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.