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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 6, 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 6, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Ujdur |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,892 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Al Clark |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | DH |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 (back to top)
Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 6, 1981
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Darwin
Peters is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Darwin
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Darwin
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Darwin
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it 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. Ujdur
Rivers strikes out. Parrish drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rivers out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Ujdur
Sample 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Ujdur
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell 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: ---
Summers vs. Darwin
Summers 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: ---
Parrish vs. Darwin
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Darwin
Brookens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Brookens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Darwin
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Darwin
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peters for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ujdur
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ujdur
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Ujdur covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Ujdur
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Darwin
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Darwin
Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers throws the ball in to Mendoza who relays the ball to Wills who tags Gibson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Darwin
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Summers vs. Darwin
Summers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Ujdur
Stein hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ujdur
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Ujdur
Mendoza takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Ujdur
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Ujdur
Sample 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: ---
Parrish vs. Darwin
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Darwin
Brookens 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, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Darwin
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Darwin
Peters 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: ---
Oliver vs. Ujdur
Oliver hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ujdur
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Ujdur
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Ujdur
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Ujdur
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Tobik
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Darwin
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Darwin
Gibson hits a popup towards first. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Cappuzzello
George Cappuzzello now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Cappuzzello
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Cappuzzello
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Darwin
Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Darwin
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Darwin
Parrish 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cappuzzello
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cappuzzello
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Cappuzzello
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Darwin
Brookens hits a popup towards first. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Darwin
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Darwin
Peters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Trammell reaches third base with a triple. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Darwin
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, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Cappuzzello
Stein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Cappuzzello
Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Bill Stein.
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolleson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mendoza vs. Rozema
Dave Rozema now pitching.
Mendoza strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Rozema
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. Tolleson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Rozema
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Darwin
Pat Putnam now playing first base.
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Gibson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Mercer
Mark Mercer now pitching. Ron Jackson pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wockenfuss vs. Mercer
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Mercer
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Mercer
Brookens 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 8
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Saucier
Ron Jackson now playing first base. Al Cowens now playing center field.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Lopez
Mark Wagner pinch hits for Bob Jones. Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Lopez
There goes Bell. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Lopez
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Lopez
Putnam hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lopez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Mercer
Tom Poquette now playing right field.
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Comer
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Comer
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mendoza fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lopez
Darrell Brown now playing center field.
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Lopez
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lopez
Rivers strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1981 -- Detroit at Texas (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Peters R, cf 3 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 1 Cowens A, cf 1 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 1 0 Brown D, cf 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 5 0 1 1 Bell B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 2 0 0 0 Jones B, rf 3 0 1 1 Gibson K, rf 5 1 2 0 Wagner M, ph 0 0 0 0 Hebner R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Poquette T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 1 Summers C, dh 3 0 0 0 Stein B, 1b 3 0 2 0 Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0 Tolleson W, pr 0 1 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 1 2 Putnam P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 2 1 2 1 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0 Grubb J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 34 3 9 3 Detroit 010 000 120 -- 4 Texas 000 200 100 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Ujdur J 3.1 5 2 2 1 1 Tobik D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Cappuzzello G* 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 Rozema D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Saucier K (W)+ 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Lopez A (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D# 7.0 6 3 3 4 6 Mercer M (L)** 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 Comer S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th # Pitched to 1 batter in 8th ** Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Texas 7 2B -- Brookens T, Oliver A 3B -- Trammell A, Gibson K HR -- Parrish L SB -- Bell B SF -- Sundberg J HBP -- by Darwin D (Peters R) T -- 3:06 A -- 11892
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