Unfurling a three-hitter, Jack Morris posted his seventh straight victory as the Tigers blanked the Twins, 2-0. Alan Trammell broke a 0-0 tie with a solo homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers picked up an insurance tally in the seventh on two walks and an RBI single by Kirk Gibson. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 2, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x - 2 3 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Jones rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Trammell ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 R. Jackson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Parrish c 1 1 0 0 2 0 .241 Goodwin 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Wockenfuss 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Leach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mackanin ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .233 Cowens cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .266 Engle rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Gibson dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Sofield ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Havens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 7 Totals 26 2 3 2 4 4 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 23,133 Left on Base: Twins 4, Tigers 4 DP: Twins 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Brookens Doubles: Powell (7) Home Runs: Trammell (1) Caught Stealing: Trammell (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Havens L(0-1) 6 2 1 1 2 4 1 21 1.50 Cooper 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 4.39 Corbett 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.00 Totals 8 3 2 2 4 4 1 30 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(8-3) 9 3 0 0 1 7 0 31 2.61 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 7 0 31 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Debut game for Brad Havens; Wilfong struck out; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Jones flied out to left; Trammell singled to left; Trammell was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Goodwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Brookens struck out; Parrish flied out to center; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (third to first); Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Engle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Cowens flied out to left; Gibson struck out; Whitaker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 4TH: Powell doubled; Wilfong flied out to center; Hatcher reached on an error by Brookens; Wynegar was called out on strikes; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Jones flied out to right; Trammell flied out to center; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 5TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); Mackanin walked; Engle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens struck out; Parrish walked; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to second]; Cowens was walked intentionally; Gibson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Hatcher made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell homered; Kemp flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled; R. Jackson lined into a double play (third to first) [Wynegar out at first]; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: COOPER REPLACED HAVENS (PITCHING); Brookens made an out to shortstop; Parrish walked; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to second]; Cowens walked; CORBETT REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Gibson singled to center [Parrish scored, Cowens to third]; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); Castino flied out to center; Mackanin singled to left; SOFIELD BATTED FOR ENGLE; Sofield struck out; Powell lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 9TH: Wilfong made an out to second; Hatcher flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

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