Townsend doorman took drunk Cabrera home

Lynn Henning / The Detroit News

A doorman from The Townsend Hotel drove a drunken Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera home in the player's car early Saturday, according to a source familiar with the incident who requested anonymity because he's not authorized to speak on the matter.

According to the source, the doorman persuaded a seriously intoxicated Cabrera to ride as a passenger.

The doorman then took a cab back to the Townsend.

Cabrera was later questioned by police following a 911 call made by his wife in the aftermath of a dispute that left Cabrera with scratches on his face. Birmingham police took him into custody and administered a Breathalyzer test that determined Cabrera's blood-alcohol level to be .26, more than three times the legal limit for motorists.

Cabrera had been drinking at the Townsend from late Friday night to nearly dawn, joining unidentified Chicago White Sox personnel in a night of revelry that moved from the hotel's Rugby Bar to a suite occupied by one of the White Sox.

No charges were filed following the incident. Cabrera joined his team Saturday afternoon ahead of that evening's game against the White Sox.

Cabrera, who hit .323 this season with 33 home runs and 101 RBIs, went 0 for 4 in Saturday's loss, including striking out once and leaving six runners on base. He finished the weekend against the White Sox 0 for 11.

The Tigers would neither comment on, nor acknowledge, that anything had happened involving Cabrera. They have yet to make a formal statement apart from a public apology Cabrera issued Monday.

They play the Minnesota Twins at 5 p.m. today in a one-game playoff to determine which team advances to the American League Divisional Series against the New York Yankees.