar grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Engle to third, Hatcher out at second]; R. Jackson singled
[Engle scored]; Castino grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 3.