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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