August 15, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — |
2BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 |
3NY Yankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 |
4DE Tigers | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 |
6CL Guardians | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLou PiniellaDH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RJReggie JacksonRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BWBob Watson1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OGOscar GamblePH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Cerone
HR: Piniella, Watson 2
RBI: Piniella, Jackson, Watson 2
LOB: 16
2B: Trammell
3B: Hebner
HR: Cowens
RBI: Cowens 2, Trammell, Kemp, Parrish, Hebner, Papi, Gibson
CS: Whitaker
LOB: 15
The Tigers beat the Yankees 8-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Dan Schatzeder got the win, Dave LaRoche took the loss and Kevin Saucier earned the save. Al Cowens went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Bob Watson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
