Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 11, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1981 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Orta rf 4 1 1 0
Hargrove 1b 3 1 2 0
Diaz c 4 1 1 1
Harrah 3b 3 0 1 1
Charboneau dh 4 0 1 1
Hayes lf 4 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 0 0
Fischlin ss 3 0 0 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Brennan p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cowens cf 2 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 2 2 1
Gibson rf 4 1 2 1
Kemp lf 4 2 1 0
Jackson 1b 1 0 1 1
  Hebner ph,1b 3 0 0 1
  Leach 1b 0 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 2 2
Wockenfuss dh 3 0 1 0
  Brown pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Papi 3b 4 0 0 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0
  Rothschild p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Cleveland 201 000 000362
Detroit 202 000 20x6101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (6-9) 2.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Brennan   4.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Monge   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cappuzzello   2.1 5 3 3 1 3
  Rothschild   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Schatzeder  W (6-7) 6.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6

  E–Kuiper (4), Fischlin (2), Gibson (4).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Diaz (15,off Cappuzzello); Orta (13,off Cappuzzello); Hargrove (19,off Schatzeder), Detroit Kemp (15,off Waits); Trammell (14,off Brennan).  IBB–Harrah (7,by Rothschild).  SH–Cowens (5,off Brennan).  SB–Gibson (11,2nd base off Monge/Diaz); Brown (1,2nd base off Monge/Diaz).  WP–Cappuzzello (3).  IBB–Rothschild (1,Harrah).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:31.  A–29,541.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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