Four-hit pitching by Dan Petry enabled the Tigers to shade the Brewers, 2-1. The first Detroit run came in the fourth inning on a wild pitch, and the Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth when Kirk Gibson singled, stole second and tallied on a single by Ron Jackson. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 5 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Yount ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Gibson cf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .325 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Kemp lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .216 Jackson 1b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .268 Oglivie lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Jones rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Gantner 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Papi 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Brouhard rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Whitaker 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Lerch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brookens ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 6 Totals 27 2 5 1 5 3 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 32,185 Left on Base: Brewers 3, Tigers 6 DP: Brewers 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Cooper, Kelleher Doubles: Yount (13), Jackson (16) Stolen Bases: Gibson (16) Caught Stealing: Trammell (3), Kemp (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (1) GIDP: Oglivie 2 (9), Jones (5) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch L(6-9) 7.2 5 2 2 5 3 0 31 4.43 Slaton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.22 Totals 8 5 2 2 5 3 0 32 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry W(10-8) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 31 2.77 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 31 Wild Pitches: Lerch (6) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Jim Evans BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to first; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson struck out; Kemp singled to right; Jackson walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Oglivie made an out to second; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Jones flied out to right; Papi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Howell grounded out (second to first); Gantner struck out; Brouhard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell struck out; Gibson singled to third; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount flied out to left; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Jackson doubled to left; Parrish popped to pitcher in foul territory [Jackson to third]; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Jackson scored]; Wockenfuss walked; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Thomas lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Papi grounded out (third to first); Kelleher walked; Trammell forced Kelleher (shortstop to second); Trammell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 6TH: Howell struck out; Gantner walked; Brouhard grounded out (third to first) [Gantner to second]; Molitor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Gibson struck out; Kemp reached on an error by Cooper; Kemp was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jackson walked; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 7TH: Yount doubled to right; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Yount to third]; Simmons singled to right [Yount scored]; Oglivie grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss lined to third; Jones grounded out (second to first); Papi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. BREWERS 8TH: Thomas flied out to right; Howell struck out; Gantner reached on an error by Kelleher; Brouhard lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: BROOKENS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Brookens grounded out (third to first); Trammell grounded out (second to first); Gibson singled to second; Gibson stole second; Kemp walked; Jackson singled to right [Gibson scored, Kemp to third]; SLATON REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 2. BREWERS 9TH: BROOKENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITAKER REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING 2B); Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount singled to third; Cooper struck out; Simmons lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 2.

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