A three-run homer by Champ Summers in the first inning triggered the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Summers' blast followed a one-out walk to Alan Trammell and single by Steve Kemp. The Tigers picked up another run in the third on a sacrifice fly by Kemp and closed out the scoring in the eighth on a run-scoring pinch-single by John Wockenfuss. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2 Tigers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Gibson cf 4 1 0 0 0 3 .253 Wilfong 2b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .244 Trammell ss 1 2 0 0 2 0 .270 Hatcher cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Kemp lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Wynegar c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281 Summers rf 3 1 2 3 0 0 .270 Goodwin 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 R. Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Parrish dh 2 0 1 0 2 0 .244 Mackanin ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .234 Leach 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Sofield lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .171 Wockenfuss ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Engle rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .274 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Fahey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 4 5 Totals 29 5 7 5 4 6 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,218 Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 6 DP: Twins 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Wilfong, Engle Home Runs: Summers (2) Stolen Bases: Trammell (2), Kemp (3) Caught Stealing: Wilfong (2), Parrish (2) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (8) Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (4) GIDP: Wynegar (2), Sofield (4), Whitaker (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(3-6) 7 6 5 4 3 5 1 30 4.12 O'Connor 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.58 Verhoeven 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.32 Totals 8 7 5 4 4 6 1 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry W(3-5) 6.1 5 1 1 3 4 0 25 4.47 Tobik 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.27 Saucier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.42 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled to right; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Gibson struck out; Trammell walked; Kemp singled to center [Trammell to second]; Summers homered [Trammell scored, Kemp scored]; Parrish made an out to first; Leach flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Goodwin lined to first; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 2ND: Brookens struck out; Fahey grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3. TWINS 3RD: Mackanin flied out to left; Sofield walked; Engle singled to left [Sofield to second]; Powell struck out; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Gibson reached on an error by Engle [Gibson to second]; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gibson to third]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gibson scored (unearned)]; Summers singled to center; Parrish walked [Summers to second]; Leach flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher walked; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Hatcher out at second]; Goodwin popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Brookens flied out to left; Fahey grounded out (second to first); Whitaker reached on an error by Wilfong; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Mackanin struck out; Sofield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; Kemp made an out to second; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TWINS 6TH: Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong walked; Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish singled to left; Leach made an out to third; Parrish was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brookens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled to right; Goodwin struck out; R. Jackson singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Mackanin singled to right [Wynegar scored, R. Jackson to third]; TOBIK REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Sofield grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Mackanin out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Fahey singled to center; Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fahey out at second]; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TWINS 8TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR ENGLE; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell was called out on strikes; Wilfong walked; Hatcher forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: WARD REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Trammell walked; Kemp singled to right [Trammell to second]; O'CONNOR REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Jones lined to first; Trammell stole third and Kemp stole second; Parrish was walked intentionally; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR LEACH; VERHOEVEN REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Wockenfuss singled to right [Trammell scored, Kemp to third, Parrish to second]; Brookens struck out; Fahey flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5. TWINS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wynegar singled to center; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Goodwin flied out to center; R. Jackson lined to shortstop; Mackanin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.

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