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.