Behind the six-hit pitching of Jack Morris, the Tigers downed the Angels, 5-1, ending California's five-game winning skein. Champ Summers led off the second inning with a double and scored on successive fly balls by Al Cowens and Rick Leach.

Detroit boosted its lead to 3-0 in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Bill Fahey and RBI grounder by Ricky Peters. Run-scoring singles by Summers and Leach accounted for the Tigers' final two markers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, May 15, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Tigers 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 x - 5 8 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .462 Peters lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .255 Burleson ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .310 Kelleher ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Kemp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Baylor dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .151 Trammell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Downing lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Hebner dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .173 Grich 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Summers rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Cowens cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .321 Clark cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Leach 1b 2 0 1 2 1 0 .333 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .225 Fahey c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Witt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brookens 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .290 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 4 8 Totals 29 5 8 5 3 1 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 13,529 Left on Base: Angels 6, Tigers 5 DP: Angels 0, Tigers 2 Doubles: Baylor (3), Grich (4), Summers (5) Stolen Bases: Cowens (3) Caught Stealing: Carew (5) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (5) Sacrifice Flies: Leach (1) GIDP: Carew (4), Ott (4) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Witt L(2-3) 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 17 3.86 Jefferson 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 17 3.63 Totals 8 8 5 5 3 1 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(4-3) 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 34 3.07 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney ANGELS 1ST: 58 minute rain delay prior to start of game; Harlow singled to right; Burleson was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harlow to second]; Baylor reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow out at third (third to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Kelleher flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Peters to second]; Peters was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to right; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers doubled to right; Cowens flied out to left [Summers to third]; Leach hit a sacrifice fly to center [Summers scored]; Fahey flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Clark grounded out (second to first); Hobson was called out on strikes; Harlow walked; Burleson forced Harlow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens grounded out (second to first); Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Baylor flied out to right; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Downing walked; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kelleher flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 5TH: Ott was called out on strikes; Clark struck out; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens singled to left; Leach walked [Cowens to second]; Cowens stole third; Fahey singled to right [Cowens scored, Leach to second]; Brookens singled to left [Leach to third, Fahey to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Whitaker forced Leach (first to catcher) [Fahey to third, Brookens to second]; Peters forced Whitaker (second to shortstop) [Fahey scored, Brookens to third]; KEMP BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Kemp forced Peters (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3. ANGELS 6TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING SS); Harlow singled to left; Burleson singled to center [Harlow to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harlow to third, Burleson out at second]; Baylor doubled to left [Harlow scored]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Hebner popped to center; Summers grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. ANGELS 7TH: Grich walked; Ott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Leach popped to first; Fahey popped to third; Brookens singled to center; Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. ANGELS 8TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Harlow struck out; Burleson walked; Carew popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Peters singled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Peters to second]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Summers singled to left [Peters scored, Hebner to third]; Cowens was called out on strikes; Leach singled to left [Hebner scored, Summers to second]; Fahey flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 5. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich doubled to right; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 5.

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