A two-run homer by Ben Oglivie capped a three-run outburst in the eighth inning that enabled the Brewers to shade the Tigers, 4-3, and take over first place in the A.L. East Division. With runners on first and third and one out in the eighth, Ted Simmons bounced a potential double-play grounder back to the mound.

But the ball bounced off pitcher Milt Wilcox's hand and Robin Yount scored as Alan Trammell threw out Simmons. Oglivie then followed with his round-tripper. Richie Hebner hit two homers for the Tigers, a solo shot in the fourth and two-run blast in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 0 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Yount ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Gibson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .322 Cooper 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .321 Kemp lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Simmons c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .213 Hebner 1b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .226 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .246 Summers dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Leach rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Papi 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Brouhard rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 4 0 2 Totals 32 3 5 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 29,759 Left on Base: Brewers 5, Tigers 4 DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Papi Home Runs: Oglivie (13), Hebner 2 (5) Stolen Bases: Thomas (4), Trammell (10) GIDP: Gantner (7) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Haas W(10-7) 8 5 3 3 2 4 2 31 4.56 Fingers SV(28) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.08 Totals 9 5 3 3 2 4 2 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(11-9) 8 9 4 4 0 2 1 33 3.09 Saucier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.75 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 2 1 36 Wild Pitches: Haas (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Steve Palermo BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount flied out to right; Cooper singled to left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Trammell struck out; On a bunt Gibson grounded out (catcher to first); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to right; Thomas forced Oglivie (second to shortstop); Thomas stole second; Howell flied out to center; Gantner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Hebner flied out to center; Summers singled to right; Parrish forced Summers (third to second); Leach grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Brouhard singled to center; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brouhard to second]; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to right [Brouhard scored, Cooper to second (on throw to home)]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Papi lined to third; Whitaker flied out to center; Trammell singled to pitcher; Trammell stole second; Haas threw a wild pitch [Trammell to third]; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Thomas reached on an error by Papi; Howell singled to right [Thomas to third]; Gantner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to center; Hebner homered; Summers struck out; Parrish singled to left; Leach grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. BREWERS 5TH: Brouhard grounded out (third to first); Molitor singled to center; Yount forced Molitor (pitcher to shortstop); Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Papi grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. BREWERS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp flied out to left; Hebner walked; Summers made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. BREWERS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Gantner flied out to left; Brouhard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Leach flied out to center; Papi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. BREWERS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING 3B); Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to center; Cooper singled to center [Yount to third]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Yount scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie homered [Cooper scored]; Thomas flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell grounded out (third to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. BREWERS 9TH: SAUCIER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gantner made an out to shortstop; Brouhard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp walked; Hebner homered [Kemp scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Summers grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Leach grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 3.

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