Saturday August 15, 1981
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In a free-swinging contest, the Tigers outslugged the Yankees, 8-5. The Yanks took a 2-0 lead on a first-inning RBI single by Reggie Jackson and a third-inning solo homer by Lou Piniella, but the Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the third on a two-run homer by Al Cowens.

Bob Watson put N.Y. ahead with a solo homer in the fourth, but the Tigers took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the inning on an RBI triple by Richie Hebner and a sacrifice fly by Stan Papi. The Tigers added two more tallies in the fifth on a pinch-hit run-scoring single by Kirk Gibson and RBI infield out by Lance Parrish. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 15, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Tigers 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 x - 8 9 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Cowens cf 4 3 2 2 1 1 .272 Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .306 Trammell ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .295 Piniella dh 2 1 2 1 1 0 .293 Kemp lf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .291 Gamble ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Peters pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Winfield lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Jackson rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .203 Summers ph,dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Watson 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .208 Jones rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Gibson ph,rf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .248 Cerone c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Parrish c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .217 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Hebner 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .205 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Papi 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .235 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 2 2 1 0 2 1 .275 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 9 4 4 4 Totals 31 8 9 8 7 4 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 26,848 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 8 DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Trammell Doubles: Cerone (6), Trammell (11) Triples: Hebner (2) Home Runs: Piniella (3), Watson 2 (2), Cowens (1) Caught Stealing: Whitaker (1) Sacrifice Flies: Papi (2) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (2,by LaRoche) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaRoche L(4-1) 3.2 4 4 4 2 0 1 18 1.65 Wehrmeister 3.2 4 4 4 5 4 0 19 9.00 Frazier 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Guidry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.45 Totals 8 9 8 8 7 4 1 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(4-5) 5.1 5 4 4 3 2 3 24 6.86 Cappuzzello 0.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 4.32 Tobik 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.99 Saucier SV(9) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.13 Totals 9 9 5 4 4 4 3 41 Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (1) Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Haller YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied to center; Mumphrey walked; Piniella walked [Mumphrey to second]; Winfield flied to left [Mumphrey to third]; Jackson singled to right [Mumphrey scored, Piniella to second]; Watson flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Cowens flied to center; Trammell walked; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Trammell to second]; Wockenfuss flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles struck out; Cerone flied to left; Dent flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied to right; Hebner was hit by a pitch; Papi flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph popped to second; Mumphrey popped to shortstop; Piniella homered; Winfield walked; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker walked; Cowens homered [Whitaker scored]; Trammell flied to center; Kemp flied to center; Wockenfuss popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 2. YANKEES 4TH: Watson homered; Nettles flied to center; Cerone popped to shortstop; Dent grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Jones singled to center; Parrish popped to first; Hebner tripled to right [Jones scored]; Papi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hebner scored]; Whitaker singled to pitcher; WEHRMEISTER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey popped to first in foul territory; Piniella singled to center; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens walked; Trammell doubled to left [Cowens to third]; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; SUMMERS BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Summers was walked intentionally; GIBSON BATTED FOR JONES; Gibson singled to center [Cowens scored, Trammell to third, Summers to second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Trammell scored, Summers to third, Gibson to second]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Papi flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 6. YANKEES 6TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Watson homered; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Nettles struck out; Cerone doubled to center; TOBIK REPLACED CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); Dent walked; Randolph singled to third [Cerone to third, Dent to second]; Mumphrey reached on an error by Trammell [Cerone scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dent to third, Randolph to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble flied to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Whitaker was called out on strikes; Cowens struck out; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6. YANKEES 7TH: Winfield flied to left; Jackson singled to right; Watson lined to shortstop; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Nettles flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp flied to center; Summers popped to first in foul territory; Gibson singled to second; Parrish walked [Gibson to second]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6. YANKEES 8TH: LEACH REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Cerone popped to pitcher; Dent flied to right; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: Papi was called out on strikes; Whitaker walked; Cowens singled to left [Whitaker to second]; FRAZIER REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Trammell singled to left [Whitaker scored, Cowens to third]; Kemp forced Trammell (first to shortstop) [Cowens scored]; GUIDRY REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); PETERS RAN FOR KEMP; Summers grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 8. YANKEES 9TH: PETERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING 3B); Mumphrey singled to right; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mumphrey to second]; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Mumphrey to third]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 8.

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