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.

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