The Tigers pushed across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to edge the Blue Jays, 4-3, dealing Toronto its 12th straight loss over both halves of the season. The Tigers loaded the bases with none out in the ninth on consecutive walks to Kirk Gibson and Tom Brookens and a bunt single by Lou Whitaker. After Ricky Peters struck out, Alan Trammell drilled the game-winning single past third. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Monday, August 10, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 4 10 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Peters dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Moseby cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .235 Trammell ss 3 1 3 1 2 0 .284 Velez dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .224 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Stieb pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Leach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Bell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Summers rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Woods lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Jones ph,rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 Wells ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 4 .228 Bonnell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Gibson cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .238 Whitt c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brookens 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .291 Garcia 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Whitaker 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .279 Ainge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 4 Totals 32 4 10 4 5 8 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 15,187 Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 9 DP: Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Trammell Doubles: Woods (6) Home Runs: Velez (8), Whitaker (3) Stolen Bases: Gibson (5) Caught Stealing: Wells (1) Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (2) Sacrifice Flies: Jones (2) GIDP: Kemp (9), Peters (6) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 4 1 0 0 3 4 0 16 5.64 Todd 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 8 3.93 Garvin 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 3.89 McLaughlin L(0-5) 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 7 3.55 Totals 8.1 10 4 4 5 8 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox 6 6 2 2 0 3 1 23 3.53 Tobik 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 2.21 Saucier W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.23 Totals 9 8 3 2 0 4 1 33 Wild Pitches: McLaughlin (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to right; Moseby struck out; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (second to first); Trammell walked; Kemp forced Trammell (pitcher to shortstop); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Woods struck out; Bonnell singled to left [Mayberry to third]; Bonnell was picked off first (catcher to first); Whitt popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers was called out on strikes; Parrish struck out; Gibson singled to center; Gibson stole second; Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia singled to shortstop; Ainge out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garcia to second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby singled to right [Garcia scored]; Velez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to right; Peters flied out to left; Trammell walked; Kemp forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Woods doubled to right; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Whitt made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Hebner struck out; Summers walked; Parrish struck out; Gibson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia made an out to second; Ainge flied out to left; Griffin made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: TODD REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Brookens singled to center; Whitaker homered [Brookens scored]; Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to shortstop; Kemp grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Trammell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez homered; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Woods flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Summers made an out to pitcher; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: TOBIK REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Bonnell struck out; Whitt made an out to shortstop; Garcia popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: GARVIN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Gibson struck out; Brookens singled to center; Whitaker singled to right [Brookens to third]; Peters grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: UPSHAW BATTED FOR AINGE; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Moseby popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: IORG REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING 3B); Trammell singled to right; On a bunt Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Hebner singled to right [Trammell to third]; JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left [Trammell scored]; McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Hebner to second]; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: LEACH REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Velez singled to pitcher; STIEB RAN FOR VELEZ; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Mayberry forced Stieb (first to shortstop) [Mayberry to second (error by Trammell)]; WELLS BATTED FOR WOODS; BELL RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Wells singled to right [Bell scored (unearned)]; Debut game for Greg Wells; Bonnell made an out to third; Wells was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: STIEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WELLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gibson walked; Brookens walked [Gibson to second]; On a bunt Whitaker singled to third [Gibson to third, Brookens to second]; Peters struck out; Trammell singled to left [Gibson scored, Brookens to third, Whitaker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 4.

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