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.