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.