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.