Rallying for two runs in the eighth inning, the Brewers edged the Tigers, 2-1, to clinch the second-half title in the A.L. East. Trailing, 1-0, going into the bottom of the eighth, the Brewers loaded the bases on a walk to Paul Molitor, bunt by Robin Yount on which first baseman Ron Jackson failed to make a play, and a bunt by Cecil Cooper on which pitcher Jack Morris did not throw to any base. A groundout by Ted Simmons scored Molitor and Gorman Thomas followed with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, October   3, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .260      Molitor rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Gibson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .323      Yount ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Cooper 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .321
Jackson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .216
Hebner dh             3   0   0   1     1   0   .226      Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Thomas cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .256
Leach rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .193      Howell dh             4   0   1   0     0   3   .242
Brookens 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     3   7             Totals               30   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 28,330
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Brewers 8
DP: Tigers 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Cooper
Doubles: Jackson (17), Cooper (35)
Stolen Bases: Yount (4)
Caught Stealing: Kemp (3), Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Yount (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(14-7)          8     7   2   2   2   5   0  34   3.05
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   5   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich               6.2   7   1   1   2   5   0  28   3.55
Easterly                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.19
Fingers W(6-3)          1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.04
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Bill Haller


TIGERS 1ST: Brewers Coach Cal McLish ejected by 3B umpire
Bill Haller sometime in first inning arguing checked swing;
Trammell flied out to left; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kemp walked; Kemp was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to second; Yount grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper singled to right; Simmons singled
to right [Cooper to third]; Oglivie made an out to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas flied out to left; Howell struck out; Bando
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Leach struck out; Brookens walked; Whitaker singled
to pitcher [Brookens to second]; Trammell struck out; Gibson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); Molitor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount singled to left; Yount
stole second; Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
doubled to right; Hebner flied out to left; Parrish struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Simmons singled to left; Oglivie forced Simmons
(second to shortstop); Thomas struck out; Howell singled to
center [Oglivie to second]; Bando made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Leach singled to left; Brookens grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Leach to second]; Whitaker grounded out
(first unassisted) [Leach to third]; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Molitor
flied out to center; Yount lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Gibson singled to center; Kemp grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gibson to second]; Jackson singled to
shortstop [Gibson to third]; Hebner reached on an error by
Cooper [Gibson scored (RBI), Jackson to second]; Jackson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Hebner to second];
Parrish flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper doubled to left; Simmons grounded out
(second to first) [Cooper to third]; Oglivie flied out to right;
Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Leach grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens
struck out; Whitaker singled to third; Trammell singled to left
[Whitaker to second]; EASTERLY REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING);
Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Howell struck out; Bando grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gantner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Hebner walked; FINGERS REPLACED
EASTERLY (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor walked; Yount reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Molitor to second]; On a bunt Cooper
singled [Yount to second, Molitor to third]; Simmons grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Molitor scored, Yount to
third, Cooper to second]; Oglivie was walked intentionally;
Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yount scored]; Howell
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Leach flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
BROOKENS; Summers struck out; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 2.