Five-hit pitching by Milt Wilcox led the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Mariners. Detroit snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on a run-scoring double by John Wockenfuss and broke the game open with a four-run fifth. Two tallies resulted from a balk and a wild pitch, and two more on RBI singles by Ricky Peters and Wockenfuss. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Tigers 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 x - 6 13 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .189 Peters dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .256 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Gibson rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Jones rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Zisk dh 4 1 3 2 0 1 .358 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .306 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223 Meyer lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Leach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Wockenfuss 1b,c 4 0 2 3 0 0 .180 Narron c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Brookens 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .302 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 1 7 Totals 34 6 13 4 1 0 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 8,996 Left on Base: Mariners 4, Tigers 5 DP: Mariners 3, Tigers 1 Errors: Wockenfuss Doubles: Wockenfuss (1), Whitaker (6) Triples: Parrish (1) Home Runs: Zisk (8) Stolen Bases: Cruz (20), Randle (2), Kemp (2) GIDP: Henderson (4), Kemp (4), Peters (4), Kelleher (2) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(3-3) 4.2 10 6 6 1 0 0 23 4.50 Clay 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.76 Totals 8 13 6 6 1 0 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(5-2) 9 5 2 2 1 7 1 33 2.25 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 7 1 33 Wild Pitches: Bannister (2) Balks: Bannister (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Lou DiMuro MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Randle grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk singled to left [Cruz scored]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to right; Gibson made an out to shortstop; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Peters out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Narron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish tripled to right; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first) [Parrish scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 1. MARINERS 3RD: Anderson made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled to second; Randle reached on an error by Wockenfuss [Cruz to second]; Bochte struck out; Cruz stole third and Randle stole second; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Kelleher singled to center; Whitaker singled to left [Kelleher to second]; Peters grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelleher to third, Whitaker out at second]; Gibson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 1. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Meyer flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to left; Parrish flied out to center; Kemp stole second; Wockenfuss doubled to left [Kemp scored]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Brookens reached on a fielder's choice [Wockenfuss out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2. MARINERS 5TH: Narron popped to catcher in foul territory; Anderson made an out to second; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Kelleher walked; Whitaker doubled to right [Kelleher to third]; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Kelleher scored, Whitaker to third]; Peters singled to left [Whitaker scored]; Gibson singled to center [Peters to third]; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Bannister balked [Peters scored, Gibson to second]; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss singled to center [Gibson scored]; CLAY REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Cowens made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. MARINERS 6TH: JONES REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING RF); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk singled to center; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: Brookens singled to center; Kelleher grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Brookens out at second]; Whitaker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer singled to right; Henderson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; Narron grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Peters flied out to left; Jones singled to left; Kemp made an out to third; Parrish forced Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. MARINERS 8TH: WOCKENFUSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LEACH REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 1B); Anderson made an out to first; Cruz struck out; Randle made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brookens singled to left; Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 6. MARINERS 9TH: Bochte struck out; Zisk homered; Burroughs struck out; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 6.

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