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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 31, 1983 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Butcher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 23,287 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Marty Springstead |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| George Wright | Center Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
| Bill Stein | Second Baseman |
| Dave Hostetler | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Doug Rader | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Kirk Gibson | DH |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1983
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Abbott
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Abbott
Wright hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Abbott
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Butcher
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Butcher
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Butcher
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Butcher
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Abbott
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Abbott
Hostetler hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Abbott
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Abbott
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butcher
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Butcher
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Butcher
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Butcher
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Butcher
Brookens strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Abbott
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Abbott
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Abbott
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Butcher
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Butcher
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Butcher
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Abbott
Stein hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Abbott
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hostetler for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Abbott
O'Brien is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Butcher
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butcher
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Butcher
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Abbott
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Abbott
There goes Rivers. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Abbott
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Abbott
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Butcher
Lemon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Johnson scoops up the ball and tags Lemon for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Butcher
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Butcher
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Butcher
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Butcher
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Abbott
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first, with Abbott covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Abbott
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Abbott
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Butcher
Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Butcher
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Butcher
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Abbott
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Abbott
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Butcher
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Butcher
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Butcher
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stein catches it and throws to second with Dent covering, to double up Cabell. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Abbott
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Abbott
Wright bunts towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to third for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Abbott
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Schmidt
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Schmidt
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Cruz
Victor Cruz now pitching.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Cruz
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Abbott
Stein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Abbott
Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Bill Stein.
Hostetler hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Herndon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Parrish fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Parrish. Tolleson goes all the way around to score. Hostetler moves all the way to home. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rozema
Dave Rozema now pitching.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Rozema
Dent hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Rozema
Rivers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cruz
Wayne Tolleson now playing second base.
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Cruz
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Cruz
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parrish. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Cruz
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1983 -- Texas at Detroit (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rivers M, lf 5 1 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 3 1
Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0
Wright G, cf 4 1 1 1 Herndon L, lf 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, rf 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0
Stein B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gibson K, dh 4 0 0 0
Tolleson W, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Cabell E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hostetler D, dh 4 2 2 2 Lemon C, cf 3 0 2 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wilson G, rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson B, c 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 8 4 30 1 8 1
Texas 110 010 002 -- 5
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher J (W) 6.2 6 1 1 4 4
Schmidt D* 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Cruz V (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott G (L)+ 8.0 8 5 4 0 2
Rozema D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Whitaker L 2, Parrish L
DP -- Texas 5, Detroit 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Detroit 7
2B -- O'Brien P, Hostetler D, Lemon C
HR -- Wright G, Hostetler D
SB -- Rivers M
T -- 2:36
A -- 23287
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