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.