Going the distance for the fifth time in six starts and becoming the league's first six-game winner, Mike Norris hurled the A's to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers as Wayne Gross led Oakland's attack with four hits, including a homer and a pair of doubles.

Gross' second two-bagger drove in Dave Revering with Oakland's first run in the fourth inning and the third baseman cracked a solo homer in the sixth. A fifth-inning round-tripper by Dwayne Murphy accounted for the A's second run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       5, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
A's          0  0  0    1  1  1    0  3  x  -   6  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters dh             4   0   1   0     1   2   .247      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Trammell ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Murphy cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .280
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .337      Revering 1b           3   2   0   0     1   0   .254
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Armas rf              4   1   2   0     0   2   .349
Gibson rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Gross 3b              4   2   4   3     0   0   .208
Cowens cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .351      Heath c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .235
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Patterson dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Brookens 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .299      Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .158
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bailey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     2   5             Totals               30   6   8   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 18,925
Left on Base: Tigers 9, A's 4
DP: Tigers 0, A's 0
Errors: Gibson
Doubles: Kemp (9), Gross 2 (2)
Home Runs: Murphy (5), Gross (2)
Stolen Bases: Brookens (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Heath (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gibson (1,by Norris)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(2-3)           5.2   6   3   3   2   4   2  24   2.84
Bailey                  2.1   2   3   2   1   1   0  10   5.88
Totals                  8     8   6   5   3   5   2  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(6-0)           9     8   2   2   2   5   0  38   2.12
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Norris (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


TIGERS 1ST: Peters struck out; Trammell singled to shortstop;
Kemp doubled to left [Trammell to third]; Hebner reached on a
fielder's choice [Trammell stayed at third, Kemp out at third
(pitcher to third to catcher), Hebner to second]; Steve Kemp
called out when two runners were on 3B; On a bunt Gibson
singled to pitcher [Trammell scored, Hebner stayed at second];
Cowens flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Revering grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens
singled to shortstop; Brookens stole second; Whitaker walked;
Peters struck out; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Gross doubled to center; Heath
struck out; Patterson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp struck out; Hebner flied out to right; Gibson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Doyle grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to right; Henderson forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens flied out to left; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Revering forced Murphy (shortstop
to second); Armas singled to center [Revering to second]; Gross
doubled to left [Revering scored, Armas to third]; Heath made an
out to second; Patterson was walked intentionally; Doyle made an
out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first);
Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy homered;
Revering flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner made an
out to second; Gibson was hit by a pitch; Cowens singled to
right [Gibson to third]; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Gross homered; Heath grounded
out (third to first); BAILEY REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
Patterson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to
center; Peters walked; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Stanley
struck out; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center;
Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Revering
walked; Armas singled to third [Revering to second]; Gross
singled to right [Revering scored, Armas scored (error by
Gibson) (no RBI), Gross to third]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Gross scored (unearned)]; Patterson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Cowens singled to center; Parrish made an out to
shortstop; Brookens singled to right [Cowens to third]; Whitaker
forced Brookens (second to shortstop) [Cowens scored]; Peters
singled to left [Whitaker to third]; Trammell flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 6.