After the Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to tie the score, Johnny Grubb hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 10th to beat the Tigers, 4-3. In the ninth, Rusty Staub drove in a run with a double and two scored on a single by Mickey Rivers to send the game into overtime. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  -   3  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  -   4 12  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lentine cf            5   2   1   1     0   2   .256      Rivers cf             5   0   2   2     0   0   .316
Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .312      Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Whitaker 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Oliver lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Kemp lf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .303      Bell 3b,ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .338
Wockenfuss 1b         3   0   1   1     1   1   .282      Zisk dh               5   1   3   0     0   0   .284
  Corcoran 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Parrish dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .293        Putnam ph,3b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Staub rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .325
Brookens 3b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .267        Sample pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .205
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .175        Grubb ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .304
Papi 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
  Wagner ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Frias ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roberts ph,ss       3   0   0   0     0   2   .229
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   8   3     3  11             Totals               40   4  12   4     2   5

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 19,021
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Rangers 10
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell, Frias 2
Doubles: Lentine (7), Parrish (25), Kemp (13), Rivers (24), Staub (18)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Dyer (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (2)
GIDP: Parrish (16)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              8     8   2   2   0   4   0  32   4.39
Lopez L(8-4)            1.2   4   2   2   2   1   0  11   3.46
Totals                  9.2  12   4   4   2   5   0  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 7.1   7   3   1   3   6   0  32   3.57
Darwin W(10-1)          2.2   1   0   0   0   5   0   9   2.25
Totals                 10     8   3   1   3  11   0  41

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Haller


TIGERS 1ST: Lentine reached on an error by Frias [Lentine to
first]; Trammell walked [Lentine to second]; Kemp reached on a
fielder's choice [Lentine to third, Trammell to second (error by
Frias; assist by Ellis)]; Wockenfuss walked [Lentine scored
(unearned), Trammell to third, Kemp to second]; Parrish grounded
into a double play (third to catcher to pitcher) [Kemp to third,
Wockenfuss to second, Trammell out at home]; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers made an out to first; Wills flied out to
right; Oliver singled to center; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Brookens flied out to center; Dyer flied out to
center; Papi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Ellis struck out; Staub
singled to right [Zisk to second]; Sundberg made an out to
second; ROBERTS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lentine struck
out; Trammell walked; Trammell was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kemp singled to
center; Wockenfuss singled to center [Kemp to third]; Parrish
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers doubled to right; Wills grounded out (third
to first); Oliver made an out to shortstop; Bell singled to
shortstop [Rivers to third]; Zisk popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Brookens struck out; Dyer
lined to third; Papi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Staub flied
out to center; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Lentine grounded out (third to first); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Rivers flied out to center;
Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish grounded out (third
to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to right; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens singled to center; Dyer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Brookens to second]; Papi was called out
on strikes; Lentine doubled to right [Brookens scored]; Trammell
reached on an error by Bell [Lentine to third, Trammell to
first]; Kemp singled to center [Lentine scored (unearned),
Trammell to third, Kemp out at second (center to shortstop to
first)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: WHITAKER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING 2B); WAGNER
REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING SS); Ellis flied out to center; Staub
lined to left; Sundberg singled to left; Roberts made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
doubled to right; DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Cowens
struck out; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to center;
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Dyer struck out; Wagner struck out; Lentine struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell singled to left; Zisk singled to right [Bell
to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); PUTNAM BATTED
FOR ELLIS; Putnam flied out to right [Bell to third]; Staub
doubled to center [Bell scored, Zisk to third]; SAMPLE RAN FOR
STAUB; Sundberg was called out on strikes; NORRIS BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Norris walked; Rivers singled to center [Zisk scored,
Sample scored, Norris to third]; Wills popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SAMPLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NORRIS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Whitaker flied out to left; Kemp
doubled to left; Corcoran popped to catcher in foul territory;
Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 10TH: Oliver flied out to left; Bell singled to left;
Zisk singled to right [Bell to third]; Putnam was walked
intentionally [Zisk to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Grubb
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 4.