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.