A three-run homer by Tom Brookens and a pair of RBIs by Steve Kemp carried the Tigers to a 7-2 victory over the Twins. With the Tigers trailing 2-1 in the sixth, Alan Trammell and Champ Summers singled to set the stage for Brookens' blast. Rick Leach then doubled and scored on a single by Bill Fahey. Kemp drove in the Tigers' first run with a grounder in the third and singled in another in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      11, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  4    2  0  0  -   7 11  0
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gibson cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .235      Powell dh             3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Trammell ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .273        Ward ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Kemp lf               4   1   1   2     1   0   .293      Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .237
Hebner dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .206      Hatcher cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Summers rf            4   1   3   1     0   1   .287      Wynegar c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .293
  Jones rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .307      R. Jackson lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Brookens 3b           5   1   1   3     0   2   .281      Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Leach 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Goodwin 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Fahey c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Mackanin ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Whitaker 2b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Engle rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .230
  Kelleher ph,2b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .238      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
  Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     3   9             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  4,623
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 0
Doubles: Leach (1)
Home Runs: Brookens (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibson (1), R. Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynegar (2)
Hit by Pitch: Trammell (3,by O'Connor), Hebner (1,by O'Connor)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(4-5)            6     7   2   2   2   2   0  27   4.31
Cappuzzello             0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   8.31
Rozema                  2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.16
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(3-7)          6     7   5   5   2   5   1  26   4.40
O'Connor                2.1   4   2   2   1   3   0  14   4.95
Cooper                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.28
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   9   1  42

Hit by Pitch: O'Connor 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Petry (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dan Morrison


TIGERS 1ST: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp walked; Hebner struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wilfong singled to right
[Powell to third]; Hatcher singled to right [Powell scored,
Wilfong to third]; Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilfong
scored, Hatcher to second]; Petry threw a wild pitch [Hatcher to
third]; R. Jackson flied out to center; Castino flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers singled to right; Brookens forced Summers
(third to second); Leach flied out to left; Fahey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); Mackanin
lined to center; Engle singled to center; Powell singled to
center [Engle to second]; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker walked; Gibson struck out; 1:15 rain
delay; Trammell singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Kemp
forced Trammell (first to shortstop) [Whitaker scored]; Hebner
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
flied out to right; R. Jackson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers struck out; Brookens flied out to right;
Leach grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Castino flied out to center; Goodwin grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mackanin singled to left; Engle forced
Mackanin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Fahey popped to catcher in foul territory; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Powell made an out to shortstop; Wilfong flied out to
left; Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to center; Kemp made an out to
first; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Summers singled
to center [Trammell to third]; Brookens homered [Trammell
scored, Summers scored]; Leach doubled to center; Fahey singled
to center [Leach scored, Fahey out at second (center to third to
shortstop)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar walked; R. Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wynegar to second]; Castino struck out;
Goodwin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: O'CONNOR REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); KELLEHER
BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Kelleher singled to left; Gibson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kelleher to second]; Trammell
was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to left [Kelleher
scored]; Hebner singled to right [Kemp to third]; Summers
singled to center [Kemp scored, Hebner to third]; Brookens
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); KELLEHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mackanin singled to left; Engle walked
[Mackanin to second]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING);
WARD BATTED FOR POWELL; Ward struck out; Wilfong struck out;
ROZEMA REPLACED CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); Hatcher grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Leach flied out to
left; Fahey walked; Kelleher flied out to right; Gibson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar lined to shortstop; R. Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Castino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell was hit by a pitch; Kemp made an out to
third; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Trammell to second]; COOPER
REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Jones flied out to center;
Brookens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Engle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.