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DET  6
@CAL  1
 CHW  9
KCR  5
 MIN  8
CLE  7
 OAK  2
MIL  0
 SEA  3
NYY  2
 BOS  4
@TOR  2
 ATL  4
CHC  3
(11)		 CIN  4
HOU  0
 SFG  4
@MON  3
 LAD  1
@NYM  0
 PHI 11
SDP  7
 STL  5
PIT  4
Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 24,456

 Friday, May 8, 1981
Time of Game: 2:32
Tigers
6
12-14
Won 1
5th, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  2   3  0  0    6 10  1
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1
W: Jack Morris (3-3), L: Steve Renko (1-2)
 Angels
1
13-16
Lost 1
4th, 10 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .688              2   0   
A Trammell SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .624              1   1   SH
  M Kelleher PH-SS            3   1   1   1    0   0  .219  .547              1   3   
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .320  .857              0   0   HR
C Summers DH                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .243  .769              0   0   HR
K Gibson RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .754              1   0   CS
L Parrish C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .606              3   1   GDP
R Leach 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .444 1.060             11   3   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .598              1   3   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .314  .772              5   4   

J Morris P                                                                    2   2
Totals                       35   6  10   0    1   3                         27  17
Batting Events
HR: C Summers (1, off S Renko; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); S Kemp (1, off S Renko; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: A Trammell (4, off S Renko).
TB: C Summers 4; S Kemp 4; L Whitaker 2; R Leach 2; K Gibson; R Peters; L Parrish; M Kelleher.
GIDP: L Parrish (8).
RBI: L Whitaker 2 (11); S Kemp 2 (13); M Kelleher (5); C Summers (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 5. T Brookens-L Whitaker-R Leach 2; R Leach-A Trammell-R Leach; L Whitaker-M Kelleher-R Leach; L Whitaker-R Leach.
E: T Brookens (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: K Gibson (2, 2nd base by S Renko/E Ott).
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .252  .661              9   0   SB
R Burleson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .763              4   5   
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .279  .830              1   0   GDP
F Lynn CF                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .301  .872              3   0   2B
  L Harlow PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000              1   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .120  .483              0   0   2·GDP
B Downing LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .719              3   0   
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .563              2   4   GDP
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .702              3   3   GDP
B Hobson 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .672              0   3   

S Renko P                                                                     0   0
  L Sanchez P                                                                 0   0
  J Jefferson P                                                               1   0
Totals                       32   1   9   0    3   4                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: F Lynn (4, off J Morris).
TB: F Lynn 4; B Downing 2; D Ford; R Carew; R Burleson; E Ott.
GIDP: D Baylor 2 (3); E Ott (3); B Grich (2); D Ford (5).
RBI: D Ford (14).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Hobson-B Grich-R Carew.
E: E Ott (3).
Baserunning Events
SB: R Carew (5, 2nd base off J Morris/L Parrish).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (3-3)              9     9   1   1    3   4   0   3.39   35     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 9     66    -     0.89   0.24
Totals                         9     9   1   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 9           -  
California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko, L (1-2)               6     6   3   3    1   3   2   2.25   23     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 6     50    -     1.01  -0.12
L Sanchez                      0     3   3   1    0   0   0   3.44    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.89  -0.14
J Jefferson                    3     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.53   10     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 1          2-1    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   4    1   3   2          37     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1· 9          2-1
L Sanchez faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 24,456.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            California Angels                            
1. Rick Peters                  CF       1. Rod Carew                    1B
2. Alan Trammell                SS       2. Rick Burleson                SS
3. Steve Kemp                   LF       3. Dan Ford                     RF
4. Champ Summers                DH       4. Fred Lynn                    CF
5. Kirk Gibson                  RF       5. Don Baylor                   DH
6. Lance Parrish                 C       6. Brian Downing                LF
7. Rick Leach                   1B       7. Ed Ott                        C
8. Tom Brookens                 3B       8. Bobby Grich                  2B
9. Lou Whitaker                 2B       9. Butch Hobson                 3B

