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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 21, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Aurelio Lopez |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,761 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Al Oliver | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
Kirk Gibson | DH |
Rick Leach | Right Fielder |
Bill Fahey | Catcher |
Stan Papi | Third Baseman |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 21, 1981
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lopez
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lopez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lopez
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Darwin
Kemp is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Darwin
Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Darwin
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Lopez
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Lopez
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Lopez
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Lopez
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Darwin
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Darwin
There goes Leach. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Mendoza applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Darwin
Fahey hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Darwin
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Lopez
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lopez
Rivers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lopez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lopez
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Darwin
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Darwin
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. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Darwin
Kemp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Darwin
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Gibson takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Hough
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Lopez
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Lopez
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Lopez
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Sample reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Lopez
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leach. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Sample scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mendoza vs. Lopez
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Hough
Fahey hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Hough
Papi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hough
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lopez
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lopez
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lopez
There goes Wills. The throw from Fahey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Lopez
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hough
Peters hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Hough
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Hough
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Cappuzzello
George Cappuzzello now pitching. Leon Roberts pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Cappuzzello
Bill Stein pinch hits for Pat Putnam.
Stein hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Cappuzzello
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Hough
Leon Roberts now playing right field. Bill Stein now playing first base.
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Hough
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hough
There goes Hebner. The throw from Sundberg and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Hough
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fahey vs. Hough
Fahey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Cappuzzello
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Cappuzzello
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Cappuzzello
There's a wild pitch. Mendoza moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Cappuzzello
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Hough
Papi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Papi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Hough
Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Stan Papi.
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hough
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Hough
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Johnson
Al Cowens pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Saucier
Lynn Jones now playing right field. Al Cowens now playing center field. Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Rick Leach now playing first base.
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Saucier
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Saucier
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Saucier
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Johnson
Leach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Johnson
Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Johnson
The throw from Sundberg to Stein and they have Fahey trapped. The throw over to Mendoza, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Johnson
Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Saucier
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Saucier
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Saucier
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1981 -- Texas at Detroit (N) Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 1 Peters R, cf 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jones L, rf 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 1 1 1 Trammell A, ss 4 1 1 1 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Kemp S, lf 3 2 2 1 Grubb J, rf 2 0 1 0 Hebner R, 1b 3 1 3 2 Roberts L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, ph-cf 1 0 1 1 Putnam P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gibson K, dh 3 0 0 0 Stein B, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Leach R, rf-1b 3 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 1 1 1 Fahey B, c 4 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 1 Papi S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mendoza M, ss 4 0 1 0 Kelleher M, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 32 7 11 7 Texas 001 200 010 -- 4 Detroit 202 000 30x -- 7 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (L) 2.2 4 4 4 1 0 Hough C 3.2 4 3 3 1 6 Johnson J 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lopez A (W) 5.0 7 3 3 0 2 Cappuzzello G 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Saucier K (S) 2.1 1 1 1 1 1 E -- Fahey B, Sundberg J DP -- Texas 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Texas 5, Detroit 4 2B -- Bell B 2, Whitaker L, Sample B, Sundberg J, Papi S HR -- Hebner R, Rivers M, Kemp S, Whitaker L, Oliver A SB -- Wills B, Hebner R CS -- Leach R, Fahey B HBP -- by Darwin D (Kemp S) WP -- Cappuzzello G T -- 2:29 A -- 27761
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