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.