Friday September 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Dave Engle's first major league homer lifted the Twins to a 4-3 verdict over the White Sox. The big blow came in the seventh inning with the score tied, 2-2, and Gary Ward on base via a two-out single. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 4 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .250 Ward cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Bernazard 2b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .261 Engle rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .232 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .317 Hatcher 1b,lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .265 Squires ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Smalley dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .274 Luzinski dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Sofield pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Sutherland pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Castino 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Fisk c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Mackanin 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .225 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Nordhagen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Butera c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Funderburk lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuntz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Corcoran 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Morrison 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hickey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 4 Totals 31 4 10 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 6,954 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Twins 6 DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1 Doubles: LeFlore (10), Smalley (7) Home Runs: Engle (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (27), Morrison (3), Ward (5) Caught Stealing: Ward (1) Sacrifice Hits: Castino (7) GIDP: Nordhagen (7) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns L(8-4) 7 10 4 4 2 2 1 31 2.61 Farmer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.92 Hickey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.08 McGlothen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.78 Totals 8 10 4 4 2 3 1 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams W(4-8) 7 6 3 3 3 2 0 29 4.03 Corbett SV(11) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.73 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Williams (1) Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore walked; Bernazard singled to center [LeFlore to third]; Johnson singled to center [LeFlore scored, Bernazard to third]; Luzinski singled to center [Bernazard scored, Johnson to second]; Fisk struck out; Lemon flied out to right; Nordhagen flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Ward popped to second; Engle singled to shortstop; Hatcher walked [Engle to second]; Smalley singled to center [Engle scored, Hatcher to third]; Castino singled to right [Hatcher scored, Smalley to third]; Mackanin popped to third in foul territory; Butera flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison flied out to center; Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Williams threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Bernazard struck out [Bernazard out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Funderburk flied to right in foul territory; Washington popped to first in foul territory; Ward singled to center; Ward was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Engle singled to center; Hatcher flied out to left; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Engle to second]; Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; Morrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Mackanin singled to center; Butera popped to second; Funderburk flied out to center; Washington lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon lined to center; LeFlore doubled to center; Bernazard flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Ward lined to second; Engle flied out to right; Hatcher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to right; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Castino popped to first; Mackanin walked; Butera lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison singled to left; Morrison stole second; Almon flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Funderburk flied out to center; Washington singled to left; Ward singled to right [Washington out at third (right to shortstop)]; Ward stole second; Engle homered [Ward scored]; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED FUNDERBURK (PLAYING 1B); HATCHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bernazard walked; CORBETT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); SQUIRES BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Squires grounded out (second to first) [Bernazard to second]; Luzinski singled to left [Bernazard to third]; SUTHERLAND RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Fisk singled to left [Bernazard scored, Sutherland to second]; Lemon popped to catcher in foul territory; MOLINARO BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KUNTZ REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING RF); Smalley doubled to left; SOFIELD RAN FOR SMALLEY; FARMER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Castino out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sofield to third]; WILFONG BATTED FOR MACKANIN; HICKEY REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Wilfong struck out; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TURNER BATTED FOR MORRISON; Turner grounded out (second to first); Almon struck out; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.

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