GAME #34 (losers’ bracket):
A two-run double in the sixth inning by Kirk Gibson proved to be the difference and Dan Petry had a strong pitching performance for the Tigers. The Mets opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as the result of an error. The Tigers quickly evened it up in the second inning on an RBI double by Tom Brookens. Al Cowens and Alan Trammell led off the sixth with singles, and one out later, Gibson plated both of them with a double. The Mets closed to within one run on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Wilson in the seventh. But Petry (eight innings, seven strikeouts, six hits, two walks, one earned run) stranded runners on third base in the seventh inning and second base in the eighth. Kevin Saucier came in and gave up a leadoff double to the Mets in the ninth, but got the next three outs for the save.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 DETROIT TIGERS (3) AT 1981 NEW YORK METS (2) 1981 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1981 NEW YORK METS AB R H BI Al Cowens 4 1 1 0 Mookie Wilson 4 1 1 1 Alan Trammell 4 1 1 0 Frank Tavares 4 0 0 0 Steve Kemp 4 0 1 0 Ellis Valentine 4 0 0 0 Kirk Gibson 4 0 2 2 Dave Kingman 3 0 1 0 Richie Hebner 4 0 1 0 Lee Mazzilli 3 0 1 0 John Wockenfuss 4 1 1 0 Hubie Brooks 4 0 0 0 Lance Parrish 3 0 0 0 Rusty Staub 4 1 2 0 Tom Brookens 3 0 1 1 John Stearns 4 0 1 0 Lou Whitaker 3 0 0 0 Doug Flynn 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 33 3 8 3 TOTALS 34 2 7 1 1981 DETROIT TIGERS 010 002 000 -- 3 1981 NEW YORK METS 100 000 100 -- 2 LOB--1981 DETROIT TIGERS 3, 1981 NEW YORK METS 8. ERR--Kirk Gibson. 2B--Tom Brookens, Kirk Gibson, Rusty Staub, Doug Flynn. SACF--Mookie Wilson. SB--Mookie Wilson, John Stearns. 1981 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR Dan Petry [W] 8.00 6 2 1 2 7 0 Kevin Saucier [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 1981 NEW YORK METS Ed Lynch [L] 8.00 8 3 3 0 3 0 Pete Falcone 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Lance Parrish, Steve Kemp, Lou Whitaker, Kirk Gibson, Mookie Wilson, Frank Tavares (2), Dave Kingman (2), Rusty Staub, John Stearns, Lee Mazzilli, Doug Flynn. BB--Dave Kingman, Lee Mazzilli.
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