Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett combined on a six-hitter to hurl the Twins to a 5-2 triumph over the Rangers. The Twins scored in the first inning on a double-play grounder and iced the game in the seventh on an RBI double by Gary Ward, run-scoring pinch-single by Pete Mackanin and RBI single by Hosken Powell. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 2 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 5 8 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .252 Powell lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .242 Poquette cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Oliver dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Engle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Bell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Putnam 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .261 Castino 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .270 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Wynegar c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .259 Grubb lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ward cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .269 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Hrbek 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Wagner ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Mackanin ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227 Rivers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Corcoran 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Butcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mercer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmidt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 3 Totals 31 5 8 3 4 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 4,428 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 6 DP: Rangers 1, Twins 1 Errors: Wills, Putnam Doubles: Bell (16), Putnam (17), Castino 2 (13), Ward 2 (7) Stolen Bases: Mackanin (1) Caught Stealing: Putnam (2), Powell (3) GIDP: Sundberg (4), Adams (10) Hit by Pitch: Poquette (1,by Redfern) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butcher L(0-2) 6 4 3 2 3 6 0 25 2.41 Mercer 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4.70 Schmidt 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 3.07 Totals 8 8 5 4 4 7 0 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern W(8-8) 8.2 6 2 2 1 3 0 32 4.12 Corbett SV(16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.50 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Redfern (2) Wild Pitches: Schmidt (3) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Vic Voltaggio RANGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Poquette flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Wilfong reached on an error by Putnam [Powell to second]; Engle singled to left [Powell to third, Wilfong to second]; Adams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Powell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wilfong to third, Engle out at second]; Castino struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar was called out on strikes; Ward was called out on strikes; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Washington made an out to second; Powell flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Poquette was hit by a pitch; Oliver forced Poquette (second to shortstop); Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Engle struck out; Adams was called out on strikes; Castino doubled to left; Wynegar was walked intentionally; Ward walked [Castino to third, Wynegar to second]; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 5TH: Putnam singled to center; Sundberg singled to right [Putnam to second]; Putnam was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Sundberg to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Washington flied out to center; Powell lined to first; Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 6TH: Wagner flied out to right; Wills singled to right; Poquette forced Wills (shortstop unassisted); Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams grounded out (second to first); Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 7TH: Bell lined to left; Putnam walked; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Putnam out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar walked; Ward doubled to center [Wynegar scored]; MERCER REPLACED BUTCHER (PITCHING); MACKANIN BATTED FOR HRBEK; Mackanin singled to left [Ward scored]; Mackanin stole second [Mackanin to third (error by Wills)]; Washington lined to center; Powell singled to center [Mackanin scored]; Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wilfong walked; SCHMIDT REPLACED MERCER (PITCHING); Engle forced Wilfong (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4. RANGERS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED MACKANIN (PLAYING 1B); Grubb lined to left; Roberts grounded out (third to first); RIVERS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING SS); Adams struck out; Castino doubled to left; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Castino to third]; Schmidt threw a wild pitch [Castino scored]; Ward doubled to center; Corcoran lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 5. RANGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette flied out to center; Oliver singled to left; Bell doubled to right [Oliver scored]; Putnam doubled to right [Bell scored]; CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.

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