Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Tigers edged the Royals, 4-3. With the score 3-3, Richie Hebner began the winning surge with a one-out single. After Kirk Gibson singled, Mick Kelleher ran for Hebner and came home when Lance Parrish lined a single to right. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 25, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Tigers 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 .284 Peters dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .243 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Trammell ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .280 Kemp lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .294 Aikens 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .258 Hebner 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .222 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Kelleher pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 Otis cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Gibson cf,rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .304 Quirk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Parrish c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .226 Wathan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Leach rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Motley rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .197 Cowens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Brookens 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .271 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 3 9 3 2 8 Totals 36 4 11 4 4 1 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 35,189 Left on Base: Royals 10, Tigers 10 DP: Royals 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Wilson, Trammell Doubles: Washington (13), White (11), Whitaker (10) Home Runs: Aikens (10), Motley (1), Brookens (3) Stolen Bases: Wilson (15), Gibson (8) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (14) Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (2) GIDP: Gibson (5), Trammell (7) Hit by Pitch: McRae (1,by Saucier) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 8.1 8 3 2 3 1 1 36 3.69 Quisenberry L(0-4) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.35 Totals 9.1 11 4 3 4 1 1 42 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris 7 8 3 3 2 3 2 32 2.98 Rozema 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.55 Saucier W(2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1.42 Totals 10 9 3 3 2 8 2 43 Passed Balls: Parrish (5) Hit by Pitch: Saucier (3) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; White flied out to right; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson to third]; Aikens made an out to shortstop; McRae walked [G. Brett to second]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters lined to center; Trammell walked; Kemp walked [Trammell to second]; Hebner forced Kemp (first to shortstop) [Trammell to third]; Gibson singled to right [Trammell scored, Hebner to third]; Gibson stole second; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 2ND: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Motley made an out to shortstop; Washington doubled to right; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Washington to third]; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Leach flied out to center; Brookens lined to center; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: White popped to catcher in foul territory; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens homered; McRae grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Peters singled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Peters to second]; Kemp reached on an error by Wilson [Peters to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Peters scored (unearned)]; Gibson singled to center [Kemp to second]; Parrish struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Quirk flied out to left; Motley reached on an error by Trammell; Washington forced Motley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Leach flied out to center; Brookens homered; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 3. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to left; White doubled to left [Wilson to third]; G. Brett grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored, White to third]; Aikens grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp walked; Hebner singled to right [Kemp to third]; Gibson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3. ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Quirk flied to right in foul territory; Motley homered; On a bunt Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Leach flied out to left; Brookens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to center; Wilson stole second; White struck out; G. Brett was walked intentionally; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third, G. Brett to second]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Peters singled to right; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp singled to right [Peters to third]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. ROYALS 8TH: ROZEMA REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Otis lined to center; Quirk grounded out (second to first); Motley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first); Leach lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. ROYALS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED LEACH (PLAYING CF); GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to right; White struck out; SAUCIER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); G. Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Brookens made an out to second; Whitaker doubled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Peters was walked intentionally; Trammell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Peters out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. ROYALS 10TH: Aikens flied out to left; McRae was hit by a pitch; Otis was called out on strikes; WATHAN BATTED FOR QUIRK; Wathan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 10TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Kemp lined to left; Hebner singled to right; KELLEHER RAN FOR HEBNER; Gibson singled to center [Kelleher to second]; Parrish singled to right [Kelleher scored, Gibson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 4.

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