Exploding for six runs in the fifth inning, the Twins downed the A's, 6-2. The Twins opened the fifth with consecutive singles by Danny Goodwin and Butvh Wynegar. After a sacrifice by Ron Jackson, both runners scored on a single by Hosken Powell.

Rob Wilfong then singled, Micjey Hatcher reached first on an error as Powell scored, and Roy Smalley walked. Glenn Adams then singled home Wilfong and Hatcher, and John Castino plated the final marker with a double. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Monday, August 10, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 x - 6 11 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .320 Powell rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Murphy cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Engle ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Gross 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .195 Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .243 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Hatcher cf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .276 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .137 Smalley ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .260 Johnson ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Adams dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .220 Heath c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Castino 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Budaska dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Goodwin 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .258 Drumright 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .343 Wynegar c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .304 Babitt ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 R. Jackson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 7 1 3 3 Totals 35 6 11 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 15,414 Left on Base: A's 5, Twins 7 DP: A's 0, Twins 2 Errors: Gross Doubles: Budaska (1), Castino (7) Triples: Gross (1) Stolen Bases: Henderson (34) Caught Stealing: Henderson (16) Sacrifice Hits: R. Jackson (4) Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (1) GIDP: Picciolo (2), Gross (4) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(5-8) 4.1 8 6 5 1 2 0 23 3.19 Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.31 Underwood 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 4.08 Heaverlo 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Owchinko 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.11 Totals 8 11 6 5 1 4 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(3-6) 5 4 2 2 2 2 0 19 3.64 Koosman SV(1) 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.06 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mark Johnson ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole second; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher) [Henderson to third]; Gross walked; Armas struck out; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled to center; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath popped to first in foul territory; Budaska popped to third in foul territory; Drumright flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to right; Castino flied out to center; Goodwin singled to left; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson flied out to left; Powell flied out to left; Wilfong made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross tripled to right; Armas popped to third in foul territory; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher flied out to right; Smalley singled to left; Adams flied out to left; Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Budaska doubled to right; Drumright singled to center [Budaska to third]; Picciolo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Budaska scored, Drumright out at second]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Goodwin singled to first; Wynegar singled to right [Goodwin to second]; R. Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Goodwin to third, Wynegar to second]; Powell singled to center [Goodwin scored, Wynegar scored]; Wilfong singled to center [Powell to third]; Hatcher reached on an error by Gross [Powell scored (RBI), Wilfong to second]; Smalley walked [Wilfong to third, Hatcher to second]; Adams singled to left [Wilfong scored, Hatcher scored (unearned), Smalley to second]; JONES REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Castino doubled to left [Smalley scored, Adams to third]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Goodwin was called out on strikes; Wynegar flied out to right; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Murphy singled to center; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; Armas singled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath popped to first in foul territory; Budaska grounded out (shortstop to first); BABITT BATTED FOR DRUMRIGHT; Babitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: BABITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Smalley lined to right; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to center; Murphy walked; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin lined to second; Wynegar singled to right; R. Jackson singled to center [Wynegar to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Engle flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 9TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Armas flied out to left; Johnson made an out to third; Heath singled to center; Budaska lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6.

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