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.