In a battle of home runs, the Tigers outslugged the Angels, 7-5. After a two-run circuit clout by Butch Hobson in the top of the fourth inning gave the Angels a 5-4 lead, the Tigers rebounded in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring single by Richie Hebner and sacrifice fly by Tom Brookens.

Lou Whitaker clouted a three-run round-tripper to climax a four-run second inning for Detroit, while Rod Carew and Dan Ford connected for the Angels in the third inning. The Tigers' final tally came on a bases-empty homer by John Wockenfuss in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Tigers       0  4  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   7  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .268      Jones rf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   1   .308        Summers ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .256      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Baylor dh             2   0   0   0     3   0   .148      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Downing lf,c          3   0   1   0     2   1   .250      Wockenfuss c          4   2   3   1     0   0   .228
Ott c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Cowens cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .310
  Beniquez ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Parrish dh            3   2   1   0     1   2   .226
Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Hebner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .176
Harlow cf,lf          2   1   0   0     1   1   .400      Brookens 3b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .324
  Clark ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   3     0   0   .288
Hobson 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .237      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rau p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     8   6             Totals               30   7   8   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 19,014
Left on Base: Angels 10, Tigers 4
DP: Angels 1, Tigers 2
Doubles: Grich (5), Hobson (3), Wockenfuss (2)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Ford (7), Hobson (2), Whitaker (2), Wockenfuss (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brookens (2)
GIDP: Ford 2 (8), Trammell (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(0-1)              3     5   6   6   3   0   1  16  18.00
D'Acquisto              3     2   1   1   1   2   1  12   8.44
Aase                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.42
Totals                  8     8   7   7   4   3   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  3.2   7   5   5   1   1   3  18   3.65
Tobik W(1-0)            3     0   0   0   5   4   0  14   4.91
Saucier SV(3)           2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.25
Totals                  9     8   5   5   8   6   3  42

Wild Pitches: Tobik (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to left; Ford grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Jones walked; Trammell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Jones out at second]; Kemp flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Downing singled to left;
Ott forced Downing (second to shortstop); Grich doubled to
center [Ott scored]; Harlow was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss doubled to right; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish walked; Hebner lined to right;
Brookens singled to left [Wockenfuss scored, Parrish to third,
Brookens to second (on throw to home)]; Whitaker homered
[Parrish scored, Brookens scored]; Jones grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Carew homered;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford homered; Baylor
walked; Downing grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell flied out to right; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Ott singled to center; Grich flied out to center;
Harlow forced Ott (second to shortstop); Hobson homered [Harlow
scored]; TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Carew flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens walked; Parrish singled to left [Cowens to
second]; Hebner singled to right [Cowens scored, Parrish to
third]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Brookens hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored]; Whitaker forced Hebner
(second to shortstop); SUMMERS BATTED FOR JONES; Summers walked
[Whitaker to second]; Trammell lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 5TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burleson
walked; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burleson out at second]; Baylor walked; Baylor stole
second; Downing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss
homered; Cowens flied out to right; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Ott flied out to left; Grich flied out to center;
Harlow walked; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
5, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Hebner flied out to center; Brookens singled to
left; Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; Summers struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew flied out to center; Burleson was called out
on strikes; Ford struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Baylor walked [Ford to second]; Downing walked [Ford to
third, Baylor to second]; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING);
BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR OTT; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DOWNING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HARLOW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); AASE REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp made an out to
shortstop; Wockenfuss singled to right; Cowens flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); CLARK
BATTED FOR HARLOW; Clark grounded out (third to first); Hobson
doubled to right; Carew walked; Burleson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: CLARK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parrish struck
out; Hebner flied out to center; Brookens grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford flied out to right; Baylor grounded out (second
to first); Downing walked; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 7.