Milt Wilcox went the route on a seven-hitter as the Tigers pushed across a run in the eighth inning to edge the A's, 3-2. The game was tied, 2-2, when Al Cowens reached second leading off the eighth as third baseman Wayne Gross threw the ball past first.

Cowens went to third when Rickey Henderson threw behind the runner after catching a line drive to left by Rick Leach. Tom Brookens then delivered a fly to right and Cowens beat Tony Armas' throw home by a step. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 6, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 5 0 A's 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gibson rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .265 Henderson lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .306 Trammell ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Murphy cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .281 Kemp lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .330 Revering 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .254 Hebner dh 2 0 0 0 3 0 .155 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .336 Parrish c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Cowens cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .344 Patterson dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Leach 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .000 Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .286 Heath c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Doyle 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .125 Whitaker 2b 2 2 2 0 2 0 .316 Picciolo ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 5 3 8 3 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 15,763 Left on Base: Tigers 11, A's 4 DP: Tigers 2, A's 1 Errors: Henderson, Gross, Picciolo Stolen Bases: Henderson (19) Caught Stealing: Heath (2) Sacrifice Flies: Brookens (1) GIDP: Parrish (6), Picciolo (1), Revering (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(4-2) 9 7 2 2 2 7 0 33 2.30 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 7 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(4-2) 9 5 3 2 8 3 0 41 3.12 Totals 9 5 3 2 8 3 0 41 Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford TIGERS 1ST: Gibson struck out; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy singled to center; Revering flied out to right; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Hebner walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; Cowens reached on an error by Picciolo [Cowens to second]; Leach walked; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross singled to right; Patterson struck out; Heath forced Gross (catcher to second); Doyle walked [Heath to second]; Heath was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to right; Gibson singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Trammell grounded out (third to first) [Gibson to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker scored, Gibson to third]; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to second; Henderson singled to left [Picciolo to second]; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted) [Picciolo to third, Henderson to second]; Revering singled to right [Picciolo scored, Henderson scored]; Armas made an out to shortstop; Gross struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to center; Leach walked [Cowens to second]; Brookens flied out to right [Cowens to third]; Whitaker walked [Leach to second]; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Patterson grounded out (first unassisted); Heath flied out to right; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); Kemp flied out to right; Hebner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole second; Murphy struck out; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Leach walked; Brookens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Gross flied out to right; Patterson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker singled to right; Gibson grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Trammell grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to third]; Kemp singled to shortstop [Whitaker scored]; Hebner walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath popped to catcher in foul territory; Doyle singled to right; Picciolo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 2. TIGERS 8TH: Cowens reached on an error by Gross [Cowens to second]; Leach flied out to left [Cowens to third (error by Henderson)]; Brookens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens scored (unearned)]; Whitaker walked; Gibson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 3B); Henderson struck out; Murphy walked; Revering grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp flied out to center; Hebner walked; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross made an out to second; JOHNSON BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 2.

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