Rangers @ Tigers
August 23, 1981

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Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 3 7 0
Tigers 3 6 3
Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 3 7 0
Tigers 3 6 3

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .667 .326
At Bats 3 128
Hits 2 36
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 2 19

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Tiger Stadium - August 23, 1981
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Jon Matlack
Jim Sundberg
Bill Stein
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Mario Mendoza
Billy Sample
Mickey Rivers
Leon Roberts
Kirk Gibson
Alan Trammell
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Leon Roberts now playing right field. Bill Stein now playing first base. Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bill Stein pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Dave Tobik now pitching. Tobik fires to first and picks off Roberts. Roberts moves to second.
Top 7 Leon Roberts pinch hits for Johnny Grubb. Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bell strikes out.
Top 7 George Cappuzzello now pitching. Oliver is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wills strikes out.
Top 6 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample tags and scores.
Top 6 Mendoza bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. Sample moves to third. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sample moves to second.
Top 6 Sample is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Putnam strikes out.
Top 5 Grubb takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. Wills scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mendoza scores. Wills moves to third.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Mendoza moves to third.
Top 5 Rivers strikes out.
Top 5 Mendoza takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jones scores.
Bottom 4 Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sample 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. Sample moves to second.
Top 4 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brookens strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Putnam reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gibson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 There goes Trammell. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Trammell steals second.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cowens strikes out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Wills moves to third.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Top 1 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.