Scoring six runs in the first two innings, the A's held on to edge the Twins, 6-5, as Mike Norris picked up his ninth victory of the campaign. The A's grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first frame on a run-scoring single by Dwayne Murphy and an RBI double by Tony Armas, and added four more tallies in the second stanza on RBI singles by Fred Stanley and Rickey Henderson, a squeeze bunt by Wayne Gross and a balk. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Tuesday, August 11, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 Twins 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .322 Powell rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .244 Murphy cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .255 Engle ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Gross 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .193 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Armas rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Mackanin ph,2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .140 Hatcher cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Budaska dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Newman c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .248 Adams dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 .214 Drumright 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .342 Castino 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Babitt 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Goodwin 1b 4 3 2 0 0 0 .269 Stanley ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .213 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Jackson lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .275 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Havens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 11 5 3 4 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 8,836 Left on Base: A's 5, Twins 4 DP: A's 0, Twins 2 Errors: Powell Doubles: Armas (17), Drumright (1), Goodwin 2 (5), Hatcher (15), Wynegar (2) Home Runs: Mackanin (2) Sacrifice Hits: Gross (2) Sacrifice Flies: R. Jackson (1) GIDP: Henderson (4), Armas (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(9-3) 5 3 3 3 1 2 0 19 3.36 Underwood 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 8 4.31 Jones SV(3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.15 Totals 9 8 5 5 1 3 1 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams L(1-5) 1 6 4 4 0 2 0 9 3.82 Havens 6 3 2 2 1 2 0 20 3.71 Corbett 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 2.64 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 4 0 38 Wild Pitches: Jones (1) Balks: Havens (1) Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right [Henderson to second (error by Powell)]; Murphy singled to right [Henderson scored]; Gross grounded out (third to first) [Murphy to second]; Armas doubled to center [Murphy scored]; Spencer struck out; Budaska was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong struck out; Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to center; Drumright doubled to right [Newman to third]; Stanley singled to center [Newman scored, Drumright to third]; HAVENS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Henderson singled to shortstop [Drumright scored, Stanley to second]; Murphy singled to right [Stanley out at home (right to catcher), Henderson to third (on throw to home), Murphy to second (on throw to home)]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Havens balked [Murphy scored]; Armas made an out to catcher; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to left; Adams grounded out (second to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Budaska grounded out (third to first); Newman walked; Drumright popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Goodwin doubled to left; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Goodwin to third]; R. Jackson walked; Powell forced R. Jackson (first to shortstop) [Goodwin scored]; Wilfong lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Hatcher to third]; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hatcher scored]; Castino grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas flied out to center; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Goodwin doubled to right; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Goodwin to third]; R. Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Goodwin scored]; Powell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Budaska flied out to center; Newman flied out to right; Drumright flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin homered; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley lined to center; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stanley singled to center; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stanley out at second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: BABITT REPLACED DRUMRIGHT (PLAYING 2B); Castino singled to third; Goodwin forced Castino (second to shortstop); Wynegar doubled to right [Goodwin scored]; R. Jackson singled to second [Wynegar to third]; JONES REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; Engle struck out; Mackanin forced R. Jackson (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CORBETT REPLACED HAVENS (PITCHING); Gross walked; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; Spencer singled to center; Budaska singled to right [Spencer to third]; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Hatcher made an out to third; Smalley singled to right; Jones threw a wild pitch [Smalley to second]; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to third]; Castino flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Babitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley walked; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: Goodwin flied out to center; Wynegar lined to second; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 5.

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