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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1981-08-31 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 13057 · 79°F · Wind 12 mph · 2:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Milt Wilcox earned the win. Greg Luzinski went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Milt Wilcox L: Ross Baumgarten SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Jerry Neudecker · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Peters	5	0	1	0	0	1
Alan Trammell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Steve Kemp	4	0	3	2	0	0
Ron Jackson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kirk Gibson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lance Parrish	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Cowens	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Brookens	3	1	2	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron LeFlore	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Squires	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk	3	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Luzinski	4	1	3	1	0	1
Harold Baines	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chet Lemon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Bernazard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Pryor	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Almon	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Molinaro	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Wilcox	9.0	5	2	4

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ross Baumgarten	7.0	9	2	1
Kevin Hickey	0.2	0	1	0
LaMarr Hoyt	1.1	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rick Peters: 1/L
Alan Trammell: 2/P
Steve Kemp: D8
Ron Jackson: 7

Bot 1

Ron LeFlore: 43
Mike Squires: 43
Carlton Fisk: HP
Greg Luzinski: S7.1-2
Harold Baines: WP.2-3;1-2
Harold Baines: IW
Chet Lemon: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Kirk Gibson: S8
Lance Parrish: W.1-2
Al Cowens: 9(B)4(2)3(1)/LTP/L9S

Bot 2

Tony Bernazard: 8
Greg Pryor: 63
Bill Almon: S4
Ron LeFlore: CS2(2363)

Top 3

Tom Brookens: S9
Lou Whitaker: OA.1X2(2E4)
Lou Whitaker: 6/FL
Rick Peters: K
Alan Trammell: W
Steve Kemp: T8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Ron Jackson: 4/L

Bot 3

Ron LeFlore: 63
Mike Squires: 13
Carlton Fisk: 6/P

Top 4

Kirk Gibson: S8
Lance Parrish: 8
Al Cowens: S7.1-H
Tom Brookens: 6/P
Lou Whitaker: 8

Bot 4

Greg Luzinski: HR/7
Harold Baines: 43
Chet Lemon: HP
Tony Bernazard: S9.1-3
Greg Pryor: K
Bill Almon: K/C

Top 5

Rick Peters: 9
Alan Trammell: 63
Steve Kemp: S8
Ron Jackson: 6/P

Bot 5

Ron LeFlore: W
Mike Squires: CS2(26)
Mike Squires: 43
Carlton Fisk: K

Top 6

Kirk Gibson: 43
Lance Parrish: 4/P
Al Cowens: 9

Bot 6

Greg Luzinski: D7
Harold Baines: 7
Chet Lemon: 63
Tony Bernazard: 9

Top 7

Tom Brookens: S8
Lou Whitaker: 3/P
Rick Peters: S9.1X3(95)
Alan Trammell: 13

Bot 7

Bob Molinaro: 6/P
Bill Almon: 63
Ron LeFlore: 13

Top 8

Steve Kemp: 7
Ron Jackson: W
Kirk Gibson: 46(1)/FO
Lance Parrish: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Lance Parrish: 53

Bot 8

Mike Squires: 8
Carlton Fisk: 63
Greg Luzinski: K/C

Top 9

Al Cowens: 6/L
Tom Brookens: W
Lou Whitaker: SB2#
Lou Whitaker: 7/FL
Rick Peters: 43

Bot 9

Harold Baines: 43
Chet Lemon: 6/P
Tony Bernazard: 8

Notes & reviews

hit and run; Harold Baines made a shoetop catch; neither runner bothered to return to the bag
Tony Bernazard stumbled while attempting to cover 2B; Tom Brookens knew he was going to be out and had turned back towards 1B until the throw went through

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