Dan Schatzeder and Dave Tobik combined to pitch the Tigers to their sixth straight victory, a 4-0 blanking of the Twins. Lynn Jones drew a one-out walk in the fourth inning and scored on a double by John Wockenfuss. Stan Papi then followed with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    19, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Engle rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Trammell ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Hatcher cf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .267      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
R. Jackson 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Jones rf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .309
Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Wockenfuss 1b         1   1   1   1     1   0   .208
Goodwin 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .248        Leach ph,1b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Baker ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Papi dh               3   1   1   2     0   1   .250
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .211        Hebner ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .201
Powell dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .224      Castillo 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   7   0     4   2             Totals               32   4   7   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,960
Left on Base: Twins 12, Tigers 7
DP: Twins 0, Tigers 1
Errors: R. Jackson, Schatzeder
Doubles: Hatcher (17), Wockenfuss (4)
Home Runs: Papi (2)
Stolen Bases: Parrish (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (1,by Schatzeder)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(1-2)       4     4   3   3   2   4   1  18   6.23
Arroyo                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.14
Corbett                 1.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   8   2.74
O'Connor                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   4.97
Totals                  8     7   4   3   3   7   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(5-5)       6.2   5   0   0   4   1   0  30   5.92
Tobik SV(1)             2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.88
Totals                  9     7   0   0   4   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Schatzeder (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ward singled to left; Engle lined into a double play
(third to first) [Ward out at first]; Hatcher singled to center;
Wynegar walked [Hatcher to second]; R. Jackson flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Trammell
flied out to right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mackanin popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Goodwin singled to center; Baker flied out to center; Powell
reached on an error by Schatzeder [Goodwin to second]; Ward
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to third; Parrish stole second;
Jones was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss walked; Papi flied
out to right; Castillo flied out to left; Debut game for
Marty Castillo; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher made
an out to first; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; R. Jackson forced
Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker struck out; Cowens singled to center;
Trammell flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mackanin flied out to left; Goodwin walked; Baker
flied out to left; Powell walked [Goodwin to second]; Ward
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Jones walked; Wockenfuss doubled
to center [Jones scored]; Papi homered [Wockenfuss scored];
Castillo struck out; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Engle grounded out (third to first); Hatcher singled
to left; Wynegar flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: ARROYO REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Cowens flied
out to center; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin
flied out to left; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to left; Jones lined to center;
LEACH BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Leach singled to second; Papi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: LEACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Powell grounded
out (first to pitcher); Ward made an out to shortstop; Engle
walked; Hatcher doubled to left [Engle to third]; TOBIK REPLACED
SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Wynegar lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: CORBETT REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Castillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); Cowens lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Goodwin was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell singled to third; Kemp grounded out (second
to first) [Trammell to second]; Parrish reached on an error by
R. Jackson [Trammell to third]; Jones singled to first [Trammell
scored (unearned), Parrish to second]; Leach struck out; HEBNER
BATTED FOR PAPI; O'CONNOR REPLACED CORBETT (PITCHING); Hebner
walked [Parrish to third, Jones to second]; Castillo struck out;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 4.

TWINS 9TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ADAMS BATTED FOR
BAKER; Adams singled to center; Powell singled to center [Adams
to second]; Ward flied out to center; Engle lined to center;
Hatcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 4.