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.