   Jack Morris                   P          Steve Renko                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 1-- RR 28% 78% 1-1 DET S. Kemp S. Renko Home Run; Kelleher Scores
t4 1 --- R 14% 47% 0-1 DET C. Summers S. Renko Home Run
b3 1 1-3 OO 11% 37% 1-0 CAL D. Ford J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0 1-- OO -8% 35% 0-1 DET L. Parrish S. Renko Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 1 1-- OO 8% 83% 1-3 CAL D. Baylor J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 DET R. Peters S. Renko Single to CF
t1 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 DET A. Trammell S. Renko Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Peters to 2B
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 DET S. Kemp S. Renko Flyball: CF
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 DET C. Summers S. Renko Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 CAL R. Carew J. Morris Walk
b1 0 1-- -3% 39% 0-0 CAL R. Burleson J. Morris Carew Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O 1% 40% 0-0 CAL R. Burleson J. Morris Groundout: 1B-P; Carew to 3B
b1 1 --3 R -6% 35% 0-0 CAL D. Ford J. Morris Single to CF; Carew Scores
b1 1 1-- -3% 31% 1-0 CAL F. Lynn J. Morris Single to CF; Ford to 2B
b1 1 12- OO 7% 39% 1-0 CAL D. Baylor J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 43% 0-1 DET K. Gibson S. Renko Walk
t2 0 1-- OO -8% 35% 0-1 DET L. Parrish S. Renko Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 34% 0-1 DET R. Leach S. Renko Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- -3% 31% 1-0 CAL B. Downing J. Morris Single to LF
b2 0 1-- OO 6% 37% 1-0 CAL E. Ott J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 CAL B. Grich J. Morris Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -3% 35% 0-1 DET T. Brookens S. Renko Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 3% 38% 0-1 DET L. Whitaker S. Renko Single to CF
t3 1 1-- O -3% 35% 0-1 DET R. Peters S. Renko Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Mick Kelleher pinch hits for Alan Trammell (SS) batting 2nd
t3 2 1-- O -3% 32% 0-1 DET M. Kelleher S. Renko Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
Mick Kelleher moves from PH to SS
b3 0 --- O 2% 34% 1-0 CAL B. Hobson J. Morris Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- -2% 32% 1-0 CAL R. Carew J. Morris Single to CF
b3 1 1-- -6% 26% 1-0 CAL R. Burleson J. Morris Single to LF; Carew to 3B
b3 1 1-3 OO 11% 37% 1-0 CAL D. Ford J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 34% 0-1 DET S. Kemp S. Renko Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- R 14% 47% 0-1 DET C. Summers S. Renko Home Run
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 DET K. Gibson S. Renko Single to RF
t4 1 1-- O -3% 47% 1-1 DET L. Parrish S. Renko Flyball: RF
t4 2 1-- O -3% 44% 1-1 DET R. Leach S. Renko Gibson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 CAL F. Lynn J. Morris Strikeout
b4 1 --- -3% 44% 1-1 CAL D. Baylor J. Morris Walk
b4 1 1-- O 2% 46% 1-1 CAL B. Downing J. Morris Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baylor to 2B
b4 2 -2- O 4% 50% 1-1 CAL E. Ott J. Morris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Angels' Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 DET R. Leach S. Renko Popfly: SS
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 DET T. Brookens S. Renko Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -1% 44% 1-1 DET L. Whitaker S. Renko Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 CAL B. Grich J. Morris Groundout: P-1B
b5 1 --- -3% 43% 1-1 CAL B. Hobson J. Morris Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b5 1 1-- O 4% 47% 1-1 CAL R. Carew J. Morris Strikeout
b5 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 CAL R. Burleson J. Morris Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Angels 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Angels' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 DET R. Peters S. Renko Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- 4% 50% 1-1 DET M. Kelleher S. Renko Single to LF
t6 1 1-- RR 28% 78% 1-1 DET S. Kemp S. Renko Home Run; Kelleher Scores
t6 1 --- O -1% 77% 3-1 DET C. Summers S. Renko Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-1 DET K. Gibson S. Renko Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 3% 80% 1-3 CAL D. Ford J. Morris Strikeout
b6 1 --- -4% 76% 1-3 CAL F. Lynn J. Morris Single to LF
b6 1 1-- OO 8% 83% 1-3 CAL D. Baylor J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Luis Sanchez facing 6-7-8
Luis Sanchez replaces Steve Renko pitching
t7 0 --- 2% 85% 3-1 DET L. Parrish L. Sanchez Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 0 1-- 6% 91% 3-1 DET R. Leach L. Sanchez Single to RF; Parrish to 3B
t7 0 1-3 1% 92% 3-1 DET T. Brookens L. Sanchez Fielder's Choice ; Parrish stays at 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B); Leach to 2B
t7 0 123 RR 5% 97% 3-1 DET L. Whitaker L. Sanchez Single to CF; Parrish Scores/unER; Leach Scores; Brookens to 3B
Jesse Jefferson replaces Luis Sanchez pitching
t7 0 1-3 O -1% 97% 5-1 DET R. Peters J. Jefferson Fielder's Choice SS; Brookens out at Hm/SS-C-3B-P; Whitaker to 3B; Peters to 2B
t7 1 -23 RO 1% 97% 5-1 DET M. Kelleher J. Jefferson Groundout: 3B-1B; Whitaker Scores/unER; Peters to 3B
t7 2 --3 O -0% 97% 6-1 DET S. Kemp J. Jefferson Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- -2% 95% 1-6 CAL B. Downing J. Morris Single to CF
b7 0 1-- O 2% 97% 1-6 CAL E. Ott J. Morris Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1 1-- O 1% 98% 1-6 CAL B. Grich J. Morris Groundout: 3B-1B; Ott to 2B
b7 2 -2- -1% 97% 1-6 CAL B. Hobson J. Morris Walk
b7 2 12- O 1% 99% 1-6 CAL R. Carew J. Morris Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Angels' Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-1 DET C. Summers J. Jefferson Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-1 DET K. Gibson J. Jefferson Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- O 0% 98% 6-1 DET L. Parrish J. Jefferson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-6 CAL R. Burleson J. Morris Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 CAL D. Ford J. Morris Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- -0% 99% 1-6 CAL F. Lynn J. Morris Double to LF
Larry Harlow pinch runs for Fred Lynn (CF) batting 4th
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-6 CAL D. Baylor J. Morris Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Angels' Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
Larry Harlow moves from PR to CF
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 6-1 DET R. Leach J. Jefferson Single to LF
t9 0 1-- O -0% 100% 6-1 DET T. Brookens J. Jefferson Popfly: 2B
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 6-1 DET L. Whitaker J. Jefferson Flyball: CF
t9 2 1-- O -0% 99% 6-1 DET R. Peters J. Jefferson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 CAL B. Downing J. Morris Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 1-6 CAL E. Ott J. Morris Single to RF
b9 1 1-- OO 1% 100% 1-6 CAL B. Grich J. Morris Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 1.

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