Homers by Pete Mackanin, John Castino and Tim Laudner -- his second two-run shot in as many games -- powered the Twins to a 7-1 victory over the Tigers. Laudner's blast came in the third inning, Mackanin led off the fifth with his round-tripper and Castino connected for the circuit one out later. The Twins jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the second stanza on consecutive singles by Laudner, Castino and Sal Butera and a sacrifice fly by Lenny Faedo. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 29, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Twins 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 x - 7 13 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cowens cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Ward lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .265 Trammell ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .286 Engle rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .227 Gibson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .312 Hatcher cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Mackanin 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Jones rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .291 Laudner c 4 2 2 2 0 0 .571 Parrish c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .232 Castino 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .262 Wockenfuss dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Butera dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 .250 Leach ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Brookens 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .269 Faedo ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .091 Peters ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Havens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 5 5 Totals 35 7 13 7 0 5 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 10,296 Left on Base: Tigers 11, Twins 5 DP: Tigers 1, Twins 1 Errors: Schatzeder Doubles: Jackson (11), Trammell (13), Parrish (10), Hatcher (19) Home Runs: Laudner (2), Mackanin (3), Castino (5) Sacrifice Flies: Faedo (1) GIDP: Kelleher (5), Wilfong (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(5-7) 3.2 8 5 5 0 2 1 19 6.03 Tobik 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 2 10 2.20 Cappuzzello 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.55 Totals 8 13 7 7 0 5 3 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Havens W(1-3) 8 7 1 1 3 5 0 33 3.03 Corbett 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2.68 Totals 9 8 1 1 5 5 0 39 Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (3) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Rocky Roe TIGERS 1ST: Cowens walked; Trammell flied out to right; Gibson struck out; Jackson forced Cowens (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Engle flied out to center; Hatcher singled to pitcher [Hatcher to third (error by Schatzeder)]; Mackanin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Jones struck out; Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens singled to right [Parrish to third]; Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Laudner singled to left; Castino singled to left [Laudner to second]; Butera singled to center [Laudner scored, Castino to third]; Wilfong struck out; Faedo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Castino scored]; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Butera to second]; Ward flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 2. TIGERS 3RD: Cowens flied out to right; Trammell singled to left; Gibson forced Trammell (second to shortstop); Jackson doubled to left [Gibson scored]; Jones walked; Parrish flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher singled to left; Mackanin grounded out (third to first) [Hatcher to second]; Laudner homered [Hatcher scored]; Castino flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss made an out to second; Brookens walked; Kelleher grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Brookens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Butera singled to center; Wilfong lined to right; Faedo flied out to center; Ward singled to left [Butera to second]; TOBIK REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Engle singled to left [Butera scored, Ward to second]; Hatcher forced Engle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 5. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Trammell doubled to left; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Mackanin homered; Laudner flied out to center; Castino homered; Butera singled to center; Wilfong grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Butera out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TIGERS 6TH: Jones struck out; Parrish doubled to center; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TWINS 6TH: Faedo struck out; Ward was called out on strikes; Engle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TIGERS 7TH: Kelleher made an out to shortstop; Cowens struck out; Trammell lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Hatcher doubled to right; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hatcher to third]; Laudner grounded out (third to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TIGERS 8TH: Gibson singled to center; Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Jones was called out on strikes; Parrish forced Gibson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; Faedo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7. TIGERS 9TH: CORBETT REPLACED HAVENS (PITCHING); LEACH BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Leach walked; PETERS BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Peters made an out to shortstop; WHITAKER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Whitaker flied out to left; Cowens singled to second [Leach to second]; Trammell walked [Leach to third, Cowens to second]; Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7.

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