Darrell Jackson and Jerry Koosman combined to pitch the Twins to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Yankees. The Twins got all the runs they needed in the second inning when Pete Mackanin doubled and scored on a triple by John Castino, and Sal Butera follwed with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .259      Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .325
Engle rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Milbourne 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Hatcher cf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .264      Winfield lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Mackanin 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Jackson dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .212
Castino 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .259        Rodriguez ph,dh     1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Butera c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .184
Hrbek 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .222
Faedo ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .217
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     0   7             Totals               32   0   7   0     5   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 26,110
Left on Base: Twins 3, Yankees 10
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 2
Doubles: Mackanin (6), Winfield (17)
Triples: Castino (7)
Caught Stealing: Mackanin (2)
GIDP: Hatcher (8), Mackanin (2), Brown (1), Milbourne (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson W(2-2)       5.1   5   0   0   5   3   0  24   4.42
Koosman SV(4)           3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.32
Totals                  9     7   0   0   5   4   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(4-8)              6.2   9   3   3   0   4   0  26   4.60
Davis                   1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.14
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.56
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: D. Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Ward singled to center; Engle flied out to left;
Hatcher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ward out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); Winfield doubled to left; Watson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mackanin doubled to left; Goodwin struck out; Castino
tripled to center [Mackanin scored]; Butera singled to right
[Castino scored]; Hrbek was called out on strikes; Faedo forced
Butera (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Foote flied out to left; Nettles
walked [Jackson to second]; D. Jackson threw a wild pitch
[Jackson to third, Nettles to second]; Dent popped to third;
Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ward singled to center; Engle singled to right [Ward
to third]; Hatcher forced Engle (shortstop to second) [Ward
scored]; Mackanin grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Hatcher out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey walked; Milbourne singled to left
[Mumphrey to second]; Winfield forced Milbourne (second to
shortstop) [Mumphrey to third]; Watson reached on a fielder's
choice [Mumphrey out at home (third to catcher), Winfield to
second]; Jackson forced Watson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin struck out; Castino grounded out (shortstop
to first); Butera singled to left; Hrbek grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Foote flied out to right; Nettles walked; Dent
walked [Nettles to second]; Brown grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Faedo flied out to left; Ward flied out to center;
Engle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Mumphrey singled to right; Milbourne grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second];
Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher popped to second; Mackanin singled to left;
Goodwin flied out to right; Castino singled to center [Mackanin
to third]; Mackanin was picked off and caught stealing home
(pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson singled to shortstop; Jackson struck out;
Foote singled to left [Watson to second]; KOOSMAN REPLACED D.
JACKSON (PITCHING); Nettles forced Foote (second to shortstop)
[Watson to third]; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 7TH: Butera grounded out (third to first); Hrbek popped to
shortstop; DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Faedo was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown popped to first in foul territory; Mumphrey
grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled to right;
Winfield popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 8TH: Ward struck out; Engle flied out to left; Hatcher
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); RODRIGUEZ
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Rodriguez singled to center; Foote flied out
to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LAROCHE
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Mackanin popped to first; Goodwin
flied out to left; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent flied out to right; Brown struck out; Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Yankees 0.