The Indians ended their five-game losing skein and extended Detroit's losing streak to five games by beating the Tigers, 8-4. A two-run homer by Bo Diaz put the Tribe ahead in the second and Jorge Orta ended an 0-for-15 slump by delivering an RBI triple in a two-run third.

Von Hayes and Toby Harrah hit RBI singles in the fifth frame and Mike Hargrove and Hayes stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth. John Denny, although needing relief, received credit for his sixth straight victory. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 10 1 Indians 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 x - 8 11 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .259 Bannister lf 5 3 2 0 0 0 .278 Leach rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Orta rf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .264 Trammell ss 3 0 0 1 1 1 .268 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .329 Gibson rf,cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Thornton dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Kemp lf 4 1 2 0 1 2 .280 Hayes ph,dh 2 0 2 2 0 0 .264 Hebner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Harrah 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .287 Jackson ph,1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Diaz c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .333 Summers dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 .254 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Parrish c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .242 Rosello 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Castillo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Kuiper ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Papi 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .213 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Whitaker 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .264 Denny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rothschild p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 10 4 4 6 Totals 35 8 11 8 4 1 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 6,492 Left on Base: Tigers 11, Indians 7 DP: Tigers 0, Indians 0 Errors: Parrish, Harrah Doubles: Summers (8), Jackson (14), Parrish (14), Diaz (16) Triples: Orta (2) Home Runs: Diaz (7) Stolen Bases: Whitaker (4), Bannister 2 (14), Harrah (8) Sacrifice Flies: Trammell (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(6-8) 4.2 5 6 6 2 0 1 21 5.86 Rothschild 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 2.45 Saucier 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 1.80 Totals 8 11 8 8 4 1 1 39 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(9-4) 8 9 4 4 3 4 0 37 2.80 Waits 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 4.96 Spillner SV(6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.35 Totals 9 10 4 4 4 6 0 42 Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dallas Parks TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to center; Trammell forced Peters (third to second); Gibson forced Trammell (first to shortstop); Kemp singled to left [Gibson to third]; Hebner lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bannister flied out to center; Orta flied out to left; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to right; Harrah singled to left; Diaz homered [Harrah scored]; Manning flied out to right; Rosello flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker walked; Peters singled to center [Whitaker to second]; Whitaker stole third; Trammell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Whitaker scored]; Gibson forced Peters (shortstop to second); Kemp walked [Gibson to second]; JACKSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Jackson forced Kemp (shortstop to second); Richie Hebner removed because of blurred vision; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer flied out to right; Bannister singled to center; Orta tripled to center [Bannister scored]; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton singled to left [Orta scored]; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 4TH: Summers doubled to right; Parrish struck out; Papi grounded out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 4TH: Diaz flied out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); Rosello flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. TIGERS 5TH: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell struck out; Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer walked; Bannister forced Veryzer (third to second); Bannister stole second; Orta flied out to center [Bannister to third]; Hargrove walked; ROTHSCHILD REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); HAYES BATTED FOR THORNTON; Hayes singled to right [Bannister scored, Hargrove to second]; Harrah singled to center [Hargrove scored, Hayes to third]; Harrah stole second; Diaz walked; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 6. TIGERS 6TH: HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kemp singled to center; Jackson doubled to left [Kemp to third]; Summers grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp scored, Jackson to third]; Parrish singled to center [Jackson scored]; Papi reached on an error by Harrah [Parrish to second]; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first) [Parrish to third, Papi to second]; Peters walked; Trammell made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6. INDIANS 6TH: LEACH REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING RF); GIBSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KUIPER BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Rick Peters removed because of a sore right arm; Veryzer grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Bannister singled to left; SAUCIER REPLACED ROTHSCHILD (PITCHING); Bannister stole second [Bannister to third (error by Parrish)]; Orta walked; Hargrove singled to left [Bannister scored, Orta to second]; Hayes singled to center [Orta scored, Hargrove to second]; Harrah made an out to third; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8. TIGERS 7TH: KUIPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8. INDIANS 7TH: Diaz doubled to left; Manning made an out to second; Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8. TIGERS 8TH: Summers singled to right; Parrish doubled to center [Summers to third]; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Summers scored]; Whitaker struck out; Leach grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 8. INDIANS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Bannister flied out to center; Orta made an out to shortstop; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 8. TIGERS 9TH: WAITS REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Trammell walked; Gibson singled to center [Trammell to second]; Kemp struck out; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Jackson made an out to shortstop; Summers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 8.

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