Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Renko
  
  Peters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Renko
  
  Trammell bunts in front of the plate. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. Peters moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kemp vs. Renko
  
  Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Summers vs. Renko
  
  Summers strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Morris
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Morris
  
  There goes Carew. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burleson vs. Morris
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Morris
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baylor vs. Morris
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Renko
  
  Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parrish vs. Renko
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leach vs. Renko
  
  Leach hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Morris
  
  Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ott vs. Morris
  
  Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Morris
  
  Grich is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brookens vs. Renko
  
  Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Renko
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peters vs. Renko
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelleher vs. Renko
  
  Mick Kelleher pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
  
  Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Morris
  
  Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop.
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Morris
  
  Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Morris
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Renko
  
  Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Summers vs. Renko
  
  Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Renko
  
  Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parrish vs. Renko
  
  Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leach vs. Renko
  
  There goes Gibson. The throw from Ott and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Morris
  
  Lynn strikes out. Parrish drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lynn out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Morris
  
  Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downing vs. Morris
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. Baylor moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ott vs. Morris
  
  Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leach vs. Renko
  
  Leach hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brookens vs. Renko
  
  Brookens strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Renko
  
  Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Morris
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Morris
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens juggles the ball. That's an error on Brookens. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Morris
  
  Carew strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Morris
  
  Burleson bunts, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Renko
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelleher vs. Renko
  
  Kelleher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. Renko
  
  Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Summers vs. Renko
  
  Summers strikes out. Ott drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Summers out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Renko
  
  Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Ford strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Morris
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Morris
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Sanchez
  
  Luis Sanchez now pitching.
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leach vs. Sanchez
  
  Leach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brookens vs. Sanchez
  
  Brookens hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ott fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ott. Leach moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Whitaker vs. Sanchez
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Leach scores. Brookens moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Peters vs. Jefferson
  
  Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson has Brookens trapped. There's the throw to Ott and over to Hobson, who tags Brookens for the out. Whitaker moves to third. Peters moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kelleher vs. Jefferson
  
  Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker scores. Peters moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kemp vs. Jefferson
  
  Kemp hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Morris
  
  Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ott vs. Morris
  
  Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Morris
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hobson vs. Morris
  
  Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carew vs. Morris
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Summers vs. Jefferson
  
  Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Jefferson
  
  Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Jefferson
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Morris
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Morris
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baylor vs. Morris
  
  Larry Harlow pinch runs for Fred Lynn.
  
  Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leach vs. Jefferson
  
  Larry Harlow now playing center field.
  
  Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brookens vs. Jefferson
  
  Brookens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Jefferson
  
  Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peters vs. Jefferson
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Morris
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ott vs. Morris
  
  Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Morris
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 5/8/1981 -- Detroit at California (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
Peters R, cf          5  0  1  0   Carew R, 1b           3  1  1  0   
Trammell A, ss        0  0  0  0   Burleson R, ss        4  0  1  0   
Kelleher M, ph-ss     3  1  1  1   Ford D, rf            4  0  1  1   
Kemp S, lf            4  1  1  2   Lynn F, cf            4  0  3  0   
Summers C, dh         4  1  1  1   Harlow L, pr-cf       0  0  0  0   
Gibson K, rf          3  0  1  0   Baylor D, dh          3  0  0  0   
Parrish L, c          4  1  1  0   Downing B, lf         4  0  2  0   
Leach R, 1b           4  1  2  0   Ott E, c              4  0  1  0   
Brookens T, 3b        4  0  0  0   Grich B, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Whitaker L, 2b        4  1  2  2   Hobson B, 3b          2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 10  6                        32  1  9  1

Detroit          000 102 300 --  6
California       100 000 000 --  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (W)          9.0  9  1  1  3  4

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Renko S (L)           6.0  6  3  3  1  3
Sanchez L*            0.0  3  3  1  0  0
Jefferson J           3.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Brookens T, Ott E
DP -- Detroit 5, California 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, California 7
2B -- Lynn F
HR -- Summers C, Kemp S
SB -- Carew R
CS -- Gibson K
SH -- Trammell A
T -- 2:32
A -- 24456

    

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