Wednesday September 2, 1981
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The Tigers dealt the White Sox their sixth straight setback, scoring a run in the 10th inning to post a 5-4 decision. Kirk Gibson got an infield single, stole second and scored the winning run on a single to center by Ron Jackson.

In the bottom of the inning the Sox had runners on first and second and none out, but Detroit pitcher Dave Rozema picked Bill Almon off second. Rozema then survived a passed ball to notch his second save of the season. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   5  8  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0    0  -   4  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             4   0   1   2     1   0   .242      LeFlore lf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .259
  Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Trammell ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Pryor ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Kemp lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Gibson rf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .318      Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Luzinski dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Jackson ph,1b       2   0   2   1     0   0   .261        Loviglio pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrish c             4   1   0   0     1   1   .224        Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Summers dh            1   1   0   0     0   0   .274      Baines rf             3   2   2   2     0   0   .279
  Jones ph,dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Brookens 3b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .276        Kuntz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .264      Lemon cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .308
  Cowens ph,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Bernazard 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Ujdur p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
  Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5   8   4     4   4             Totals               38   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 10,272
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 5
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Trammell, Gibson, Fisk, Almon
Home Runs: Lemon (5), Baines (6)
Stolen Bases: Kemp (5), Gibson (10)
GIDP: Peters (7)
Hit by Pitch: Summers (3,by Dotson)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ujdur                   6.2   6   4   4   0   2   2  26   5.40
Saucier W(3-1)          2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   1.55
Rozema SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.76
Totals                 10     8   4   4   1   4   2  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  3.2   3   3   0   4   2   0  20   3.20
Hickey                  3.2   0   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.06
Farmer                  0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.08
Koosman L(3-11)         1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.28
Hoyt                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.28
Totals                 10     8   5   2   4   4   0  43

Passed Balls: Parrish (7)
Hit by Pitch: Dotson (3)
Wild Pitches: Hoyt (2)
Balks: Ujdur (1)

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Squires grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to second]; Ujdur balked [LeFlore to
third]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Gibson flied out to right; Hebner flied out to
center; Parrish reached on an error by Almon; Summers was hit by
a pitch [Parrish to second]; Brookens walked [Parrish to third,
Summers to second]; Whitaker walked [Parrish scored (unearned),
Summers to third, Brookens to second]; Peters singled to left
[Summers scored (unearned), Brookens scored (unearned), Whitaker
to third, Peters to second (on throw to home)]; Trammell lined
to shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines flied out to right; Lemon popped to
second; Bernazard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp singled to second; Kemp stole second; Gibson
struck out; Hebner struck out; Parrish walked; Summers popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
0.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
flied out to center; Peters walked; Trammell singled to right
[Peters to third]; HICKEY REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied
out to right; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Gibson struck out; Hebner flied to left in foul
territory; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Baines singled to right; Lemon homered [Baines
scored]; 5000th homer in White Sox history; Bernazard
flied out to center; Morrison flied out to right; Almon flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brookens grounded out (second to first);
Whitaker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Squires
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Peters flied out to right; Trammell grounded out
(third to first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Luzinski singled; LOVIGLIO RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Baines homered [Loviglio scored]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bernazard flied out to right; Morrison singled to right;
SAUCIER REPLACED UJDUR (PITCHING); Almon flied out to center; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: LOVIGLIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gibson
grounded out (pitcher to first); FARMER REPLACED HICKEY
(PITCHING); JACKSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Jackson singled to left;
Parrish was called out on strikes; Jones grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore
singled to center [LeFlore to second (error by Gibson)]; Squires
reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at third (pitcher to
third)]; White Sox Manager Tony LaRussa ejected by 3B umpire
Jerry Neudecker; Fisk flied out to left; NORDHAGEN BATTED
FOR LOVIGLIO; Nordhagen reached on an error by Trammell [Squires
to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BAINES; Johnson forced Nordhagen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White
Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUNTZ
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); Brookens singled to shortstop;
KOOSMAN REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); COWENS BATTED FOR WHITAKER;
Cowens singled to left [Brookens to third]; Peters grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brookens scored
(no RBI), Cowens out at second]; Trammell grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING 2B); COWENS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Lemon struck out; Bernazard
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morrison flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 10TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
singled to shortstop; Gibson stole second; Jackson singled to
center [Gibson scored]; HOYT REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Hoyt
threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second]; Jackson was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Fisk [Jackson to third];
Parrish reached on a fielder's choice [Jackson out at home
(second to catcher)]; Jones forced Parrish (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Almon walked; Ron LeFlore falied on 2
sacrifice attempts; LeFlore singled to left [Almon to
second]; PRYOR BATTED FOR SQUIRES; ROZEMA REPLACED SAUCIER
(PITCHING); MOLINARO BATTED FOR PRYOR; Almon was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop to third) [LeFlore to second];
Parrish allowed a passed ball [LeFlore to third]; Molinaro lined
to shortstop; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.



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