The Twins posted their fifth straight victory, 3-1 over the White Sox, as Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett combined on a seven-hitter. The Twins scored in the second inning on a two-out walk to John Castino and an RBI double by Dave Engle.

Tim Corcoran walked in the sixth, went to third on a two-bagger by Kent Hrbek and tallied on a wild pitch. Hosken Powell tripled in the seventh and came in on a single by Rob Wilfong. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Powell lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Squires 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .238
Turner rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Hatcher cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Luzinski dh           4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Corcoran 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .167
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Hrbek dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Lemon cf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Smalley ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Sutherland cf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Castino 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
Bernazard 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Engle rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .233
Morrison 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Butera c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .244
  Molinaro ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Pryor 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .311        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   6             Totals               30   3   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,967
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Twins 6
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Washington
Doubles: Bernazard (13), Engle (11), Hrbek (1)
Triples: Powell (3)
Stolen Bases: Powell (7), Castino (4)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (4)
GIDP: Fisk (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson L(8-7)           5.1   5   2   2   3   1   0  23   3.54
Hoyt                    1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.91
Koosman                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.15
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(5-8)          6.2   7   1   1   0   4   0  26   4.35
Corbett SV(12)          2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.64
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   6   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hoyt (3)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mark Johnson


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Squires
grounded out (first to pitcher); Turner flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Wilfong flied out to
center; Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Fisk popped to
second; Lemon reached on an error by Washington; Lemon was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: SUTHERLAND REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Corcoran
grounded out (second to first); Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to
first); Castino walked; Engle doubled to left [Castino scored];
Butera grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard doubled to right; Morrison struck out;
Almon struck out; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Washington flied out to center; Powell singled to
center; Powell stole second; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first) [Powell to third]; Hatcher lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); On a
bunt Turner singled; Luzinski singled to center [Turner to
second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Hrbek struck out; Castino
singled to shortstop; Castino stole second; Engle grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard flied out to left; Morrison popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Butera walked; Washington singled to left [Butera out
at third (left to third), Washington to second]; Powell popped
to first in foul territory; Wilfong grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Almon singled to center; LeFlore forced Almon
(pitcher to second to shortstop); Squires flied out to left;
Turner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Corcoran
walked; Hrbek doubled to left [Corcoran to third]; HOYT REPLACED
DOTSON (PITCHING); Hoyt threw a wild pitch [Corcoran scored];
Castino lined to right; Engle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Luzinski singled to center; Fisk flied out to
center; Sutherland struck out; Bernazard singled to right
[Luzinski to second]; MOLINARO BATTED FOR MORRISON; Molinaro
singled to center [Luzinski scored, Bernazard to third]; CORBETT
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Almon forced Molinaro (third to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: PRYOR REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING 3B); Butera popped
to second; Washington grounded out (second to first); Powell
tripled to center; Wilfong singled to center [Powell scored];
Hatcher forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Squires walked; Turner grounded out (second to first) [Squires
to second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Corcoran struck
out; SMALLEY BATTED FOR HRBEK; Smalley flied out to center;
Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk struck
out; Sutherland flied out to center; Bernazard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.