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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers
1981-05-18 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 10114 · night · 3:14
Texas Rangers defeated Detroit Tigers 13–5. Texas Rangers put up 7 in the 6th. Jon Matlack earned the win. Pat Putnam went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
W: Jon Matlack L: Dan Petry SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Grubb | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Leon Roberts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mario Mendoza | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Stein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Lisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Peters | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alan Trammell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Kemp | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lance Parrish | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Brookens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lynn Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Whitaker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Papi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Leach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Matlack | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Babcock | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Petry | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Tobik | 1.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
 Kevin Saucier | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Aurelio Lopez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Rozema | 3.2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: D7
- Mickey Rivers: 43.2-3
- Al Oliver: FC4.3XH(42)
- Buddy Bell: 9
Bot 1
- Rick Peters: 13
- Alan Trammell: 2/FL
- Steve Kemp: HR/9
- John Wockenfuss: S7
- Lance Parrish: K
Top 2
- Johnny Grubb: 43
- Pat Putnam: HR/89
- Leon Roberts: K/C
- Jim Sundberg: 43
Bot 2
- Al Cowens: 53
- Tom Brookens: 63
- Lynn Jones: 9
Top 3
- Mario Mendoza: S4
- Bump Wills: W.1-2
- Mickey Rivers: WP.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Rivers: E4/G4MS.3-H(RBI);2-3
- Al Oliver: 6(1)3/GDP.3-H
- Buddy Bell: S6
- Johnny Grubb: S8.1-3
- Pat Putnam: S7.3-H;1-3
- Leon Roberts: W.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Lou Whitaker: W
- Rick Peters: E3.1-2
- Alan Trammell: 4
- Steve Kemp: S8.2-H;1-3
- John Wockenfuss: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
- Lance Parrish: 6
Top 4
- Mario Mendoza: W
- Bump Wills: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
- Mickey Rivers: W
- Al Oliver: W.1-2
- Buddy Bell: K/C
Bot 4
- Al Cowens: 8
- Tom Brookens: 7
- Lynn Jones: 8
Top 5
- Johnny Grubb: 43
- Pat Putnam: K/C
- Leon Roberts: S7
- Jim Sundberg: SB2
- Jim Sundberg: 13
Bot 5
- Lou Whitaker: 9
- Rick Peters: E5
- Alan Trammell: POCS2(136)
- Alan Trammell: K
Top 6
- Mario Mendoza: S1
- Bump Wills: 16(1)/FO
- Mickey Rivers: SB2
- Mickey Rivers: S8.2-H
- Al Oliver: W.1-2
- Buddy Bell: HP.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Grubb: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pat Putnam: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Leon Roberts: IW
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Mario Mendoza: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Bump Wills: S8.3-H;1-3
- Mickey Rivers: 43
Bot 6
- Steve Kemp: W
- John Wockenfuss: 7
- Lance Parrish: K
- Al Cowens: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Al Oliver: D9
- Buddy Bell: 9.2-3
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Pat Putnam: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Tom Brookens: 53
- Lynn Jones: 63
- Stan Papi: 8
Top 8
- Leon Roberts: S7
- Jim Sundberg: 9
- Mario Mendoza: S8.1X3(85)
- Bill Stein: S8.1-3
- Rick Lisi: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Rick Peters: S8
- Alan Trammell: S8.1-2
- Steve Kemp: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- John Wockenfuss: W.1-2
- Lance Parrish: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Al Cowens: 7
- Tom Brookens: 54(1)/FO
Top 9
- Al Oliver: S9
- Mark Wagner: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Johnny Grubb: S9.3-H;2-H
- Pat Putnam: 43.1-2
- Leon Roberts: 7
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Mario Mendoza: K/C
Bot 9
- Lynn Jones: 53
- Rick Leach: K/C
- Rick Peters: K/C
Notes & reviews
- Kevin Saucier injured right shoulder jumping up for bounding ball