August 16, 1981 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Aurelio LopezL: Ron Davis
RF2-4H-AB2 2B · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterKGKirk Gibson
LF1-1H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP4.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WP0.1IP3 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 3 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — |
2BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 |
| 3NYYankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 |
| 4DETigers | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OGOscar GambleDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJReggie JacksonRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DRDave Revering1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BFBarry FooteC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2B: Jackson 2
RBI: Gamble, Jackson 2
SB: Mumphrey
LOB: 16
2B: Peters
3B: Parrish
HR: Gibson
RBI: Jones, Fahey, Gibson 3
LOB: 13
| ALAurelio LopezW | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| GCGeorge Cappuzzello | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
JM Jack Morris | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
The Tigers edged the Yankees 5-4 at Tiger Stadium.
Aurelio Lopez got the win and Ron Davis took the loss. Kirk Gibson went 1-for-1 for the Tigers, while Reggie Jackson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
