Yielding only two infield singles -- by Sal Butera with two out in the eighth and Hosken Powell in the ninth -- Doc Medich hurled the Rangers to a 6-0 blanking of the Twins. The Rangers scored all their runs in the second inning on an RBI single by Mark Wagner, two-run single by Bump Wills, RBI singles by Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver, and a run-scoring double by Leon Roberts. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Rangers      0  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Wills 2b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .245
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Rivers cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .277
Corcoran 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Oliver dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .312
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Roberts rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .290
Ward cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Sofield lf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .158      Stein 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .336
Butera c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .244        Putnam 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Sample lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .268
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .327
  Veselic p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   2   0     1   4             Totals               35   6  11   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,065
Left on Base: Twins 4, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Butera, Washington, Bell
Doubles: Roberts (15)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(3-3)       1.1   7   6   6   1   1   0  12   4.41
Veselic                 6.2   4   0   0   2   4   0  26   0.87
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   5   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(9-5)           9     2   0   0   1   4   0  31   3.22
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong flied
out to right; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Rivers singled to left;
Oliver flied out to right; Bell forced Rivers (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Castino
grounded out (third to first); Ward grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Butera dropped a foul fly hit by Roberts for an
error; Roberts struck out; Sundberg singled to right; Stein
singled to left [Sundberg to third, Stein to second (on throw to
3b)]; Sample was walked intentionally; Wagner singled to left
[Sundberg scored, Stein to third, Sample to second]; Wills
singled to center [Stein scored, Sample scored, Wagner to
third]; Rivers singled to right [Wagner scored, Wills to third];
Oliver singled to right [Wills scored, Rivers to second];
VESELIC REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Bell flied out to
center; Roberts doubled to center [Rivers scored, Oliver to
third]; Sundberg walked; Stein grounded out (first unassisted);
6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield grounded out (first to pitcher); Butera
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample was called out on strikes; Wagner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong flied
out to left; Corcoran lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
flied out to right; Bell walked; Roberts forced Bell (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 5TH: Adams flied out to right; Castino flied out to right;
Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Stein
grounded out (first unassisted); Sample grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 6TH: Sofield walked; Butera grounded out (third to first)
[Sofield to second]; Washington flied out to right; Powell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
flied out to left; Rivers singled to left; Oliver singled to
second [Rivers to second]; Bell forced Oliver (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Corcoran
grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Stein was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 8TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); Castino reached
on an error by Bell; Ward struck out; Sofield struck out; Butera
singled to left [Castino to third]; Washington struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample singled to left; Wagner lined to second;
Wills forced Sample (first to shortstop) [Wills to second (error
by Washington)]; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Powell singled to second; Wilfong popped to third;
Corcoran flied out to right; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 6.