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October 1, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 8 0
Tigers 2 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 8 0
Tigers 4 10 2

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .325
OBP .500 .369
At Bats 3 277
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 0 36

Tippy Martinez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 11
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Tiger Stadium - October 1, 1981
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Home Run
Tippy Martinez
Rick Dempsey
Eddie Murray
Rich Dauer
Doug DeCinces
Lenn Sakata
Jim Dwyer
Al Bumbry
Gary Roenicke
Kirk Gibson
Alan Trammell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Lynn Jones pinch hits for Lou Whitaker. Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Brookens hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jose Morales pinch hits for John Lowenstein. Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saucier fields it and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to second.
Top 9 Bumbry bunts in front of the plate. Wockenfuss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ron Jackson now playing first base. John Wockenfuss now catching. Al Cowens now playing right field. Kevin Saucier now pitching. Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker.
Bottom 8 Stan Papi pinch hits for Rick Leach. Papi strikes out.
Bottom 8 Al Cowens pinch hits for Bill Fahey. Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Wockenfuss moves to second.
Bottom 8 John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers. Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it and throws to second for the out. Kemp moves to third.
Bottom 8 Tippy Martinez now pitching. Ron Jackson pinch hits for Richie Hebner. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to home to get Gibson. Kemp moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Gibson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sakata hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Fahey now catching. Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Leach hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Roenicke now playing right field. John Lowenstein now playing left field. Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bumbry is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Dempsey strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Sakata. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Sakata steals second.
Top 6 Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell.
Bottom 5 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Roenicke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ayala takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murray hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Gibson. Murray reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 4 Summers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gibson strikes out.
Top 4 Dauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sakata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Martinez, and towards Sakata, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murray hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leach. Murray reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Leach hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Summers strikes out.
Top 2 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobik fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bumbry is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sakata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dave Tobik now pitching. Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Ayala hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third.
Top 1 DeCinces takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dauer tags and scores.
Top 1 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dauer moves to third.
Top 1 Dauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gibson. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Bumbry goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.