Rallying for two runs in the seventh inning, the Twins shaded the A's, 4-3. Butch Wynegar and Gary Ward began Minnesota's seventh with singles and Hosken Powell followed with a single to score Ron Jackson, pinch-running for Wynegar. After Rob Wilfong lined into a double play, Mickey Hatcher stroked a single to register Ward with the decisive tally. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  x  -   4 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Powell rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .245
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Gross 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .201      Hatcher cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Armas rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .285      Smalley ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .266
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .145      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .215
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Castino 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .257
Budaska dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Goodwin 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Drumright 2b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .350        R. Jackson pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .275
Picciolo ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .227        Butera c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ward lf               3   2   2   0     0   0   .241
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     2   6             Totals               33   4  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  9,624
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 7
DP: A's 2, Twins 3
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Picciolo (3), Smalley (6)
Triples: Ward (2)
Home Runs: Gross (6)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (35)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (17), Picciolo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Picciolo (1)
GIDP: Armas (4), Butera (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  5.2   6   2   2   1   0   0  24   2.99
Owchinko L(3-2)         2.1   5   2   2   1   2   0  11   1.69
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   2   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 5     5   3   1   2   3   1  22   4.23
D. Jackson W(1-1)       3     2   0   0   0   2   0   9   7.36
Corbett SV(8)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.58
Totals                  9     7   3   1   2   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Dan Morrison


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy flied to center; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong
singled to center; Hatcher flied to center; Smalley lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas reached on an error by Smalley; Spencer
singled to center [Armas to third]; Budaska singled to left
[Armas scored (unearned), Spencer to second]; Heath struck out;
Drumright walked [Spencer to third, Budaska to second]; Picciolo
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Spencer scored (unearned), Budaska
to third]; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied to right; Castino grounded out (shortstop
to first); Goodwin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Gross
flied to center; Armas walked; Spencer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ward lined to
shortstop; Powell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Budaska flied to center; Heath grounded out
(third to first); Drumright singled to pitcher; Picciolo
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); Hatcher
singled to right; Smalley flied to right; Adams singled to right
[Hatcher to second]; Castino walked [Hatcher to third, Adams to
second]; Goodwin flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole
second; Murphy struck out while Henderson was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Gross homered; Armas struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied to right; Ward tripled to right; Powell
grounded out (second to first) [Ward scored]; Wilfong popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: D. JACKSON REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Spencer
popped to shortstop; Budaska lined to left; Heath grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher flied to center; Smalley doubled to center;
Adams flied to left [Smalley to third]; Castino singled to right
[Smalley scored]; OWCHINKO REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Goodwin
popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo doubled to right; Henderson struck out while Picciolo
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled to left; R. JACKSON RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
Ward singled to shortstop [R. Jackson to second]; Powell singled
to right [R. Jackson scored, Ward to third]; Wilfong lined into
a double play (first unassisted) [Powell out at first]; Hatcher
singled to center [Ward scored]; Smalley singled to center
[Hatcher to third]; Adams was called out on strikes; 2 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BUTERA REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING C ); Murphy
struck out; Gross singled to right; Armas grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Castino struck out; Goodwin walked; Butera grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Goodwin out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; CORBETT REPLACED D.
JACKSON (PITCHING); Johnson lined to right; Budaska flied to
left; Heath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Twins 4.