Unleashing a 19-hit attack, the Rangers enjoyed a 13-5 rout of the Tigers. Pat Putnam cracked a solo homer in the second inning and singled in a run when Texas sent nine men to the plate and scored three times to take a 4-3 lead in the third.

Mario Mendoza collected four singles, including two in the sixth when Texas sent 12 batters to the plate. His second hit of the frame drove in two runs. Tigers reliever Aurelio Lopez hit two batters in succession to force in one of the sixth-inning runs. Johnny Grubb singled home the Rangers' final two runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 13, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Monday, May       18, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  1  3    0  0  7    0  0  2  -  13 19  2
Tigers       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .311      Peters lf             5   2   1   0     0   1   .250
  Stein 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Rivers cf             4   1   1   2     1   0   .293      Kemp dh               3   2   2   2     1   0   .306
  Lisi cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Wockenfuss 1b         2   0   1   1     1   0   .237
Oliver dh             4   2   2   0     2   0   .299      Parrish c             4   0   1   2     0   2   .227
Bell 3b               4   2   1   0     0   1   .294      Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Wagner 3b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Brookens 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Grubb rf              4   1   2   3     1   0   .290      Jones rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Putnam 1b             6   2   3   4     0   1   .302      Whitaker 2b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .290
Roberts lf            4   1   2   0     2   1   .333        Papi ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Sundberg c            5   0   0   0     1   1   .248        Leach ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Mendoza ss            5   1   4   2     1   1   .272      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  13  19  12     9   5             Totals               33   5   6   5     3   5

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 10,114
Left on Base: Rangers 14, Tigers 5
DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 3
Errors: Bell, Putnam, Whitaker
Doubles: Wills (9), Putnam (7), Oliver (8)
Home Runs: Putnam (4), Kemp (2)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (1), Wills (7)
Caught Stealing: Peters (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Wockenfuss (1)
GIDP: Oliver (8), Putnam (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (1,by Lopez), Grubb (2,by Lopez)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(2-3)          7.1   6   5   4   3   3   1  32   3.60
Babcock                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.93
Totals                  9     6   5   4   3   5   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry L(1-3)            2.2   5   4   4   1   1   1  14   3.18
Tobik                   1.1   1   0   0   4   1   0   8   4.50
Saucier                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.77
Lopez                   0.1   1   4   4   1   0   0   5   4.76
Rozema                  3.2  10   4   4   3   2   0  22   4.08
Totals                  9    19  13  13   9   5   1  54

Hit by Pitch: Lopez 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Petry (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Wills doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (second
to first) [Wills to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice
[Wills out at home (second to catcher)]; Bell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Kemp homered; Wockenfuss
singled to left; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Putnam
homered; Roberts was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers
1.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brookens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to second; Wills walked [Mendoza to
second]; Petry threw a wild pitch [Mendoza to third, Wills to
second]; Rivers reached on an error by Whitaker [Mendoza scored
(RBI), Wills to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Wills scored, Rivers out at second]; Bell
singled to shortstop; Grubb singled to center [Bell to third];
TOBIK REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Putnam singled to left [Bell
scored, Grubb to third]; Roberts walked [Putnam to second];
Sundberg forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker walked; Peters reached on an error by
Putnam [Whitaker to second]; Trammell made an out to second;
Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored, Peters to third];
Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to right [Peters scored
(unearned)]; Parrish made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Mendoza walked; Wills lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Mendoza out at first]; Rivers walked;
Oliver walked [Rivers to second]; Bell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens flied out to center; Brookens flied out to
left; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Grubb grounded
out (second to first); Putnam was called out on strikes; Roberts
singled to left; Roberts stole second; Sundberg grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to right; Peters reached on an
error by Bell; Peters was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Mendoza singled to pitcher; Kevin Saucier
injured right shoulder jumping up for bounding ball; LOPEZ
REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Wills forced Mendoza (pitcher to
shortstop); Wills stole second; Rivers singled to center [Wills
scored]; Oliver walked [Rivers to second]; Bell was hit by a
pitch [Rivers to third, Oliver to second]; Grubb was hit by a
pitch [Rivers scored, Oliver to third, Bell to second]; ROZEMA
REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Putnam doubled to left [Oliver
scored, Bell scored, Grubb to third]; Roberts was walked
intentionally; Sundberg struck out; Mendoza singled to center
[Grubb scored, Putnam scored, Roberts to third]; Wills singled
to center [Roberts scored, Mendoza to third]; Rivers grounded
out (second to first); 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Wockenfuss flied out to left; Parrish
struck out; Cowens forced Kemp (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Bell flied out to right
[Oliver to third]; Grubb walked; Putnam grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: STEIN REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); LISI REPLACED
RIVERS (PLAYING CF); WAGNER REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Brookens
grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); PAPI BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Papi flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Roberts singled
to left; Sundberg flied out to right; Mendoza singled to center
[Roberts out at third (center to third)]; Stein singled to
center [Mendoza to third]; Lisi forced Stein (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Peters singled to center; Trammell singled to center
[Peters to second]; Kemp forced Trammell (first to shortstop)
[Peters to third]; Wockenfuss walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish
singled to center [Peters scored, Kemp scored, Wockenfuss to
second]; BABCOCK REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Cowens flied out
to left; Brookens forced Parrish (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver singled to right; Wagner singled to center
[Oliver to third, Wagner to second (on throw to 3b)]; Grubb
singled to right [Oliver scored, Wagner scored]; Putnam grounded
out (second to first) [Grubb to second]; Roberts flied out to
left; Sundberg walked; Mendoza was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); LEACH BATTED
FOR PAPI; Leach was called out on strikes; Peters was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 13, Tigers 5.