Dave Engle drove in four runs with a homer and a bases-loaded double to lead the Twins to a 6-3 decision over the Rangers. Engle gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead with a round-tripper in the first inning and climaxed a four-run outburst in the second stanza with a three-run double. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 1 Rangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward cf 2 1 0 0 3 0 .260 Wills 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .246 Engle rf 4 1 2 4 1 0 .238 Rivers cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Hatcher 1b,lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Oliver dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Smalley dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Hrbek ph,dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Castino 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .265 Poquette lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Sundberg c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .276 Mackanin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .227 Roberts rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .291 Funderburk lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .222 Wagner ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 .333 Corcoran 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 9 6 6 2 Totals 31 3 4 3 5 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 10,509 Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 6 DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0 Errors: Washington, Wagner Doubles: Funderburk (1), Engle (12), Roberts (14) Home Runs: Engle (2) Stolen Bases: Washington (1) Caught Stealing: Wynegar (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(6-8) 6 3 3 3 5 1 0 26 4.36 Corbett SV(14) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.43 Totals 9 4 3 3 5 3 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt L(10-5) 1.2 4 5 5 2 0 1 11 3.20 Jenkins 7.1 5 1 1 4 2 0 30 4.50 Totals 9 9 6 6 6 2 1 41 Wild Pitches: Corbett (2) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (first unassisted); Engle homered; Hatcher flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino walked; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Castino to second]; Mackanin singled to right [Castino to third]; Funderburk doubled to left [Castino scored, Mackanin to third]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Ward walked; Engle doubled to left [Mackanin scored, Funderburk scored, Ward scored, Engle to third (error by Wagner)]; JENKINS REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam popped to second; Poquette grounded out (third to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0. TWINS 3RD: HRBEK BATTED FOR SMALLEY; Hrbek grounded out (catcher to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to right; Wagner walked [Roberts to second]; Wills forced Wagner (second to shortstop) [Roberts to third]; Rivers forced Wills (shortstop to second) [Roberts scored]; Oliver walked [Rivers to second]; Bell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. TWINS 4TH: Mackanin struck out; Funderburk popped to third; Washington singled to left; Washington stole second; Ward walked; Engle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam lined to shortstop; Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg walked; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. TWINS 5TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino singled to right; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Wagner walked; Wills struck out; Rivers lined to right; Oliver forced Wagner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. TWINS 6TH: Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to first); Funderburk walked; Washington forced Funderburk (shortstop to second); Ward walked [Washington to second]; Engle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Bell flied out to right; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. TWINS 7TH: Hatcher singled to left; Hrbek singled to right [Hatcher to second]; Castino flied out to center; Wynegar singled to center [Hatcher scored, Hrbek to third]; Wynegar was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mackanin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Roberts doubled to center [Sundberg scored]; CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Corbett threw a wild pitch [Roberts to third]; Wagner struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Roberts scored]; Rivers struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 3. TWINS 8TH: Funderburk grounded out (third to first); Washington flied out to right; Ward lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED FUNDERBURK (PLAYING 1B); HATCHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Oliver flied out to left; Bell reached on an error by Washington; Putnam hit into a double play (center to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 3. TWINS 9TH: Engle walked; Hatcher flied out to left; Hrbek lined to center; Castino popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to left; STEIN BATTED FOR WAGNER; Stein forced Roberts (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 3.

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