1981 SEA 0-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
1981 MIN 1-3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 - 7 12 1
GAME 1 - Time 3:21, 85ø, 15mph Out to RCF
Jim Beattie vs Jerry Koosman
Neither starter was impressive in this run-fest. Beattie actually had a shutout going until the Twins finally resurrected their all but dead offense in the bottom of the 5th. Six huge runs in one inning is a major occurrence for an offense that hits at a .157 clip. That 6 run inning errased Seattle's 5-0 lead. Roy Smalley's grand slam was the back breaker for Beattie, who inexplicably lost it all at once. Greg Adams' RBI single scored Mickey Hatcher in the 8th to provide a 2 run cushion. Doug Corbett nailed down the save by fanning 2 in the 9th. Koosman got the win in a less than impressive outing (8 hits / 4 runs in 5 2/3 innings).
Aug 14, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1981 SEA 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
1981 MIN 2-3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
GAME 2 - Time 3:04, 82ø, 10mph Out to LCF
Brian Allard vs Alvin Williams
Two unheralded hurlers gave their teams 6 quality innings on the hill today. Naysayers will point to the fact that both teams can't hit, which has some validity. The Twins jumped out to a 3-0 lead by posting 1 in the bottom of the 1st and 2 in the 4th. Ron Jackson's two out RBI double in the first was made possible by Mariner shortstop Jim Anderson's throwing error. In the 4th back to back lead off singles by Jackson and Mickey Hatcher set the stage for Greg Adams' RBI single and Ron Washington's RBI off a weak ground out to second. Tom Paciorek's two out RBI double in the 7th came off of Vaselic, but the run was charged to Williams who started the inning and allowed Anderson's lead off double. Credit a 3 inning save to Bob Vaselic, who gave up 2 hits and was not credited with an earned run.
Aug 14, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1981 SEA 1-5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 8 16 3
1981 MIN 2-4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 9 0
GAME 3 - Time 3:39, 83ø
Jim Beattie vs Fernando Arroyo
Jim Beattie would get the win despited the 3 errors his team made behind him. Jim Anderson alone, had 2 of those 3 errors. Beatie gave up 3 runs (none earned) in his 6 innings of work. Because of all the errors and extra at bats Beattie threw 101 pitches in his stint. If not for a 4 run outburst by the M's off of Twin reliever Brad Havens, Beattie would have stood to be the loser. Lenny Randle's RBI double tied the game at 3-3. Anderson somewhat attoned for his errors by bunting home Jerry Narron. Back to back two out singles by Julio Cruz and Paciorek made it 6-3. Two runs in the bottom of the 8th pulled the Twins to within 1 as veteran reliever Dick Drago had nothing to offer. Tom Paciorek and Richie Zisk added RBI singles in the 9th off of embattled Twin reliever Doug Corbett. Those insurance runs would loom large as the Twins mounted a comeback in the bottom of the 9th off of Shane Rawley, who pitched a perfect 8th. After John Castino tripled home Greg Adams, Rob Wilfong struck out for the first out of the inning. Roy Smalley walked to put the tying run on 1st and the winning run at the plate in the form of Dave Engle who hit a one hop bullet to Anderson at short. Mr. lead glove himself fielded this one cleanly and flipped it to Cruz at second. Cruz recorded the second out easily and then bounced one to first that Gary Gray scooped out of the dirt for the final out of the game.
Aug 15, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1981 SEA 1-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
1981 MIN 3-4 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 - 7 12 2
GAME 4 - Time 3:03, 79ø, 15mph In from LF
Ken Clay vs Roger Erickson
The Twins scored early and often. In fact there were only 3 innings where they didn't score. Clay was tagged for 6 runs and 10 hits. Erickson performed well in front of the home crowd by going 7 and allowing just 2. Mickey Hatcher had himself a 3 for 3 day with 2 runs scored and 2 runs knocked in. Hitting behind him Butch Wynegar was 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's. Ron Washington had 2 RBI's out of the 8 slot.
Aug 16, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1981 SEA 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
1981 MIN 4-4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
GAME 5 - Time 3:19, 81ø, 10mph Out to LCF
Floyd Bannister vs Pete Redfern
Tied 1-1 after three innings the Twins posted two big two out runs in the 4th when Butch Wynegar singled home Dave Engle and Greg Adams did the same for Wynegar. Redfern shut down the M's for the rest of his outing then handed the ball over to the pen. Darrell Jackson started off the 9th by issuing a walk to Dave Henderson and a single to Julio Cruz that put runners on the corners. A wild pitch allowed Hendu to score, so Doug Corbett was called on to do the impossible: get 3 outs without letting a runner on 3rd score. Tom Paciorek greeted Corbett by hitting a bullet to Engle in right. The ball was not hit deep enough for the speedy Cruz to chance tagging up. Corbett then found his stride and fanned both Zisk and Burroughs to end the game and give the Twins a nice 4 out of 5 series over the M's.
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