The Brewers moved to within one triumph of the A.L. East second-half title with an 8-2 decision over the Tigers. Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a homer by Ben Oglivie and chased Tigers starter Dan Petry with a three-run fifth frame, markers coming on an RBI single by Yount, error by left fielder Steve Kemp and run-scoring single by Cecil Cooper. Paul Molitor drilled a two-run double and Yount added a run-scoring single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Friday, October 2, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 5 1 Brewers 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 x - 8 11 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Molitor rf 4 2 1 2 1 0 .269 Gibson cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .324 Yount ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 .272 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Cooper 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .317 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Simmons c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .213 Summers dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .243 Parrish c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .243 Thomas cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 Fahey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Howell dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Leach rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .190 Money 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .213 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Bando 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .260 Gantner 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .272 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 1 8 Totals 33 8 11 7 3 2 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 23,540 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Brewers 5 DP: Tigers 0, Brewers 0 Errors: Kemp, Molitor Doubles: Parrish 2 (18), Leach (3), Yount (15), Oglivie (15), Thomas (22), Molitor (11) Home Runs: Oglivie (14) Stolen Bases: Kemp (9) Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (9) Sacrifice Flies: Gibson (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry L(10-9) 4.2 7 5 5 1 1 1 21 3.00 Kinney 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 9.82 Rozema 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3.63 Saucier 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.65 Cappuzzello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.48 Totals 8 11 8 8 3 2 1 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Haas W(11-7) 9 5 2 2 1 8 0 33 4.46 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 8 0 33 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan TIGERS 1ST: Molitor dropped a foul fly hit by Trammell for an error; Trammell lined to right; Gibson grounded out (second to first); Kemp walked; Kemp stole second; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers struck out; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Leach was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Oglivie homered [Simmons scored]; Thomas popped to first in foul territory; Howell grounded out (second to first); Money grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens popped to third in foul territory; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to left; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount doubled to left; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Gibson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Simmons flied out to center; Oglivie doubled to right; Thomas struck out; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Summers struck out; Parrish doubled to right; Leach struck out; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Money singled; Gantner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Money to second]; Molitor walked; Yount singled to left [Money scored, Molitor scored (error by Kemp) (no RBI), Yount to second]; Cooper singled to left [Yount scored, Cooper out at second (left to catcher to second)]; KINNEY REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Simmons singled to center; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 5. TIGERS 6TH: On a bunt Whitaker singled to third; Trammell singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Gibson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Whitaker scored, Trammell to second (on throw to home)]; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher) [Trammell to third]; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas doubled to left; On a bunt Howell made an out to pitcher; ROZEMA REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Money struck out; Gantner was walked intentionally; Molitor doubled to left [Thomas scored, Gantner scored]; Yount singled to left [Molitor scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 8. TIGERS 7TH: BANDO REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B); Summers popped to third in foul territory; Parrish doubled to left; Leach doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Brookens was called out on strikes; Whitaker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 8. BREWERS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Oglivie made an out to second; Thomas walked; Howell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 8. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to left; Gibson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 8. BREWERS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Bando grounded out (second to first); Gantner lined to first; Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 8. TIGERS 9TH: Hebner flied out to center; Summers made an out to third; Fahey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 8.

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