Three-hit pitching by Jack Morris led the Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. A single by Alan Trammell gave Detroit a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning and the Tigers scored twice in the sixth on a bases-loaded single by Lou Whitaker. Detroit added two markers in the ninth on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Ron Jackson. Morris recorded his 11th complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 30, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 - 6 12 0 Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Powell dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Trammell ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Engle rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Kemp lf 2 0 1 0 3 0 .284 Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Hebner 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Mackanin 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Jackson ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Laudner c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .400 Gibson rf 5 2 3 0 0 2 .321 Castino 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .263 Parrish c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .233 Ward lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Leach dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 Wilfong 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Wockenfuss ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Faedo ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .125 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Whitaker 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .270 Baker ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 12 5 4 5 Totals 29 1 3 1 1 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 8,217 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 2 DP: Tigers 1, Twins 1 Triples: Gibson (1), Wilfong (2) Stolen Bases: Powell (5) Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1), Jackson (2) GIDP: Parrish (16), Powell (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(10-4) 9 3 1 1 1 7 0 30 2.85 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 7 0 30 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cooper L(0-5) 4.2 4 2 2 2 2 0 19 4.70 O'Connor 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 4.80 Verhoeven 4 5 2 2 1 2 0 17 3.56 Totals 9 12 6 6 4 5 0 41 Wild Pitches: Verhoeven (2) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry McCoy TIGERS 1ST: Peters flied out to center; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp walked; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Engle popped to first in foul territory; Powell stole second; Hatcher flied out to center; Mackanin flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson tripled to right; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gibson scored]; Leach grounded out (second to first); Brookens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Laudner struck out; Castino struck out; Ward flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters flied out to left; Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong tripled to center; Faedo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilfong scored]; Powell made an out to third; Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to center; Hebner was called out on strikes; Gibson singled to left [Kemp to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Mackanin struck out; Laudner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1. TIGERS 5TH: Leach walked; Brookens made an out to second; Whitaker singled to center [Leach to third]; Peters lined to pitcher (pitcher to shortstop); O'CONNOR REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Trammell singled to left [Leach scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp was walked intentionally [Trammell to second]; JACKSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Castino struck out; Ward grounded out (third to first); Wilfong popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 1. TIGERS 6TH: Gibson singled to center; Parrish singled to left [Gibson to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR LEACH; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens singled to left [Gibson to third, Parrish to second]; Whitaker singled to left [Gibson scored, Parrish scored, Brookens out at home (left to catcher to second to first to shortstop to catcher)]; Peters flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Faedo singled; Powell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Faedo out at second]; Engle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left; Jackson singled to center; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Hatcher flied out to center; Mackanin struck out; Laudner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TIGERS 8TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Castino singled to center; Ward grounded out (third to first) [Castino to second]; Wilfong grounded out (second to first) [Castino to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR FAEDO; Adams lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 1. TIGERS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING SS); Whitaker singled; Peters singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Verhoeven threw a wild pitch [Whitaker scored, Peters to second]; Trammell flied out to center [Peters to third]; Kemp was walked intentionally; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Peters scored, Kemp to second]; Gibson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 1.

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