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» Detroit Tigers 5 Texas Rangers 4

Date: August 23, 1981
Stadium: Tiger Stadium (Detroit,MI)

TEX:	38-29	Prev Game (DET)	Next Game (TOR)
DET:	41-29	Prev Game (TEX)	Next Game (KCA)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	4	8	0
DET	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	3

Texas Rangers	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Mickey Rivers	cr	cf	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.262
2. Bump Wills	cr	2b	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.251
3. Al Oliver	cr	dh	5	0	3	1	0	1	0	.326
4. Buddy Bell	cr	3b	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	.292
5. John Grubb	cr	rf	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
Leon Roberts	cr	ph-rf	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.301
6. Pat Putnam	cr	1b	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.269
Bill Stein	cr	ph-1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.403
7. Bill Sample	cr	lf	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
8. Jim Sundberg	cr	c	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
9. Mario Mendoza	cr	ss	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.249

Totals - 14 players			32	4	8	4	5	5	0	.277

Detroit Tigers	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Al Cowens	cr	cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.275
Rick Peters	cr	ph	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.235
2. Alan Trammell	cr	ss	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.297
3. Kirk Gibson	cr	lf	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.279
4. Lance Parrish	cr	c	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227
5. Ron Jackson	cr	1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
6. Lynn Jones	cr	rf	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	.302
7. John Wockenfuss	cr	dh	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.208
Steve Kemp	cr	ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295
8. Tom Brookens	cr	3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
9. Lou Whitaker	cr	2b	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.265

Totals - 15 players			32	5	9	4	4	2	0	.261

E: None

2B: Pat Putnam (12)
3B: None
HR: None

RBI: Buddy Bell 2(49), Al Oliver (35), Mickey Rivers (16)

SB: None
CS: Mickey Rivers (2)

S: Mario Mendoza (12), Bump Wills (4)
SF: Buddy Bell (6), Mickey Rivers (1)
HP: Bill Sample (6)
IBB: None
GDP: Buddy Bell (6)

E: Tom Brookens (9), Lou Whitaker 2(6)

2B: None
3B: None
HR: Kirk Gibson (5), Lynn Jones (2)

RBI: Kirk Gibson 2(19), Lynn Jones (19), Rick Peters (7)

SB: Alan Trammell (3)
CS: None

S: Tom Brookens (3)
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: Lou Whitaker (3)
GDP: Tom Brookens (3)

TEX Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Jon Matlack	cr	8	7	4	4	3	2	2	0-0	4.04
Jim Kern L (1-2)	cr	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	2.45
Steve Comer	cr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	2.96

Totals - 3 pitcher(s)		8.1	9	5	5	4	2	2	--	3.54

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Jon Matlack 33, Jim Kern 3, Steve Comer 1
GB/FB: Jon Matlack 11-10, Jim Kern 1-0, Steve Comer 0-0

DET Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Milt Wilcox	cr	6	7	3	2	3	3	0	0-0	2.95
G. Cappuzzello	cr	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0-0	3.27
Dave Tobik	cr	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	2.00
Dave Rozema W (4-4)	cr	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	3.62

Totals - 4 pitcher(s)		9.0	8	4	3	5	5	0	--	3.50

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Milt Wilcox 29, George Cappuzzello 3, Dave Tobik 9, Dave Rozema 1
GB/FB: Milt Wilcox 12-3, George Cappuzzello 0-0, Dave Tobik 2-5, Dave Rozema 0-1

Umpires: H: denkd901 1B: garcr901 2B: malog901 3B: morrd901
Time of game: 2:57
Attendance: 21,388
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 0
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Al Oliver 1, Pat Putnam 2, Mickey Rivers 1, Leon Roberts 1, Jim Sundberg 6, Bump Wills 3

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Kirk Gibson 2, Lynn Jones 1, Steve Kemp 2, Lance Parrish 1, Rick Peters 1, Alan Trammell 4, John Wockenfuss 1

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

Jon Matlack pitched in his 300th major league game.

Milestones

None

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