A pair of homers by John Wockenfuss helped the Tigers devour the Orioles, 6-3, for their fourth straight victory. Wockenfuss slammed a two-run shot in the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-3, and then gave Detroit a 4-3 lead in the sixth with a solo blast. The Tigers added insurance with a two-run double by Lance Parrish in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    2  0  1    0  2  0  -   6  8  1
Orioles      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Trammell ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Bumbry cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .282
Gibson cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .323      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Kemp lf               1   1   0   0     3   1   .282      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Jackson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Murray 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .292
Parrish c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Crowley dh            1   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Wockenfuss dh         3   2   2   3     1   0   .209        Morales ph,dh       3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Brown pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lowenstein lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Jones rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Roenicke ph,lf      2   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Brookens 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Graham c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .265        Dempsey ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Ujdur p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .268
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   8   5     5   5             Totals               32   3   6   1     5   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  9,904
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 7
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Whitaker
Doubles: Parrish (15)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Sakata (3)
Caught Stealing: Jones (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (1,by Stewart)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ujdur                   1.2   3   3   1   2   0   0  10   6.43
Cappuzzello W(1-0)      7.1   3   0   0   3   2   0  27   2.70
Totals                  9     6   3   1   5   2   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                3     4   3   3   2   3   1  15   4.21
Stewart L(3-7)          6     4   3   3   3   2   1  23   2.11
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   5   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Stewart (3)
Wild Pitches: Cappuzzello (4), Flanagan 2 (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Trammell singled to center; Gibson forced Trammell
(second to shortstop); Kemp struck out; Jackson struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton singled to center;
Murray walked [Singleton to second]; Crowley singled to second
[Singleton scored (error by Whitaker) (unearned) (no RBI),
Murray scored (unearned) (no RBI), Crowley to second];
Lowenstein flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Graham
grounded out (second to first); Sakata walked; Sakata stole
second; Bumbry singled to center [Sakata scored]; CAPPUZZELLO
REPLACED UJDUR (PITCHING); Dauer popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens struck out; Whitaker singled to left;
Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second];
Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to third]; Gibson walked;
Kemp walked [Gibson to second]; Flanagan threw a wild pitch
[Whitaker scored, Gibson to third, Kemp to second]; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton struck out; Murray walked; MORALES BATTED
FOR CROWLEY; Cappuzzello threw a wild pitch [Murray to second];
Morales grounded out (third to first); ROENICKE BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 4TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROENICKE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss
homered [Parrish scored]; STEWART REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING);
Jones was hit by a pitch; Jones was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Brookens struck out; Whitaker flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); DEMPSEY
BATTED FOR GRAHAM; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; Sakata
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 5TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Trammell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gibson singled to left; Kemp
walked [Gibson to second]; Jackson lined into a double play
(right to right to second) [Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry made an out to first; Dauer walked;
Singleton flied out to right; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (first to pitcher); Wockenfuss
homered; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Roenicke walked;
DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Trammell
grounded out (second to first); Gibson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Sakata singled to left; Bumbry singled to center
[Sakata to second]; Dauer lined into a double play (right to
first) [Bumbry out at first]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp walked; Jackson singled to right [Kemp to
third]; Parrish doubled to left [Kemp scored, Jackson scored];
Parrish was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Wockenfuss
walked; BROWN RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Jones made an out to
shortstop; Brookens flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KELLEHER
REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 3B); Murray grounded out (second to
first); Morales grounded out (second to first); Roenicke
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
flied out to right; Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces singled to shortstop; AYALA BATTED FOR
DEMPSEY; Ayala flied out to center; Sakata made an out to
shortstop; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Orioles 3.