Aided by three double plays, Albert Williams and Doug Corbett pitched the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays despite giving up 12 hits. The Twins loaded the bases in the fifth inning on a single, walk and hit batsman, and Hosken Powell cleared the sacks with a double. John Castino drilled a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  2    0  0  0  -   5  5  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 12  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   1   3     0   0   .242      Iorg 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .243      Woods lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Hatcher cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Barfield rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .304
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Corcoran 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .200        Upshaw pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .180
Castino 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .265      Velez dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .220
Hrbek dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Moseby cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Sofield lf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .161      Martinez c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .226
Washington ss         2   1   0   0     0   1   .229      Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wells ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .231
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ainge 3b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .189
                                                            Manrique ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Beamon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   5   5     3   4             Totals               35   2  12   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,733
Left on Base: Twins 3, Blue Jays 7
DP: Twins 3, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Iorg, Ainge
Doubles: Powell (11), Woods (12), Martinez (8), Barfield (2)
Home Runs: Castino (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (2)
GIDP: Hatcher (10), Corcoran (3), Martinez (5), Iorg (1), Mayberry (7)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (1,by Berenguer)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams W(5-8)         8    10   2   2   0   2   0  31   3.91
Corbett                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.53
Totals                  9    12   2   2   0   2   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer L(2-10)       5.2   5   5   3   3   4   1  24   4.81
Murray                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Todd                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.31
Bomback                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.17
Totals                  9     5   5   3   3   4   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Berenguer (5)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
walked; Hatcher grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Woods
doubled to left; Barfield grounded out (second to first) [Woods
to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to center; Corcoran was called out
on strikes; Castino popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez flied out to right; Moseby singled to
center; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Moseby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hrbek grounded out (pitcher to first); Sofield struck
out; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin was called out on strikes; Ainge singled
to right; Iorg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ainge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong singled to left;
Hatcher singled to left [Wilfong to third, Hatcher out at second
(left to third to first)]; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods grounded out (third to first); Barfield
singled to center; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Barfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Corcoran singled to center; Castino struck out; Hrbek
flied out to center; Sofield walked [Corcoran to second];
Washington was hit by a pitch [Corcoran to third, Sofield to
second]; Powell doubled to right [Corcoran scored, Sofield
scored, Washington scored]; Wilfong lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez popped to third in foul territory; Moseby
grounded out (second to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher reached on an error by Ainge; Wynegar walked
[Hatcher to second]; Corcoran grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hatcher to third, Wynegar out at
second]; Castino homered (unearned) [Hatcher scored (unearned)];
MURRAY REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Hrbek reached on an error
by Iorg; Sofield forced Hrbek (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin flied out to left; Ainge struck out; Iorg
singled to center; Woods singled to right [Iorg to third];
Barfield forced Woods (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 7TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Velez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Moseby flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 8TH: TODD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Hatcher popped to
catcher in foul territory; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Martinez doubled to center; Griffin flied out to
right; MANRIQUE BATTED FOR AINGE; Manrique flied out to right;
Iorg singled to center [Martinez to third]; Woods flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 9TH: MANRIQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BOMBACK
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Castino grounded out (second to
first); Hrbek flied out to right; Sofield flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Barfield doubled to left; Mayberry singled to
right [Barfield to third]; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; CORBETT
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Velez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Barfield scored]; Moseby grounded out (first unassisted)
[Upshaw to second]; Martinez singled to left [Upshaw to third];
WELLS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Wells singled to right [Upshaw scored,
Martinez to third]; BEAMON BATTED FOR MANRIQUE; Beamon forced
Wells (second unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue
Jays 2.