Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers - May 18, 1981

TEX

19-14

DET

16-18

FINAL

Tiger Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	1	3	0	0	7	0	0	2	13	19	2
DET	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	1

WIN

Jon Matlack

7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

LOSS

Dan Petry

2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Box Score

TEX BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1B. Wills2B	2-4	2	0	1	.311
↳ B. Stein2B	1-1	0	0	0	.500
2M. RiversCF	1-4	1	0	2	.293
↳ R. LisiCF	0-1	0	0	0	.300
3A. OliverDH	2-4	2	0	0	.299
4B. Bell3B	1-4	2	0	0	.294
↳ M. Wagner3B	1-1	1	0	0	.286
5J. GrubbRF	2-4	1	0	3	.290
6P. Putnam1B	3-6	2	1	4	.302
7L. RobertsLF	2-4	1	0	0	.333
8J. SundbergC	0-5	0	0	0	.248
9M. MendozaSS	4-5	1	0	2	.272

TEX PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Matlack(W, 2-3)	7.1	6	4	3	3	47-35	3.60
B. Babcock	1.2	0	0	0	2	9-9	1.93

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

TEX		DET
19	HITS	6
1	HOME RUNS	1
25	TOTAL BASES	9
9	WALKS	3
5	STRIKEOUTS	5
28	RUNNERS LOB	14

Win Probability

TEX 100.0%

TEXEVENDET

10050100

BOT 9 · TEX 13-5 DET · TEX 100.0%Rick Peters strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Steve Kemp hits a home run (2).0-1
TOP 2Pat Putnam hits a home run (4).1-1
TOP 3Mickey Rivers reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Lou Whitaker. Mario Mendoza scores. Bump Wills to 3rd.2-1
TOP 3Al Oliver 1-run double-play grounder, shortstop Alan Trammell to first baseman John Wockenfuss. Bump Wills scores. Mickey Rivers out at 2nd. Al Oliver out at 1st.3-1
TOP 3Pat Putnam 1-run single on a to left fielder Rick Peters. Buddy Bell scores. Johnny Grubb to 3rd.4-1
BOT 3Steve Kemp 1-run single on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Lou Whitaker scores. Rick Peters to 3rd.4-2
BOT 3John Wockenfuss 1-run sac fly to right fielder Johnny Grubb. Rick Peters scores.4-3
TOP 6Mickey Rivers 1-run single on a to center fielder Al Cowens. Bump Wills scores.

Season Series

DET LEADS 9-3

Box Score

TEX BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1B. Wills2B	2-4	2	0	1	.311
↳ B. Stein2B	1-1	0	0	0	.500
2M. RiversCF	1-4	1	0	2	.293
↳ R. LisiCF	0-1	0	0	0	.300
3A. OliverDH	2-4	2	0	0	.299
4B. Bell3B	1-4	2	0	0	.294
↳ M. Wagner3B	1-1	1	0	0	.286
5J. GrubbRF	2-4	1	0	3	.290
6P. Putnam1B	3-6	2	1	4	.302
7L. RobertsLF	2-4	1	0	0	.333
8J. SundbergC	0-5	0	0	0	.248
9M. MendozaSS	4-5	1	0	2	.272

TEX PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Matlack(W, 2-3)	7.1	6	4	3	3	47-35	3.60
B. Babcock	1.2	0	0	0	2	9-9	1.93

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

TEX		DET
19	HITS	6
1	HOME RUNS	1
25	TOTAL BASES	9
9	WALKS	3
5	STRIKEOUTS	5
28	RUNNERS LOB	14

Win Probability

TEX 100.0%

TEXEVENDET

10050100

BOT 9 · TEX 13-5 DET · TEX 100.0%Rick Peters strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Steve Kemp hits a home run (2).0-1
TOP 2Pat Putnam hits a home run (4).1-1
TOP 3Mickey Rivers reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Lou Whitaker. Mario Mendoza scores. Bump Wills to 3rd.2-1
TOP 3Al Oliver 1-run double-play grounder, shortstop Alan Trammell to first baseman John Wockenfuss. Bump Wills scores. Mickey Rivers out at 2nd. Al Oliver out at 1st.3-1
TOP 3Pat Putnam 1-run single on a to left fielder Rick Peters. Buddy Bell scores. Johnny Grubb to 3rd.4-1
BOT 3Steve Kemp 1-run single on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Lou Whitaker scores. Rick Peters to 3rd.4-2
BOT 3John Wockenfuss 1-run sac fly to right fielder Johnny Grubb. Rick Peters scores.4-3
TOP 6Mickey Rivers 1-run single on a to center fielder Al Cowens. Bump Wills scores.

Season Series

DET LEADS 9-3

TOP 6Johnny Grubb 1-run hit-by-pitch. Mickey Rivers scores. Al Oliver to 3rd. Buddy Bell to 2nd.6-3

TOP 6Pat Putnam 2-run double on a to left fielder Rick Peters. Al Oliver scores. Buddy Bell scores. Johnny Grubb to 3rd.8-3

TOP 6Mario Mendoza 2-run single on a to center fielder Al Cowens. Johnny Grubb scores. Pat Putnam scores. Leon Roberts to 3rd.10-3

TOP 6Bump Wills 1-run single on a to center fielder Al Cowens. Leon Roberts scores. Mario Mendoza to 3rd.11-3

BOT 8Lance Parrish 2-run single on a to center fielder Rick Lisi. Rick Peters scores. Steve Kemp scores. John Wockenfuss to 2nd.11-5

TOP 9Johnny Grubb 2-run single on a to right fielder Lynn Jones. Al Oliver scores. Mark Wagner scores.13-5

AL West Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oakland	64	45	.587	-	W2
Texas	57	48	.543	5.0	L1
Chicago	54	52	.509	8.5	W2
Kansas City	50	53	.485	11.0	W1
California	51	59	.464	13.5	W1
Seattle	44	65	.404	20.0	W1
Minnesota	41	68	.376	23.0	L2

FULL STANDINGS

AL East Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	62	47	.569	-	L1
Baltimore	59	46	.562	1.0	W2
New York	59	48	.551	2.0	L2
Detroit	60	49	.550	2.0	W1
Boston	59	49	.546	2.5	W2
Cleveland	52	51	.505	7.0	L3
Toronto	37	69	.349	23.5	L1

FULL STANDINGS

Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers, May 18, 1981