John Castino, Dave Engle and Ron Washington each knocked in two runs to carry the Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Royals. Castino gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead in the first inning when he tripled after singles by Mickey Hatcher and Roy Smalley, and Engle made it 4-0 in the second with a two-run double. Gary Ward hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Washington knocked in two runs with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 1 Royals 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .258 Wilson lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .293 Engle rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .240 Sheridan pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hatcher cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .266 White 2b 3 0 1 0 2 1 .251 Smalley dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 .268 G. Brett 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Hrbek ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Aikens 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Castino 2b 2 1 1 2 1 0 .264 Otis cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Wilfong pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 McRae dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Wathan c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Wynegar c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Quirk c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mackanin 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .320 Corcoran ph,1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .150 Washington ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .222 Washington ss 4 2 3 2 1 1 .250 Hammaker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schattinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paschall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 11 7 5 2 Totals 36 2 10 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 24,869 Left on Base: Twins 11, Royals 12 DP: Twins 2, Royals 2 Errors: Mackanin, G. Brett, Wathan Doubles: Wynegar (4), Engle (14), Washington (2) Triples: Castino (8), McRae (2) Stolen Bases: Washington (2), Hatcher (3), G. Brett 2 (13), Wathan 2 (8), Wilson (27) Sacrifice Flies: Ward (3) GIDP: Smalley (8), Engle (7), White (9), Otis (7) Hit by Pitch: Engle (1,by Gale), Hatcher (2,by Schattinger), Castino (1,by Schattinger), Wilson (4,by Williams) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams W(6-8) 9 10 2 2 4 5 0 41 3.78 Totals 9 10 2 2 4 5 0 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hammaker L(1-3) 2 6 4 4 2 0 0 13 5.68 Gale 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 15 5.40 Schattinger 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00 Paschall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 11 7 6 5 2 0 45 Passed Balls: Wathan (2) Hit by Pitch: Williams (1), Gale (2), Schattinger 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Engle lined to third; Hatcher singled to right; Smalley singled to left [Hatcher to third]; Castino tripled to center [Hatcher scored, Smalley scored]; Gaetti flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White struck out; G. Brett reached on an error by Mackanin; G. Brett stole second; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar doubled to right; Mackanin made an out to second; Washington walked; Ward singled to left [Wynegar to third, Washington to second]; Engle doubled to left [Wynegar scored, Washington scored, Ward to third]; Hatcher was walked intentionally; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hatcher out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; McRae tripled to left; Wathan singled to right [McRae scored]; Hurdle walked [Wathan to second]; Washington singled to left [Wathan to third, Hurdle to second]; Wilson was hit by a pitch [Wathan scored, Hurdle to third, Washington to second]; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. TWINS 3RD: GALE REPLACED HAMMAKER (PITCHING); Castino lined to center; Gaetti grounded out (third to first); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett singled to right; G. Brett stole second; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied to right in foul territory [G. Brett to third]; McRae lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. TWINS 4TH: Mackanin grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to right; Washington stole second [Washington to third (error by Wathan)]; Ward hit a sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored (unearned)]; Engle was hit by a pitch; Wathan allowed a passed ball [Engle to second]; Hatcher flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to center; Hurdle flied out to right; Washington struck out; Wathan stole second; Wilson walked; Wathan stole third and Wilson stole second; White walked; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. TWINS 5TH: HRBEK BATTED FOR SMALLEY; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); Castino walked; Gaetti singled to left [Castino to second]; Wynegar flied out to left; CORCORAN BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Corcoran walked [Castino to third, Gaetti to second]; Washington doubled to right [Castino scored, Gaetti scored, Corcoran to third]; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Aikens grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to center; McRae singled to left; Wathan forced McRae (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: SCHATTINGER REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Engle reached on an error by G. Brett; Debut game for Jeff Schattinger; Hatcher was hit by a pitch [Engle to second]; Hrbek made an out to third; Castino was hit by a pitch [Engle to third, Hatcher to second]; WILFONG RAN FOR CASTINO; Gaetti struck out; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to left; SHERIDAN RAN FOR WILSON; White walked [Sheridan to second]; G. Brett forced Sheridan (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. TWINS 7TH: SHERIDAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Corcoran made an out to second; Washington singled to left; Ward walked [Washington to second]; Engle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ward out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. TWINS 8TH: Hatcher singled to left; Hrbek flied out to left; Hatcher stole second; Wilfong flied out to center; Gaetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Hurdle was called out on strikes; Washington singled to left; Sheridan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. TWINS 9TH: PASCHALL REPLACED SCHATTINGER (PITCHING); QUIRK REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); Wynegar flied out to right; Corcoran flied out to center; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: White singled to center; G. Brett forced White (pitcher to shortstop); Aikens singled to right [G. Brett to third]; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.

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