Al Oliver hit four home runs, one in the opener and three in the nightcap, to lead the Rangers to a 9-3 and 12-6 sweep of a doubleheader with the Tigers. In the first game, Oliver cracked a leadoff homer in the fourth inning, tripled home another run in the fifth and added his third RBI of the game with a double in the seventh.

In the second game, the Rangers' slugger hit a solo shot in the fifth, two-run blast in the seventh and bases-empty clout in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  5  0    3  0  0  -   9 11  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Peters cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .291
  Norris cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Wills 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .251      Kemp lf               4   2   1   1     0   1   .307
Oliver lf             5   3   3   3     0   0   .306      Hebner 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .294
  Sample lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Corcoran 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Bell 3b               3   2   1   1     2   0   .339      Summers dh            4   0   1   1     0   2   .304
Zisk dh               5   0   2   2     0   2   .289      Wockenfuss c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .276      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Grubb rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Brookens 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Papi 3b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Frias ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .227      Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ujdur p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  11   9     4   3             Totals               33   3   6   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Tigers 5
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Zisk 2 (12), Oliver (28)
Triples: Oliver (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (10), Kemp (15)
Stolen Bases: Frias (3), Wills (30)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (4)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(11-10)        9     6   3   2   2   9   1  35   3.28
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   9   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(0-2)          4.2   5   6   6   3   2   1  22   6.39
Ujdur                   2.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  12  11.57
Lopez                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.41
Totals                  9    11   9   9   4   3   1  41

Passed Balls: Wockenfuss (3)
Wild Pitches: Fidrych (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Wockenfuss allowed a passed
ball [Rivers to second]; On a bunt Wills made an out to catcher;
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Bell
walked; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters struck out; Whitaker lined to second; Kemp
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to left; Grubb made an out to
shortstop; Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Summers
lined to right; Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias grounded out (third to first); Rivers made an
out to shortstop; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cowens singled to center; Brookens flied out to
right; Wagner forced Cowens (third to second); Peters grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver homered; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Zisk struck out; Putnam made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Kemp
homered; Hebner singled to center; Summers struck out;
Wockenfuss forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Grubb to second]; Fidrych threw a wild pitch
[Grubb to third]; Frias singled to center [Grubb scored]; Frias
stole second; Rivers flied out to center; Wills singled to left
[Frias scored]; Wills stole second; Oliver tripled [Wills
scored]; Bell walked; UJDUR REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Zisk
doubled to left [Oliver scored, Bell scored]; Debut game for
Jerry Ujdur; Putnam struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Cowens lined to second; Brookens popped to catcher
in foul territory; Wagner popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: PAPI REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 3B); Grubb singled
to second; Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Frias flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Peters struck out; Whitaker singled to left; Kemp
reached on an error by Wills [Whitaker to second]; Hebner
singled to right [Whitaker scored, Kemp to second]; Summers
singled to center [Kemp scored (unearned), Hebner to second];
Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Summers out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers flied out to left; Wills walked; Oliver
doubled to right [Wills scored]; Bell singled to right [Oliver
scored]; Zisk doubled to left [Bell to third]; Putnam hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored]; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Cowens walked; Papi struck out; Wagner was called
out on strikes; Peters walked [Cowens to second]; Whitaker flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED UJDUR (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded
out (second to first); Frias flied out to right; Rivers grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp struck out; Hebner flied out to center; Summers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: CORCORAN REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Wills
singled to center; Oliver flied out to left; Bell lined to
center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); SAMPLE REPLACED
OLIVER (PLAYING LF); Wockenfuss was called out on strikes;
Cowens grounded out (third to first); Papi struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 3.