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.

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