In a game shortened to seven innings by rain, the Rangers clubbed the Tigers, 10-5. The Rangers scored in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Al Oliver and then exploded for five consecutive hits and four tallies in the second. Pat Putnam cracked an RBI double, Pepe Frias and Mickey Rivers stroked run-scoring singles and Bump Wills delivered a sacrifice fly. Richie Zisk belted a two-run homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     29, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      1  4  2    0  0  1    2  -  10 16  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  3  2    0  -   5 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .403      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Wills 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .235        Brookens ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Oliver lf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .243      Gibson cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .328        Stegman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Staub dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .404      Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Zisk rf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .174      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Norris rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Summers rf            2   2   2   1     1   0   .415
Putnam 1b             4   2   3   1     0   1   .271      Thompson 1b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Sundberg c            4   2   2   0     0   0   .304      Parrish c             3   1   2   3     0   1   .369
Frias ss              3   1   2   2     0   0   .235      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .366
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33  10  16  10     1   2             Totals               29   5  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  7,941
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Tigers 5
DP: Rangers 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Putnam (3), Rivers (5), Kemp (5)
Home Runs: Zisk (2), Parrish (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1), Wills (2), Frias (1)
GIDP: Thompson (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(1-2)            5.1   9   5   5   1   1   1  24   9.00
Darwin                  0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.21
Rajsich SV(2)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.55
Totals                  7    10   5   5   2   2   1  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(3-2)           1.1   5   5   5   0   0   0   9   4.63
Hiller                  4.2   8   3   3   1   2   1  23   4.15
Billingham              1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.57
Totals                  7    16  10  10   1   2   1  38

Wild Pitches: Morris (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Morris threw a wild
pitch [Rivers to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rivers scored]; Bell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Gibson
singled to left; Kemp hit into a double play (third to first)
[Gibson out at second]; Pepe Frias decoyed Kirk Gibson; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to center; Zisk singled to left;
Putnam doubled to left [Zisk scored]; Sundberg singled to left
[Putnam to third]; Frias singled to pitcher [Putnam scored,
Sundberg to second]; Jack Morris injured; HILLER REPLACED
MORRIS (PITCHING); Rivers singled to right [Sundberg scored,
Frias to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to center [Frias
scored]; Oliver made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner made an out to third; Summers singled to
right; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Summers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell made an out to shortstop; Staub singled to
center; Zisk homered [Staub scored]; Putnam struck out; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Parrish singled; Wockenfuss struck out;
Trammell forced Parrish (third to second); Whitaker grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Frias singled to center; Rivers forced Frias
(shortstop to second); Wills singled to left [Rivers to second];
Oliver flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Gibson lined to center; Kemp flied out to center;
Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck
out; Putnam singled to right; Sundberg lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers walked; Thompson singled to right [Summers
to third]; Parrish homered [Summers scored, Thompson scored];
Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell singled to
center; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted) [Trammell to
second]; Gibson lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
7, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
doubled to right; Wills made an out to first; Oliver walked;
Bell singled to center [Rivers scored, Oliver to second]; Staub
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp doubled to center; Hebner grounded out (second
to first) [Kemp to third]; Summers singled to right [Kemp
scored]; Thompson singled to right [Summers to second]; DARWIN
REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss
singled to left [Summers scored, Thompson to second]; Trammell
walked [Thompson to third, Wockenfuss to second]; RAJSICH
REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); BROOKENS BATTED FOR WHITAKER;
Brookens forced Wockenfuss (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: BROOKENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BILLINGHAM
REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to right; Putnam
singled to right; Sundberg singled to center [Putnam to third];
Frias hit a sacrifice fly to right [Putnam scored, Sundberg to
second]; Rivers singled to center [Sundberg scored]; Wills flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: NORRIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); STEGMAN BATTED
FOR GIBSON; Stegman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp
grounded out (second to first); Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Rain delay and eventual cancellation; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 5.