Behind strong pitching by Jon Matlack, who got relief help from Sparky Lyle in the ninth inning, the Rangers posted a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. The Texans broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth on a walk to Bump Wills, a stolen base and single by Al Oliver. They added an insurance marker on a solo homer by Jim Sundberg in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, April     21, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .114      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .340
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Wills 2b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .229
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Oliver rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .234
Parrish 1b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .333      Bell 3b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .318
Wockenfuss dh         4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Staub 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .444
  Gibson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114        Putnam 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Brookens 3b           4   1   3   0     0   1   .308      Zisk dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .156
Stegman cf            3   0   1   2     1   0   .364      Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Sundberg c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .440
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Peters rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8             Totals               29   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 14,834
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Rangers 5
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: Stegman (2)
Home Runs: Sundberg (2)
Stolen Bases: Brookens (1), Oliver (2), Wills 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Jones (2), Staub (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(0-1)           8     6   3   3   3   3   1  32   6.35
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   3   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(2-0)          8.1   6   2   2   2   8   0  32   0.68
Lyle SV(2)              0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker walked; Trammell forced Whitaker (shortstop
to second) [Trammell to first]; Kemp grounded out (second to
first) [Trammell to second]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
struck out; Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second; Bell
singled to right [Oliver scored]; Staub lined to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; Brookens
singled to right; Brookens stole second; Stegman doubled to left
[Brookens scored]; Dyer was called out on strikes; Peters
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Grubb grounded out (second to first)
[Zisk to second]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to shortstop; Whitaker was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kemp walked; Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
singled to left; Wills stole second; Oliver flied out to center;
Bell walked; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Brookens was called
out on strikes; Stegman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Peters flied out to
center; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Norman flied out to right; Rivers struck out; Wills
walked; Wills stole second; Oliver singled to right [Wills
scored]; Bell made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp was called out on
strikes; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brookens singled to left; Stegman made an out to second; Dyer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg homered; Norman flied out to center;
Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
was called out on strikes; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver flied out to right; Bell singled to left;
Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Kemp flied out
to left; Parrish singled to center; Wockenfuss singled to right
[Parrish to second]; GIBSON RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; LYLE REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Brookens singled to left [Parrish to third,
Gibson to second]; Stegman walked [Parrish scored, Gibson to
third, Brookens to second]; JONES BATTED FOR DYER; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stegman out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 3.