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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4

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Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4

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Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (D) at Tiger Stadium

TEX A    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
DET A    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  3
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivers cf                     4   1   2   1       0   1       5   0
Wills 2b                      3   1   1   0       1   1       3   1
Oliver dh                     5   0   3   1       0   1       0   0
Bell 3b                       4   0   0   2       0   1       1   6
Grubb rf                      2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Roberts ph,rf               0   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
Putnam 1b                     3   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
  Stein ph,1b                 2   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Sample lf                     3   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Sundberg c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Mendoza ss                    2   1   0   0       1   0       1   5
Matlack p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kern p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Comer p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4       5   5      25  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mendoza-Wills-Putnam.
BATTING - 
2B: Putnam (12,off Wilcox).
SH: Mendoza (12,off Wilcox); Wills (4,off Tobik).
SF: Rivers (1,off Wilcox); Bell (6,off Tobik).
HBP: Sample (6,by Wilcox).
GDP: Bell (5,off Wilcox).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Rivers (3,2nd base by Wilcox/Parrish); Roberts (4,2nd base by Tobik/Parrish).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cowens cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
  Peters ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Trammell ss                   3   1   2   0       1   0       3   0
Gibson lf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Parrish c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Jackson 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   2
Jones rf                      3   2   1   1       1   0       3   0
Wockenfuss dh                 2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Kemp ph,dh                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Brookens 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
Whitaker 2b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       3   3
Wilcox p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Cappuzzello p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tobik p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rozema p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   4       4   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wilcox-Whitaker-Jackson.
E: Brookens (9), Whitaker 2 (6).
BATTING - 
HR: Gibson (5,1st inning off Matlack 1 on 1 out); Jones (2,9th inning off Matlack
0 on 0 out).
SH: Brookens (3,off Kern).
GDP: Brookens (3,off Matlack).
IBB: Whitaker (3,by Kern).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Trammell (3,2nd base off Matlack/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Matlack                       8     7   4   4   3   2   2  33
Kern L(1-2)                   0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3
Comer                         0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8.1   9   5   5   4   2   2  37
Matlack faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
IBB: Kern (3,Whitaker).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Comer 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilcox                        6     7   3   2   3   3   0  29
Cappuzzello                   0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3
Tobik                         2     1   1   1   1   0   0   9
Rozema W(4-4)                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     8   4   3   5   5   0  42
HBP: Wilcox (4,Sample).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Tobik 1-0; Rozema 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dan Morrison
Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 21388
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers           
1. Rivers              cf        Cowens              cf
2. Wills               2b        Trammell            ss
3. Oliver              dh        Gibson              lf
4. Bell                3b        Parrish             c
5. Grubb               rf        Jackson             1b
6. Putnam              1b        Jones               rf
7. Sample              lf        Wockenfuss          dh
8. Sundberg            c         Brookens            3b
9. Mendoza             ss        Whitaker            2b
   Matlack             p         Wilcox              p

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills walked; Oliver
singled to center [Wills to second]; Bell forced Oliver (first
to shortstop) [Wills to third]; Grubb forced Bell (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Cowens struck out; Trammell singled to left;
Trammell stole second; Gibson homered to right-center [Trammell
scored]; Parrish flied to left; Jackson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam doubled to right; Sample grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first);
Mendoza flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 2ND: Jones flied to center; Wockenfuss walked; Brookens
struck out; Whitaker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
singled to second; Oliver singled to left [Wills to second];
Bell grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson singled to right;
Parrish singled to right [Gibson to third]; Jackson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (third to first); Putnam flied
to center; Sample reached on an error by Brookens [Sample to
second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones walked; Wockenfuss singled to right [Jones to
third]; Brookens grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jones scored (no RBI), Wockenfuss out at
second]; Whitaker flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza walked; Rivers struck out; Wills reached on
an error by Whitaker [Mendoza to third]; Oliver singled to right
[Mendoza scored, Wills to third]; Bell forced Oliver (third to
second) [Wills scored (unearned)]; Grubb walked [Bell to
second]; Putnam struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
walked; Gibson popped to third in foul territory; Parrish forced
Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample was hit by a pitch; Sundberg singled to left
[Sample to second]; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Sample to third, Sundberg to second]; Rivers hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Sample scored]; Wills struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Jones
grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Oliver was
called out on strikes; Bell struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR
GRUBB; Roberts walked; STEIN BATTED FOR PUTNAM; TOBIK REPLACED
CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); Roberts was picked off and caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Whitaker;
assists by Tobik and Jackson); Stein flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STEIN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brookens grounded out (third to first);
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
flied to left; Mendoza flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell singled to left; Gibson popped to first in
foul territory; Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Trammell
to second]; Jackson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers singled to right; Wills reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Rivers to second]; Oliver
flied to center [Rivers to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Rivers scored]; Roberts walked [Wills to second]; ROZEMA
REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Stein flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Jones homered to left; KERN REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); KEMP BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Kemp singled to center;
Brookens out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kemp to
second]; Whitaker was walked intentionally; COMER REPLACED KERN
(PITCHING); PETERS BATTED FOR COWENS; Peters singled to right
[Kemp scored, Whitaker to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          4   8   0   11
 Tigers           5   9   3    7
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