Jim Slaton had a no-hitter for eight innings but was knocked out of the box in the ninth although receiving credit for the victory as the Brewers downed the Twins, 5-3. The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Ted Simmons and stretched the margin to 3-0 in the third on a walk, RBI double by Cecil Cooper and run-scoring single by Simmons. Roy Howell and Paul Molitor also collected RBI singles in the sixth and ninth frames, respectively.

Sal Butera spoiled Slaton's bid with a leadoff single in the ninth. When Kent Hrbek followed with a single and Hosken Powell unloaded a three-run homer, Slaton was derricked in favor of Rollie Fingers, who notched his 22nd save. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      1  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  3  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Powell rf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .241
Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Washington cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Cooper 1b             3   1   1   1     2   0   .313      Hatcher lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Simmons c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .214      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Corcoran 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomas rf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .258      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Howell 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .251      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Brouhard dh           4   1   2   0     0   1   .319      Butera c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .264
Gantner 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Mackanin ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrbek ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Engle pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     4   5             Totals               28   3   3   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  9,952
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Twins 1
DP: Brewers 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Molitor (8), Cooper (25), Thomas (14), Brouhard (5)
Home Runs: Powell (1)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (5), Yount (2)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (4), Powell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (5)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(5-6)           8     3   3   3   3   3   1  28   3.74
Fingers SV(22)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     3   3   3   3   4   1  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(3-8)         9    10   5   5   4   5   0  39   4.04
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   5   0  39

Balks: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dave Phillips


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to right; Yount made an out to
second; Molitor stole third; Cooper walked; Simmons grounded out
(first unassisted) [Molitor scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Powell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (second to
first); Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas was called out on strikes; Howell flied out
to center; Brouhard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams walked; Corcoran lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Adams out at first]; Castino lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner walked; Molitor made an out to first; Yount
forced Gantner (third to second); Williams balked [Yount to
second]; Cooper doubled to left [Yount scored]; Simmons singled
to center [Cooper scored, Simmons out at second (center to
first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to right; Butera grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mackanin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Thomas singled to
center; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Howell walked; Brouhard singled to center [Howell to
third]; Gantner flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Washington was
called out on strikes; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor flied out to center; On a bunt Yount
singled to third; Yount stole second; Cooper lined to right;
Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Corcoran
grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas
doubled to left; Howell singled to center [Thomas scored];
Brouhard struck out; Gantner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong struck out; Butera walked; Mackanin flied to
left in foul territory; Powell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor lined to right; Yount grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper walked; Simmons forced Cooper
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins
0.

TWINS 7TH: Washington lined to center; Hatcher lined to left;
Adams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Twins 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Oglivie struck out; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Castino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Brouhard doubled to left; Gantner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Brouhard to third]; Molitor
singled to right [Brouhard scored]; Yount flied out to center;
Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Butera singled to left; HRBEK BATTED FOR MACKANIN;
Hrbek singled to right [Butera to second]; ENGLE RAN FOR HRBEK;
Powell homered [Butera scored, Engle scored]; FINGERS REPLACED
SLATON (PITCHING); Washington flied out to left; Hatcher struck
out; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 5, Twins 3.