Scattering eight hits, Milt Wilcox pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Detroit broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth. The Tigers loaded the bases on a single by Lynn Jones, error by Milwaukee pitcher Jerry Augustine, a sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk. Kirk Gibson then delivered a single to score Darrell Brown, pinch-running for Jones. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 0 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Molitor rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Gibson cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .328 Yount ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Kemp lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .277 Romero ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .198 Jackson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Cooper 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Parrish c 3 0 2 1 1 1 .244 Money 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .216 Wockenfuss dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .215 Oglivie lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Jones rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .259 Yost c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Brown pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Thomas dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 Brookens 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Kelleher 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221 C. Moore c,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Whitaker 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Bosley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Edwards cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Lerch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 12 3 3 3 Totals 32 2 8 2 0 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,263 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Brewers 4 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 2 Errors: Augustine Doubles: Brookens (10), Kemp (18) Stolen Bases: Edwards (6) Caught Stealing: Parrish (3), Molitor (6) Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher 2 (8), Molitor (5) GIDP: Kemp (13), Cooper (16) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(12-9) 9 8 2 2 0 5 0 33 3.03 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 5 0 33 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch 5 8 2 2 1 1 0 22 4.31 Slaton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.37 Caldwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.99 McClure 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.52 Augustine L(2-2) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 4.26 Totals 9 12 3 2 3 3 0 40 Wild Pitches: Wilcox (4) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly TIGERS 1ST: Trammell flied out to center; Gibson singled to left; Kemp singled [Gibson to second]; Jackson flied out to right; Parrish singled to left [Gibson scored, Kemp to second]; Wockenfuss singled to right [Kemp scored, Parrish to second]; Jones forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount popped to catcher in foul territory; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Brookens doubled to right; Kelleher was called out on strikes; Trammell reached on a fielder's choice [Brookens out at third (shortstop to third)]; Gibson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to left; Thomas flied out to left; Howell struck out; C. Moore forced Oglivie (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp walked; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Parrish singled to center [Kemp out at third (center to third), Parrish to second (on throw to 3b)]; Wockenfuss made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to left; Edwards made an out to third; Molitor made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Brookens singled; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brookens to second]; Trammell popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Yount singled; Cooper grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Yount out at second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 5TH: ROMERO REPLACED YOUNT (PLAYING SS); MONEY REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Gibson singled to center; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gibson out at second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Thomas singled to left; Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); C. Moore flied out to left; Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 6TH: YOST REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); C. MOORE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SLATON REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory; Jones singled to left; Brookens flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Edwards singled to left; Molitor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Edwards to second]; Edwards stole third; Romero struck out; Money singled to left [Edwards scored]; Yost singled to center [Money to second]; Thomas singled to center [Money scored, Yost to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 7TH: CALDWELL REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Kelleher made an out to second; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: On a bunt C. Moore grounded out (third to first); Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 8TH: BOSLEY REPLACED C. MOORE (PLAYING LF); MCCLURE REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Kemp doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to third]; Parrish was walked intentionally; Wockenfuss struck out while Parrish was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: Molitor singled to left; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Romero struck out; Money flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 9TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Jones singled to right; BROWN RAN FOR JONES; Brookens reached on an error by Augustine [Brown to second]; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brown to third, Brookens to second]; Trammell was walked intentionally; Gibson singled to center [Brown scored (unearned), Brookens to third, Trammell to second]; Kemp made an out to shortstop; Jackson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WHITAKER REPLACED KELLEHER (PLAYING 2B); Yost popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 2.

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