The Twins rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to cool off the Tigers, 4-3. A two-run single by Pete Mackanin with two out was the decisive blow. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 6 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Powell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Engle rf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .226 Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Hrbek 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cowens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Mackanin ph,1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .247 Gibson cf,rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .308 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Leach rf,1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .196 Castino 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Wilfong 2b 2 1 0 0 2 2 .233 Fahey c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 Ward cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Butera c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .234 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Faedo ss 3 1 0 1 1 0 .133 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 3 3 Totals 33 4 6 4 6 8 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 4,625 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 9 DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1 Errors: Whitaker, Mackanin Doubles: Gibson (5), Whitaker (11), Engle (8) Home Runs: Gibson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Brookens (4) Sacrifice Flies: Fahey (1) GIDP: Kemp (10) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry 8 5 3 0 5 7 0 35 3.39 Saucier L(2-1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1.64 Tobik 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93 Totals 8.2 6 4 0* 6 8 0 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(4-7) 9 6 3 3 3 3 1 36 4.10 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 3 1 36 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Ted Hendry TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell singled to center [Peters to second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Peters to third, Trammell out at second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to right; Engle singled to center; Hrbek flied out to center; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson doubled to left; Leach walked; Brookens out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gibson to third, Leach to second]; Fahey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gibson scored, Leach to third]; Whitaker doubled to right [Leach scored]; Peters grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino flied out to right; Wilfong struck out; Ward singled to left; Butera singled to left [Ward to second]; Faedo forced Butera (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell was called out on strikes; Engle struck out; MACKANIN BATTED FOR HRBEK; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TIGERS 4TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gibson popped to third in foul territory; Leach struck out; Brookens lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Adams made an out to shortstop; Castino grounded out (third to first); Wilfong walked; Ward forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TIGERS 5TH: Fahey reached on an error by Mackanin; Whitaker flied out to center; Peters struck out; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Butera grounded out (third to first); Faedo grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp flied out to center; Hebner lined to right; Gibson homered; Leach walked; Brookens lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Engle doubled to left; Mackanin grounded out (second to first) [Engle to third]; Adams walked; Castino struck out; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TIGERS 7TH: Fahey struck out; Whitaker lined to shortstop; Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Ward lined to right; Butera made an out to second; Faedo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell lined to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); Hebner singled to center; Gibson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING CF); GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LEACH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Powell singled to center; Engle walked [Powell to second]; Mackanin struck out; Adams flied out to left; Castino forced Engle (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TIGERS 9TH: Leach grounded out (second to pitcher); Brookens singled to center; Fahey forced Brookens (shortstop to second); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Wilfong walked; Ward reached on an error by Whitaker [Wilfong to second]; Butera walked [Wilfong to third, Ward to second]; SAUCIER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Faedo walked [Wilfong scored (unearned), Ward to third, Butera to second]; HATCHER BATTED FOR POWELL; Hatcher struck out; TOBIK REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Engle forced Butera (third unassisted) [Ward scored (unearned), Faedo to second]; Mackanin singled to center [Faedo scored (unearned), Engle scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; 4 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

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