Milt Wilcox, who was previously 0-9 lifetime against Baltimore, not including a defeat in the 1970 World Series, fired a six-hitter in hurling the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Orioles. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by John Wockenfuss and boosted their margin to 3-0 in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Ron Jackson and sacrifice fly by Wockenfuss. The Birds' lone tally came in the sixth on a homer by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  0  -   5 11  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Trammell ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Bumbry cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Gibson cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .324      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .283      Singleton dh          2   0   0   0     2   0   .292
Jackson 1b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .263      Murray 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Parrish c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .245      Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Wockenfuss dh         2   0   1   2     1   0   .200      DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .266
Jones rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Ripken pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Summers ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Dwyer rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .219
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Sakata ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Dempsey c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .214
  Hebner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Graham c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Cowens ph,rf        0   0   0   1     0   0   .260      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  11   5     4   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     6   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 10,899
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 3
Errors: Parrish, Wilcox, Murray
Doubles: Gibson (10), Jackson (15), Bumbry (16), DeCinces (22)
Home Runs: Dwyer (2)
Stolen Bases: Kemp (7), Bumbry (21)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wockenfuss (2), Cowens (3)
GIDP: Brookens (5), Jones (4), Whitaker (5), Murray (10), Lowenstein (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(11-8)          9     6   1   1   6   3   1  37   3.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   6   3   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(11-4)        7    10   5   5   4   2   0  33   3.57
Stoddard                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.09
T. Martinez             2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
doubled to right; Kemp walked; Jackson forced Kemp (third to
second) [Gibson to third]; Parrish popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled; Dauer made an out to shortstop;
Singleton flied out to right [Bumbry to third]; Murray was
walked intentionally; Lowenstein popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Jones
walked; Brookens grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to left; Dwyer lined to right;
Sakata walked [DeCinces to second]; DeCinces was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker lined to left; Trammell flied out to right;
Gibson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied
out to center; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Jackson forced Kemp (shortstop to
second); Parrish singled to right [Jackson to third]; Wockenfuss
singled to right [Jackson scored, Parrish to third]; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wockenfuss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; DeCinces doubled to
left; Dwyer grounded out (second to first) [DeCinces to third];
Sakata grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Trammell made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to second; Bumbry forced Dempsey
(shortstop to second); Bumbry stole second [Bumbry to third
(error by Parrish)]; Dauer walked; Singleton walked [Dauer to
second]; Murray grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Gibson singled to right; Kemp singled to center
[Gibson to third]; Rick Dempsey hit by Jackson's backswing
and required 4 stitches; GRAHAM REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C
); Jackson singled to right [Gibson scored, Kemp to second];
Kemp stole third; Jackson was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Murray [Jackson to second]; Parrish struck out;
Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kemp scored]; Jones
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; DeCinces popped to
first in foul territory; Dwyer homered; Sakata was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens flied out to center; Whitaker struck out;
Trammell singled to left; Gibson singled to right [Trammell to
third]; Kemp flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham grounded out (first unassisted); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Jackson doubled to left; Parrish singled to right
[Jackson to third]; Wockenfuss walked [Parrish to second];
STODDARD REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED FOR JONES;
Summers singled to center [Jackson scored, Parrish to third,
Wockenfuss to second]; HEBNER BATTED FOR BROOKENS; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); COWENS BATTED FOR HEBNER; Cowens
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parrish scored]; Whitaker
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Summers
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); COWENS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murray singled to center; Lowenstein grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murray out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
popped to third in foul territory; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces walked; RIPKEN RAN FOR DECINCES; Ripken
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wilcox [Ripken
to second]; Dwyer lined to right; Sakata reached on a fielder's
choice; Graham flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 1.