Exploding for eight runs in the first inning, the Tigers coasted to a 12-2 rout of the Twins. Lance Parrish and Kirk Gibson each singled in a run and Al Cowens delivered a sacrifice fly before Lou Whitaker stroked a two-run single and Alan Trammell drilled a three-run double. Gibson collected three hits to give him six hits in his last seven times at bat. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 12, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, August    17, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Tigers       8  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -  12 15  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Peters dh             4   1   0   0     1   0   .244
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Trammell ss           3   1   2   3     1   0   .296
Hatcher cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Kelleher ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Goodwin 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .246      Jones rf              3   2   0   0     2   0   .311
Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .304      Parrish c             5   1   3   1     0   1   .229
Castino 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Baker ph,ss         2   0   2   2     0   0   .179      Cowens cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Wockenfuss 1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .202
Mackanin ss,3b        4   0   1   0     0   2   .243        Leach ph,1b         3   1   0   0     1   0   .211
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Papi 3b               4   2   2   1     1   0   .241
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson lf             4   2   3   2     0   0   .272
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   3     0   0   .274
  Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     4   7             Totals               36  12  15  11     6   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 11,484
Left on Base: Twins 7, Tigers 7
DP: Twins 3, Tigers 1
Errors: Wilfong 2, Papi
Doubles: Mackanin (5), Wilfong (5), Trammell (12), Cowens (10)
Triples: Papi (1)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (2)
GIDP: Wynegar (5), Jones (3), Trammell (6), Papi (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(3-9)          0.2   4   7   7   3   0   0   9   4.62
Arroyo                  4.1   7   3   3   1   1   0  20   4.24
Cooper                  3     4   2   1   2   1   0  14   4.54
Totals                  8    15  12  11   6   2   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(5-6)            6     4   2   1   4   5   0  26   4.11
Rozema SV(1)            3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.73
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Ward grounded out (third to first); Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); Hatcher popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
walked; Jones walked [Trammell to second]; Parrish singled to
right [Trammell scored, Jones to third]; Cowens lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Wockenfuss singled to
second [Parrish to second]; Papi walked [Parrish to third,
Wockenfuss to second]; Gibson singled [Parrish scored,
Wockenfuss to third, Papi to second]; Whitaker singled to center
[Wockenfuss scored, Papi scored, Gibson to third]; ARROYO
REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Whitaker stole second; Peters was
walked intentionally; Trammell doubled to center [Gibson scored,
Whitaker scored, Peters scored]; Jones flied out to left; 8 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin walked; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Goodwin out at second]; Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Cowens doubled to right; LEACH
BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Leach grounded out (pitcher to first);
Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TWINS 3RD: LEACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Adams was called
out on strikes; Mackanin doubled to left; Powell singled to
first [Mackanin to third]; Ward walked [Powell to second];
Wilfong struck out; Hatcher forced Ward (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 3RD: Gibson grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Peters flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
walked; Castino flied to right in foul territory; Adams popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell singled to left; Jones grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at
second]; Parrish singled to center; Cowens grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TWINS 5TH: Mackanin struck out; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Leach grounded out (second to first); Papi tripled
to right; Gibson singled to second [Papi scored]; Whitaker
singled to center [Gibson scored]; Peters reached on an error by
Wilfong [Whitaker to second]; Trammell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Peters out at second]; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 10.

TWINS 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); Wilfong
doubled to center; Hatcher grounded out (second to first)
[Wilfong to third]; Goodwin reached on an error by Papi; Wynegar
walked [Goodwin to second]; BAKER BATTED FOR CASTINO; Baker
singled to left [Wilfong scored, Goodwin scored (unearned),
Wynegar to second]; Adams struck out; Mackanin was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 6TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MACKANIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); COOPER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Jones
walked; Parrish singled to center [Jones to second]; Cowens
struck out; Leach forced Parrish (second to shortstop) [Jones to
third]; Papi singled to center [Jones scored, Leach scored
(error by Wilfong) (unearned) (no RBI), Papi to second]; Gibson
singled to right [Papi to third]; Whitaker flied out to left; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 12.

TWINS 7TH: ROZEMA REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Powell struck out;
Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 7TH: Peters grounded out (second to first); Kelleher
singled to left; Jones made an out to second; Parrish grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers
12.

TWINS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Hatcher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Goodwin flied out to center; Wynegar
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; Leach walked; Papi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Leach
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 12.

TWINS 9TH: Baker singled to left; Adams grounded out (second to
first) [Baker to second]; Mackanin grounded out (third to
first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 12.