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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 3, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 3, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,986 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Al Clark 3B: Mark Johnson |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Peters | DH |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 3, 1981
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Matlack
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Matlack
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Matlack
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Morris
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morris
Oliver 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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Matlack
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Matlack
There goes Jackson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Matlack
Parrish hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Matlack
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Matlack
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Matlack
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. Cowens moves to third. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peters vs. Matlack
Peters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Peters reaches second base with a double. Cowens scores. Brookens scores. There goes Whitaker trying to get to home. Jones throws the ball in to Wills who relays the ball to Sundberg, who tags Whitaker, who came all the way from first, for the out. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Morris
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Morris
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Matlack
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Matlack
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Matlack
Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Matlack
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Morris
Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop.
Wills hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Morris
Mendoza strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Schmidt
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Brookens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Schmidt
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Schmidt
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelleher vs. Schmidt
Kelleher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens scores. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Schmidt
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Morris
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morris
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Hough
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Morris
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Morris
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Morris
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hough
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Hough
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hough
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Morris
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Morris
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hough
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Hough
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Hough
Kemp hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morris
Darrell Brown now playing right field.
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Morris
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Morris
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver scores. Bell moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Morris
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Morris
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hough
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Hough
There goes Jackson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Hough
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Hough
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Hough
Brookens is hit by the pitch. Jackson moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Hough
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Cowens scores. There goes Brookens trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers 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 -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Morris
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morris
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hough
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Hough
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Hough
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morris
Bill Fahey now catching.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Morris
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Morris
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Tobik
Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for John Ellis.
Wills takes first base on ball four. Tolleson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Saucier
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mark Wagner. Kevin Saucier now pitching. Bill Stein pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1981 -- Detroit at Texas (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Peters R, dh 4 0 1 2 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 2 0 1 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 0 0
Kelleher M, ss 3 0 1 1 Oliver A, dh 3 1 1 0
Kemp S, lf 5 1 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 2 3 0
Gibson K, rf 3 1 1 2 Jones B, rf 4 1 2 0
Brown D, rf 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1
Jackson R, 1b 4 2 2 0 Ellis J, 1b 4 0 0 2
Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0 Tolleson W, pr 0 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 0 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 2
Cowens A, cf 2 2 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 3 2 2 1 Grubb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 2 Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
Poquette T, ph 0 0 0 0
Stein B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 8 33 5 8 5
Detroit 032 100 020 -- 8
Texas 000 000 302 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (W)* 8.0 8 5 5 2 2
Tobik D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Saucier K (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 3.0 5 5 3 1 2
Schmidt D 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Hough C 5.0 2 2 2 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Mendoza M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 4, Texas 4
2B -- Peters R, Brookens T, Jones B
HR -- Gibson K
SB -- Jackson R 2
HBP -- by Hough C (Brookens T)
T -- 2:33
A -- 9986
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