Otto Velez and Buck Martinez each belted three-run homers in the first inning to spur the Blue Jays to a 6-4 triumph over the Tigers, Toronto's first victory since May 30. Velez connected for the circuit following singles by Lloyd Moseby and Barry Bonnell, and Martinez' clout was preceded by singles by Al Woods and Damaso Garcia. Juan Berenguer, acquired by the Jays on waivers from Kansas City the previous day, was the winning pitcher. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    11, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 12  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Cowens cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .276
Moseby cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Trammell ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .282
Bonnell rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .237      Kemp lf               4   0   3   0     1   0   .296
  Bell rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Parrish c             5   1   1   3     0   0   .227
Velez dh              4   1   1   3     0   1   .225      Brookens 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Wells 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .400      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Woods lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .213        Summers ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Garcia 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Martinez c            4   1   1   3     0   1   .196        Peters pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Ainge 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .173        Leach 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Mirabella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .317
  Berenguer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gibson ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     3   7             Totals               38   4  12   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 10,526
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Brookens, Rozema
Doubles: Wells (1), Cowens (9), Jones (5), Kemp (12)
Triples: Whitaker (3)
Home Runs: Velez (9), Martinez (2), Parrish (7)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mirabella               1.2   4   3   3   1   0   1  10  16.20
Berenguer W(1-4)        5     4   1   1   1   1   0  20   7.30
Jackson SV(3)           2.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.89
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(3-5)       0.2   6   6   6   0   1   2   8   6.87
Rozema                  5.1   3   0   0   2   4   0  21   3.87
Lopez                   3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.79
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   7   2  39

Wild Pitches: Jackson (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Moseby
singled to center; Bonnell singled to center [Moseby to second];
Velez homered [Moseby scored, Bonnell scored]; Wells struck out;
Woods singled to left; Garcia singled to shortstop [Woods to
second]; Martinez homered [Woods scored, Garcia scored]; ROZEMA
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Ainge walked; Griffin grounded
out (first unassisted); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Cowens doubled to left; Trammell singled to right
[Cowens to third]; Kemp flied out to right; Parrish homered
[Cowens scored, Trammell scored]; Brookens grounded out (second
to first); Wockenfuss flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Moseby grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell
flied out to center; Velez reached on an error by Brookens;
Wells doubled to left [Velez to third]; Woods was walked
intentionally; Garcia forced Woods (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner made an out to shortstop; Jones doubled to
right; Whitaker flied out to center [Jones to third]; Cowens
walked; BERENGUER REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Trammell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Martinez flied out to center; Ainge grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp doubled to left; Parrish flied out to center;
Brookens grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby singled to center; Moseby was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Rozema [Moseby to second];
Bonnell struck out; Velez was called out on strikes; Wells
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
singled to center; Whitaker flied out to left; Cowens forced
Jones (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods flied out to center; Garcia was called out
on strikes; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp walked; Parrish
made an out to shortstop; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Griffin
singled to right; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Moseby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
right; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Bonnell struck
out; Velez made an out to third; Wells was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker tripled to center; Cowens hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Whitaker scored]; Trammell made an out to
shortstop; Kemp singled to right; JACKSON REPLACED BERENGUER
(PITCHING); Parrish popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods grounded out (second to first); Garcia
flied out to right; Martinez popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Summers singled to center; Hebner singled to left
[Summers to second]; PETERS RAN FOR HEBNER; GIBSON BATTED FOR
JONES; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Summers to third, Peters to
second]; Gibson was called out on strikes; Whitaker made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LEACH
REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING 1B); GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Ainge walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Ainge to second]; Moseby flied to left in foul
territory; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: BELL REPLACED BONNELL (PLAYING RF); Cowens singled
to center; Trammell forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Kemp
singled to left [Trammell to second]; Parrish made an out to
first; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Tigers 4.