Collecting three hits and two RBIs, Steve Kemp paced the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The Tigers jumped in front, 1-0, in the third inning when Ricky Peters doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on an infield single by Kemp.

A solo homer by Lance Parrish in the fourth made it 2-0. The Tigers tallied four times in the seventh stanza on an RBI triple by Kemp and run-scoring singles by Richie Hebner, Mick Kelleher and Lou Whitaker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     11, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  1
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   6 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .111      Peters cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .143
Moseby cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Trammell ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .429
Velez dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .400      Kemp lf               4   0   3   2     0   0   .667
  Bell pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Hebner 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .333
Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Summers dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Upshaw rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Wockenfuss ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Gibson rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Ainge 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .167        Cowens rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Parrish c             3   2   1   1     1   0   .167
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelleher 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .429
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   6             Totals               35   6  12   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 13,617
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 10
DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Moseby (2), Griffin (1), Peters (1), Kelleher (1)
Triples: Kemp (1)
Home Runs: Parrish (1)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (1)
GIDP: Woods (1), Parrish (1), Peters (1)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (1,by Wilcox), Whitaker (1,by Stieb), Trammell (1,by Stieb)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(0-1)            6     9   4   4   1   3   1  30   6.00
Garvin                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2  27.00
Barlow                  0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4  27.00
McLaughlin              1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   5   1  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(1-0)           7.2   5   2   2   0   4   0  28   2.35
Lopez                   1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Stieb 2 (2), Wilcox (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Moseby grounded out
(second to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters struck out; Trammell singled to center; Kemp
singled to left [Trammell to second]; Hebner forced Kemp (first
to shortstop) [Trammell to third]; Summers walked [Trammell
stayed at third, Hebner to second]; Gibson popped to first; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Woods
flied out to center; Upshaw flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (third to first); Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia singled to center; Garcia stole second;
Ainge flied out to right; Whitt struck out; Griffin flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Peters doubled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher unassisted) [Peters to third]; Kemp singled to
pitcher [Peters scored]; Hebner struck out; Summers grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby doubled to center; Velez popped to second;
Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Woods grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Gibson was called out on strikes; Parrish homered;
Kelleher doubled to right; Whitaker was hit by a pitch; Peters
reached on an error by Garcia [Kelleher to third, Whitaker to
second]; Trammell flied out to center; Kemp popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Hebner singled to right; Summers reached on a
fielder's choice [Hebner to second]; Gibson popped to shortstop;
Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Summers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt was called out on strikes; Griffin flied
out to left; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kelleher flied out to right; Whitaker singled to
shortstop; Peters grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: COWENS REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING RF); Velez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry popped to third; Woods
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell was hit by a pitch; Kemp tripled [Trammell
scored]; BROWN RAN FOR KEMP; GARVIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING);
Hebner singled to center [Brown scored]; Debut game for
Darrell Brown; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Wockenfuss
grounded out (third to first) [Hebner to second]; BARLOW
REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Cowens flied out to center; Parrish
was walked intentionally; Kelleher singled to left [Hebner
scored, Parrish to second]; Whitaker singled to right [Parrish
scored, Kelleher to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BARLOW
(PITCHING); Peters struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Tigers 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROWN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Upshaw grounded out (second to
first); Garcia singled; Ainge singled to center [Garcia to
second]; Whitt grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to
third, Ainge to second]; Griffin doubled to right [Garcia
scored, Ainge scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Moseby
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
struck out; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez walked; BELL RAN FOR VELEZ; Mayberry struck
out; Woods flied out to left; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.