Homers by Paul Molitor, Ted Simmons and Robin Yount helped power the Brewers to an 8-5 decsion over the Twins. Molitor connected with the bases empty in the first inning, Simmons drilled a three-run shot to highlight a four-run fifth frame and Yount delivered a solo swat in the eighth.

The Brewers went ahead to stay in the third inning when Cecil Cooper singled, took second on a walk and scored on a single by Gorman Thomas. Rollie Fingers notched his 17th save. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
Twins        1  1  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5 16  2
Brewers      1  1  1    0  4  0    0  1  x  -   8 12  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Bosley rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Engle ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Molitor dh            4   2   2   1     1   0   .269
Wilfong 2b            4   2   1   0     0   0   .236      Cooper 1b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .294
  Baker ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Oglivie lf            2   0   0   1     1   0   .251
Hatcher cf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .272      Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Adams dh              5   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Simmons c             4   2   2   3     0   0   .219
Goodwin 1b            5   0   2   0     0   2   .248      Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Castino 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Yount ss              3   1   1   1     1   1   .265
Mackanin ss,2b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Gantner 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Ward lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .257      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .286        Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butera c            1   0   1   1     0   0   .236        Keeton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  16   4     1   2             Totals               34   8  12   8     4   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 18,724
Left on Base: Twins 10, Brewers 7
DP: Twins 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Goodwin, Mackanin, Simmons
Doubles: Wilfong (6), Hatcher (18), Powell (8), Simmons (9)
Triples: Goodwin (1)
Home Runs: Molitor (2), Simmons (11), Yount (7)
Stolen Bases: Ward (4), Cooper (5)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (3), Gantner (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (7)
GIDP: Adams (7), Engle (6), Cooper (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(4-6)           4.1   7   7   3   2   0   2  24   4.24
Verhoeven               2.2   5   1   1   0   2   1  12   3.46
O'Connor                1     0   0   0   2   0   0   3   4.55
Totals                  8    12   8   4   4   2   3  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas                    1.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   9   4.34
Augustine W(2-1)        5.1   8   1   1   0   1   0  23   3.91
Keeton                  0     4   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.41
Easterly                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.89
Fingers SV(17)          1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.24
Totals                  9    16   5   5   1   2   0  42

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
doubled to right; Hatcher doubled to left [Wilfong scored];
Adams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hatcher to third];
Goodwin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Molitor
homered; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Castino flied out to right; Mackanin popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ward singled to left; Ward stole
second [Ward to third (error by Simmons)]; Wynegar walked;
AUGUSTINE REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Powell doubled to left [Ward
scored, Wynegar to third]; Moose Haas left game due to a
stiff neck; Wilfong flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
doubled to left; Howell singled to right [Simmons scored]; Yount
forced Howell (second to shortstop); Gantner grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Hatcher singled to left; Adams grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hatcher out at second];
Goodwin singled to center; Castino made an out to second; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Bosley flied out to left; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper singled to left; Oglivie walked
[Cooper to second]; Thomas singled to center [Cooper scored,
Oglivie to second]; Simmons forced Thomas (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 3.

TWINS 4TH: Mackanin flied out to center; Ward singled to center;
Wynegar flied out to center; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Yount walked; Gantner
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yount to second]; Bosley
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Hatcher
flied out to center; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to left; Cooper reached on an error
by Mackanin [Molitor to third]; Cooper stole second; Oglivie hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Molitor scored (unearned)]; Thomas
reached on an error by Goodwin [Cooper to third]; Simmons
homered (unearned) [Cooper scored (unearned), Thomas scored
(unearned)]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Howell
singled to right; Yount struck out; Gantner singled to right
[Howell to third]; Bosley lined to center; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 7.

TWINS 6TH: Goodwin flied out to right; Castino singled to right;
Mackanin popped to catcher in foul territory; Ward flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor flied out to right; Cooper singled to left;
Cooper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Oglivie
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 7.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Powell singled to center;
Wilfong forced Powell (first to shortstop); Hatcher singled to
right [Wilfong to second]; Adams singled to right [Wilfong
scored, Hatcher to second]; Goodwin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: BUTERA REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Thomas struck
out; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 7.

TWINS 8TH: KEETON REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Castino singled
to center; Mackanin singled to center [Castino to second]; Ward
singled to left [Castino to third, Mackanin to second]; Butera
singled to left [Castino scored, Mackanin to third, Ward to
second]; ENGLE BATTED FOR POWELL; EASTERLY REPLACED KEETON
(PITCHING); Engle grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Mackanin scored (no RBI), Ward to third, Butera out at second];
BAKER BATTED FOR WILFONG; FINGERS REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING);
Baker grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAKER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); MACKANIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Yount homered; Gantner singled to center; O'CONNOR REPLACED
VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Bosley walked [Gantner to second]; Gantner
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Bosley to second];
Molitor was walked intentionally; Cooper grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Molitor out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Brewers 8.

TWINS 9TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Adams popped
to second in foul territory; Goodwin tripled to left; Castino
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Brewers 8.