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.

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