Pete Redfern was credited with his fifth consecutive victory and Doug Corbett recorded his 17th save as the Twins edged the White Sox, 3-2. An RBI single by Pete Mackanin gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead in the second inning and the margin was boosted to 2-0 in the third on a run-scoring single by Gary Ward. The final Minnesota tally came in the fifth on an RBI single by Dave Engle. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward cf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .266      LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Washington ss         5   0   1   0     0   2   .211      Bernazard 2b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .275
Engle rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Lemon cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .303
Smalley dh            3   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Luzinski dh           3   0   0   0     1   2   .267
  Corcoran ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Nordhagen rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .312
Hatcher 1b,lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Gaetti 3b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .192      Squires 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
  Baker 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Morrison 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Mackanin 2b,3b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .229        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Laudner c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .200      Almon ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Funderburk lf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .200        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hrbek 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Pryor ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     3   9             Totals               30   2   5   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  7,175
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: LeFlore, Squires
Doubles: Laudner (2)
Triples: Baker (2)
Home Runs: Lemon (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Hatcher (5)
GIDP: Lemon (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(9-8)          6.1   4   2   2   5   4   1  26   4.07
Corbett SV(17)          2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.36
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   7   1  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(4-13)         6.1   8   3   3   1   8   0  29   4.01
McGlothen               1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.40
Hickey                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.95
Hoyt                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.60
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   9   0  40

Wild Pitches: Koosman (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Russ Goetz


TWINS 1ST: Ward popped to first in foul territory; Washington
was called out on strikes; Engle grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Bernazard walked; Lemon
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bernazard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley singled to left; Hatcher out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Smalley to second]; Gaetti struck out;
Mackanin singled to right [Smalley scored]; Laudner struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski walked; Nordhagen made an out to first;
Fisk made an out to second; Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Funderburk singled to left [Funderburk to second
(error by LeFlore)]; Ward singled to center [Funderburk scored];
Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Ward to second (error
by Squires)]; Engle flied out to center [Ward to third]; Smalley
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hatcher flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Gaetti struck out; Mackanin popped to catcher in foul
territory; Laudner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bernazard walked; Lemon walked [Bernazard to
second]; Luzinski flied out to right [Bernazard to third];
Nordhagen singled to center [Bernazard scored, Lemon out at
third (center to third), Nordhagen to second (on throw to 3b)];
Fisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Funderburk walked; Ward forced Funderburk (third to
second); Koosman threw a wild pitch [Ward to second]; Washington
struck out; Engle singled to left [Ward scored]; Smalley struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: BAKER REPLACED GAETTI (PLAYING 2B); MACKANIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Squires singled to center;
Morrison made an out to second; Almon forced Squires (pitcher to
shortstop); LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hatcher grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker
tripled to center; Mackanin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Laudner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bernazard flied out to right; Lemon homered;
Luzinski was called out on strikes; Nordhagen flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Funderburk grounded out (third to first); Ward
singled to center; Washington singled to center [Ward to
second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Engle forced
Washington (shortstop to second) [Ward to third]; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR SMALLEY; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk
walked; Squires forced Fisk (catcher to shortstop); Morrison
singled to left [Squires to second]; CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); MOLINARO BATTED FOR ALMON; Molinaro forced Morrison
(first to shortstop) [Squires to third]; LeFlore forced Molinaro
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox
2.

TWINS 8TH: PRYOR REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING SS); Hatcher struck
out; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HRBEK REPLACED FUNDERBURK (PLAYING 1B); HATCHER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bernazard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon struck out; Luzinski was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Laudner doubled to left; HICKEY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Hrbek grounded out (third to first); Ward was walked
intentionally; Washington forced Ward (shortstop to second)
[Laudner to third]; HOYT REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Engle
walked [Washington to second]; Corcoran grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen struck out; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Squires singled to left; TURNER BATTED FOR
MORRISON; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.