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.