Rangers 4-5 Tigers (Aug 23, 1981)

TEX

DET

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

2

0

6

1

0

7

0

8

0

9

1

2

R

4

5

H

8

9

E

0

3

W: D. Rozema

L: J. Kern

Current Series

Rangers

4

Tigers

7

Game 1

Final

Rangers

0

Tigers

2

Game 2

Final

Rangers

4

Tigers

5

Game 3

Final

1981 AL West

TEX DET

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	64	45	.587
Rangers	57	48	.543	5.0
White Sox	54	52	.509	8.5
Royals	50	53	.485	11.0
Angels	51	59	.464	13.5
Mariners	44	65	.404	20.0
Twins	41	68	.376	23.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	47	.569
Orioles	59	46	.562	1.0
Yankees	59	48	.551	2.0
Tigers	60	49	.550	2.0
Red Sox	59	49	.546	2.5
Indians	52	51	.505	7.0
Blue Jays	37	69	.349	23.5

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers squeaked out a win over the Texas Rangers, 5 to 4, on August 23, 1981.

Game Info

August 23, 1981

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500	.400	.500
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	5	0	3	1	0	1	.600	.600	.600
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Leon Roberts L. Roberts PH-RF	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	1.000	-
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667
Bill Stein B. Stein PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Mario Mendoza M. Mendoza SS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Totals	32	4	8	4	5	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Al Cowens A. Cowens CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Rick Peters R. Peters PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	.667	.750	.667
Kirk Gibson K. Gibson LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.250
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF	3	2	1	1	1	0	.333	.500	1.333
John Wockenfuss J. Wockenfuss DH	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Steve Kemp S. Kemp PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Totals	32	5	9	4	4	2

Batting

2B: P. Putnam

RBI: B. Bell 2, A. Oliver, M. Rivers

Baserunning

CS: M. Rivers, L. Roberts

Batting

HR: K. Gibson, L. Jones

RBI: K. Gibson 2, L. Jones, R. Peters

Baserunning

SB: A. Trammell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jon Matlack J. Matlack	8.0	7	4	4	3	2	2	4.50
Jim Kern J. Kern (L)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	27.00
Steve Comer S. Comer	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.1	9	5	5	4	2	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox	6.0	7	3	2	3	3	3.00
George Cappuzzello G. Cappuzzello	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0.00
Dave Tobik D. Tobik	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	4.50
Dave Rozema D. Rozema (W)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	5	5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500	.400	.500
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	5	0	3	1	0	1	.600	.600	.600
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Leon Roberts L. Roberts PH-RF	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	1.000	-
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667
Bill Stein B. Stein PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Mario Mendoza M. Mendoza SS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Totals	32	4	8	4	5	5

Batting

2B: P. Putnam

RBI: B. Bell 2, A. Oliver, M. Rivers

Baserunning

CS: M. Rivers, L. Roberts

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jon Matlack J. Matlack	8.0	7	4	4	3	2	2	4.50
Jim Kern J. Kern (L)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	27.00
Steve Comer S. Comer	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.1	9	5	5	4	2	2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Al Cowens A. Cowens CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Rick Peters R. Peters PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	.667	.750	.667
Kirk Gibson K. Gibson LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.250
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF	3	2	1	1	1	0	.333	.500	1.333
John Wockenfuss J. Wockenfuss DH	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Steve Kemp S. Kemp PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Totals	32	5	9	4	4	2

Batting

HR: K. Gibson, L. Jones

RBI: K. Gibson 2, L. Jones, R. Peters

Baserunning

SB: A. Trammell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox	6.0	7	3	2	3	3	3.00
George Cappuzzello G. Cappuzzello	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0.00
Dave Tobik D. Tobik	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	4.50
Dave Rozema D. Rozema (W)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	5	5

38-29 TEX

DET 41-29

Current Series

1981 AL West

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