Rick Leach's first major league homer accounted for all the runs as the Tigers shut out the Twins, 3-0. The rookie's blast came in the sixth inning and followed a walk to Steve Kemp and a double by Kirk Gibson. Milt Wilcox gave up six hits over the first eight innings to earn the victory and Kevin Saucier hurled the ninth to register his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Peters cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .239        Cowens cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hatcher cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Kemp dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Goodwin 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Castino 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256        Jones rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Gibson lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
  R. Jackson ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Leach rf,1b           2   1   1   3     1   0   .225
Ward lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .244      Fahey c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Baker ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Papi 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Havens p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     2   5             Totals               29   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 15,163
Left on Base: Twins 8, Tigers 5
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Gibson (3)
Home Runs: Leach (1)
Stolen Bases: Gibson (6)
GIDP: R. Jackson (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(3-8)         5.2   6   3   3   3   1   1  25   3.84
Havens                  2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.70
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   3   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(8-5)           8     6   0   0   2   5   0  33   2.93
Saucier SV(10)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.09
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   5   0  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
singled to right; Hatcher grounded out (second to first)
[Wilfong to second]; Wynegar walked; Goodwin grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters flied out to right; Trammell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kemp singled to right; Hebner flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Castino grounded out (second to first); Adams struck
out; Ward singled to center; Baker forced Ward (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Gibson lined to pitcher; Leach flied out to center;
Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (third to first); Wilfong struck
out; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
0.

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

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Goodwin flied
out to center; Castino singled to right; Adams grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell walked; Kemp forced Trammell (shortstop to
second); Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Gibson
singled to center [Kemp to third]; Gibson stole second; Leach
was walked intentionally; Fahey grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ward walked; Baker singled to left [Ward to second];
Powell flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; Hatcher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Papi singled to right; Whitaker struck out; Peters
hit into a double play (second to shortstop) [Peters out at
second (shortstop to pitcher to shortstop), Papi out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Goodwin flied
out to center; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell made an out to third; Kemp walked; Hebner
flied out to right; Gibson doubled to left [Kemp to third];
Leach homered [Kemp scored, Gibson scored]; Fahey singled to
right; HAVENS REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Papi flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING 3B); Adams flied out
to left; Ward reached on an error by Trammell; Baker grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Ward to second]; Powell grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker flied out to right; Peters struck out;
Trammell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING CF); LEACH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JONES REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING RF);
Wilfong struck out; Hatcher grounded out (second to first);
Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp flied out to center; Jones struck out; Gibson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
3.

TWINS 9TH: Goodwin singled to right; Castino singled to left
[Goodwin to second]; R. JACKSON BATTED FOR ADAMS; SAUCIER
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); R. Jackson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Goodwin to third, Castino
out at second]; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.