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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 5, 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 5, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,635 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | DH |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| 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 |
| Bill Stein | 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 5, 1981
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Jenkins
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
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. Petry
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. Petry
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Petry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Petry
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jenkins
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Summers vs. Jenkins
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fahey vs. Jenkins
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gibson scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Jenkins
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Petry
Jones hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Petry
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Petry
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Petry
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Jenkins
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Jenkins
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Petry
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Petry
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Petry
Sample is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Petry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Jenkins
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fahey vs. Jenkins
Fahey bunts towards first. Stein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fahey for the out. Hebner moves to third. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brookens vs. Jenkins
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Petry
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brookens. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Petry
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Petry
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Petry
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Jenkins
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Jenkins
Gibson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summers vs. Jenkins
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Petry
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Petry
Mendoza bunts towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Petry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sample vs. Petry
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Jenkins
Fahey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Jenkins
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker 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 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Petry
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Petry
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Petry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Kern
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kern
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein scoops it up and throws to first, with Kern covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Petry
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Petry
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Petry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Kern
Gibson hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Kern
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Kern
Summers strikes out. There goes Hebner. The throw from Sundberg to Mendoza, and Hebner is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Petry
Rick Leach now playing first base. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Petry
Rivers hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Petry
Sample hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Petry
Lance Parrish now catching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kern
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Kern
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kern
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Kern
Peters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Kern
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to third. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kemp vs. Kern
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Petry
Al Cowens now playing center field.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Petry
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Petry
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1981 -- Detroit at Texas (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Peters R, cf 5 0 2 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0
Cowens A, cf 0 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 2 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0
Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gibson K, rf 3 1 2 0 Jones B, rf 4 0 1 0
Hebner R, 1b 3 0 2 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0
Leach R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Stein B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Summers C, dh 4 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 2 0 0 1 Mendoza M, ss 1 0 1 0
Parrish L, c 1 0 0 0 Grubb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 8 1 31 0 4 0
Detroit 010 000 000 -- 1
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 6.0 6 1 1 3 4
Kern J 3.0 2 0 0 2 3
E -- Brookens T
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Texas 6
2B -- Gibson K
CS -- Hebner R
SH -- Fahey B, Mendoza M
T -- 2:32
A -- 17635
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