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May 6, 1981

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Twins 4 17 2
Orioles 3 6 1
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Twins 4 17 2
Orioles 3 7 1

Lenn Sakata Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .250
OBP 1.000 .412
At Bats 2 12
Hits 2 3
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 2

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Memorial Stadium - May 6, 1981
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Single
Jack O'Connor
Sal Butera
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
John Castino
Roy Smalley
Gary Ward
Mickey Hatcher
Hosken Powell
Lenn Sakata
Rick Dempsey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sakata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dempsey moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dempsey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to third. Adams moves to second.
Top 9 Ward strikes out.
Top 9 Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second.
Top 9 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gary Roenicke now playing left field. Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sakata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gary Roenicke pinch hits for John Lowenstein. Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Benny Ayala pinch hits for Terry Crowley. Ayala hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Castino hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Powell strikes out.
Top 8 Butera bunts in front of the plate. Dempsey fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 8 Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Jackson bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jose Morales pinch hits for Wayne Krenchicki. Morales strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jack O'Connor now pitching. Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sakata hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Sakata reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Krenchicki fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lowenstein strikes out.
Bottom 6 Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hatcher strikes out.
Top 6 Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butera scores. Powell moves to second.
Top 6 Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Butera moves to second.
Top 6 Butera takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Singleton hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.
Top 5 Sammy Stewart now pitching. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Castino moves to third.
Top 5 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castino moves to second.
Top 5 Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sakata hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. Dempsey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crowley scores. DeCinces moves to third.
Bottom 4 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. Crowley moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. Crowley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Crowley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Butera hits a popup towards short. Krenchicki settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. Wilfong moves to second.
Top 4 Wilfong hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.
Top 4 Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo throws to second for one, and Smalley throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Sakata scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Sakata moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sakata is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Dempsey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Dempsey hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Butera settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Butera.
Top 3 Dempsey fires to third and picks off Hatcher.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell scores. Hatcher moves to third.
Top 3 Hatcher hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Powell moves to third.
Top 3 Castino hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sakata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Butera hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces throws to second for one, and Sakata throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wilfong moves to second.
Top 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Singleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Krenchicki for the out. Bumbry moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bumbry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Bumbry reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Adams hits a line drive towards short. Krenchicki reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smalley strikes out.
Top 1 Hatcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castino takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Powell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Powell reaches second base with a double.