Completing the three-game series sweep, the Tigers downed the Indians, 8-6. Detroit broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning, scoring all their runs after two were out on a double by Lou Whitaker, RBI single by Ricky Peters, walk to Alan Trammell, two-run bloop double by Kirk Gibson and a single by Steve Kemp. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 13, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  1  1  -   6  8  2
Tigers       0  0  1    3  0  4    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Peters cf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .254
Orta rf               2   2   0   0     3   0   .272        Cowens ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .331      Trammell ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
  Pagel pr,1b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Gibson dh             4   1   2   2     0   1   .327
  Thornton ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Kemp lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .282
Kelly dh              3   1   0   0     0   0   .217      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Charboneau ph,dh    0   0   0   0     1   0   .215        Leach 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Bando ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Summers rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Harrah 3b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .279        Jones rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Hayes lf              3   0   2   3     0   0   .262      Fahey c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .241
Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Brookens 3b           4   2   2   1     0   1   .269
  Hassey ph,c         1   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fischlin ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .138        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rosello ph,ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rothschild p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   5     7   6             Totals               34   8  11   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 24,916
Left on Base: Indians 8, Tigers 6
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Hayes, Kuiper
Doubles: Hayes (6), Thornton (11), Whitaker 2 (13), Gibson (9), Fahey (2)
Triples: Hayes (2), Brookens (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (15)
GIDP: Kelly (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hayes (2,by Saucier)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(2-4)         5.2   8   7   3   3   3   0  29   3.44
Monge                   2.1   3   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.40
Totals                  8    11   8   4   3   5   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(10-7)          7     6   5   5   5   4   0  30   3.07
Saucier                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.69
Tobik                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.39
Kinney                  0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3  13.50
Rothschild SV(1)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   7   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Saucier (5)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Dallas Parks


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Orta walked; Orta was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to right; Trammell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Peters to second]; Gibson was called
out on strikes; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Harrah
singled to right; Hayes flied to right; Diaz grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Summers
struck out; Fahey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied to left; Fischlin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens singled to left [Brookens to second (error
by Hayes)]; Whitaker flied to left [Brookens to third]; Peters
singled to pitcher [Brookens scored (unearned)]; Trammell flied
to center; Gibson grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Orta walked; Hargrove singled to right [Orta to
third]; Kelly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Orta scored (no RBI), Hargrove out at second]; Harrah
walked; Harrah stole second; Hayes doubled to center [Harrah
scored]; Diaz struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Hebner flied to center [Kemp to
second]; Summers reached on an error by Kuiper [Kemp to third];
Fahey forced Summers (second to shortstop) [Kemp scored
(unearned)]; Brookens tripled to left [Fahey scored (unearned)];
Whitaker doubled to center [Brookens scored (unearned)]; Peters
flied to left; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Fischlin
flied to right in foul territory; Manning grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell lined to first; Gibson singled to left;
Kemp flied to left; Hebner walked [Gibson to second]; Summers
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta popped to third in foul territory; Hargrove
singled to center; Kelly forced Hargrove (second to shortstop);
Harrah walked [Kelly to second]; Hayes tripled to right [Kelly
scored, Harrah scored]; Diaz flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Fahey grounded out (first unassisted); Brookens
struck out; Whitaker doubled to right; Peters singled to center
[Whitaker scored]; Trammell walked [Peters to second]; MONGE
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Gibson doubled to right [Peters
scored, Trammell scored]; Kemp singled to right [Gibson scored,
Kemp out at second (right to first to shortstop to first to
second)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 7TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); Kuiper singled
to center; ROSELLO BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Rosello grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out
(second to first) [Kuiper to third]; Orta grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hebner popped
to first; Jones struck out; Fahey doubled to right; Brookens
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Hargrove
walked; SAUCIER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); PAGEL RAN FOR
HARGROVE; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR KELLY; Charboneau walked [Pagel
to second]; Harrah forced Charboneau (shortstop to second)
[Pagel to third]; Hayes was hit by a pitch [Harrah to second];
TOBIK REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); HASSEY BATTED FOR DIAZ;
Hassey singled to right [Pagel scored, Harrah to third, Hayes to
second]; Kuiper struck out; Rosello popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: CHARBONEAU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HASSEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PAGEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
Whitaker struck out; COWENS BATTED FOR PETERS; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KINNEY REPLACED
TOBIK (PITCHING); Manning struck out; Orta walked; THORNTON
BATTED FOR PAGEL; Thornton doubled to left [Orta scored];
ROTHSCHILD REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); BANDO BATTED FOR
CHARBONEAU; Bando popped to shortstop; Harrah popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 8.