Two-hit pitching by Jack Morris enabled the Tigers to post their eighth victory in nine games, 3-1 over the Red Sox. The game was tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the eighth inning when Al Cowens stroked a one-out single and went to second on a groundout. Lou Whitaker then tripled to right-center and scored on Alan Trammell's infield hit. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 2 0 Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .327 Jones dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .281 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Trammell ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Gibson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .249 Kemp lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Stapleton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Gedman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Cowens cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Miller cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Hoffman ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Ojeda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 2 1 2 6 Totals 27 3 4 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 42,098 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Tigers 3 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 Triples: Whitaker (4) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (5), Kemp (8) Stolen Bases: Jones (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (6) GIDP: Gibson (7) Hit by Pitch: Gibson (2,by Ojeda) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ojeda L(4-2) 7.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 28 2.93 Stanley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.59 Burgmeier 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.17 Totals 8 4 3 3 2 1 1 30 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(12-4) 9 2 1 1 2 6 1 31 2.88 Totals 9 2 1 1 2 6 1 31 Hit by Pitch: Ojeda (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Larry Barnett RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans forced Remy (shortstop to second); Rice popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Jones walked; Trammell flied out to center; Gibson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lansford popped to shortstop; Stapleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Gedman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp homered; Parrish popped to second; Jackson popped to first; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to center; Hoffman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Remy grounded out (second to pitcher) [Miller to third]; Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski lined to second; Lansford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); Gibson was hit by a pitch; Kemp forced Gibson (left to shortstop); Parrish grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton struck out; Gedman struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Jackson struck out (catcher to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Hoffman flied out to right; Remy was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (catcher to first); Yastrzemski homered; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: On a bunt Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Gedman popped to shortstop; Miller struck out; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to left; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens to second]; Whitaker tripled to right [Cowens scored]; Jones walked; STANLEY REPLACED OJEDA (PITCHING); Jones stole second; On a bunt Trammell singled to third [Whitaker scored, Jones to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Gibson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3. RED SOX 9TH: Remy flied out to center; Evans struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

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