A three-run double by Steve Kemp capped a four-run ninth inning that lifted the Tigers to a 5-1 triumph over the Indians and enabled Detroit to regain first place in the A.L. East. With the game tied, 1-1, Ricky Peters opened the ninth with a walk and was forced at second by Lynn Jones.

Jones reached second on Richie Hebner's pinch-single and scored the tie-breaking tally on a double by Lou Whitaker. One out later, a walk to Kirk Gibson loaded the bases and Kemp followed with a two-bagger that cleared the sacks. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 11 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Trammell ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Bannister lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Gibson cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .318 Orta rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Kemp lf 4 0 2 3 1 0 .282 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .330 Jackson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Diaz c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .331 Summers dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Harrah 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .288 Fahey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Hayes dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Peters ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wockenfuss c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Jones rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .268 Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Papi 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Pagel ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Hebner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Fischlin pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Brown pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Brennan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 1 3 1 1 0 .269 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 11 5 4 2 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 9,930 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 7 DP: Tigers 1, Indians 1 Doubles: Whitaker (14), Kemp (17) Triples: Orta (3) Stolen Bases: Harrah 2 (10), Manning (19), Fischlin (3) Caught Stealing: Gibson (5) Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (6) GIDP: Trammell (10), Hayes (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(13-5) 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 2.93 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brennan L(1-1) 8.1 10 4 4 3 0 0 36 3.46 Spillner 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 3.43 Totals 9 11 5 5 4 2 0 40 Passed Balls: Diaz (2) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly TIGERS 1ST: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson flied out to left; Kemp singled to left; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Kemp to second]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to left; Hargrove walked; Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers flied out to left; Fahey lined to second; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Hayes grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0. TIGERS 3RD: Papi singled to left; Whitaker walked [Papi to second]; Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; Gibson singled to left [Papi scored, Whitaker to second]; Kemp flied out to left; Jackson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer singled to left; Bannister flied out to right; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 4TH: Summers flied out to left; Fahey singled to center; Jones forced Fahey (shortstop to second); Papi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Diaz singled to center; Harrah singled to right [Diaz to second]; Hayes flied out to right [Diaz to third]; Harrah stole second; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker singled to right; Trammell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Gibson singled to center; Gibson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Veryzer made an out to second; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers singled to second; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Orta tripled to center; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored]; Diaz lined to third; Harrah grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. TIGERS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to center; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: Hayes grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to left; Manning stole second; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; PAGEL BATTED FOR VERYZER; Pagel was walked intentionally; FISCHLIN RAN FOR PAGEL; Fischlin stole second; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. TIGERS 8TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gibson flied out to center; Kemp walked; Jackson forced Kemp (shortstop to second); Summers forced Jackson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Orta flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to left; Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1. TIGERS 9TH: PETERS BATTED FOR FAHEY; Peters walked; Jones forced Peters (first to shortstop); HEBNER BATTED FOR PAPI; Hebner singled to center [Jones to second]; BROWN RAN FOR HEBNER; Whitaker doubled to left [Jones scored, Brown to third]; SPILLNER REPLACED BRENNAN (PITCHING); Trammell struck out; Gibson was walked intentionally; Kemp doubled to right [Brown scored, Whitaker scored, Gibson scored]; Jackson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING C ); KELLEHER REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING 3B); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Hayes struck out; Manning flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1.

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