Unleashing a 16-hit attack, the Tigers broke a seven-game losing streak with a 14-1 rout of the Rangers. Champ Summers drove in the game's first run with a first-inning single and the Tigers scored five times in the second on run-scoring singles by Ricky Peters and Alan Trammell, a two-run triple by Richie Hebner and RBI single by Summers. Tom Brookens blasted a three-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 14, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       19, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Tigers       1  5  0    3  1  0    0  4  x  -  14 16  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Peters dh             3   1   2   1     3   0   .262
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Trammell ss           4   4   2   1     1   0   .237
Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Kemp lf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .310
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Hebner 1b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .185
Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Jones ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Grubb rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Summers rf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .280
  Lisi ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Papi ph,3b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Parrish c             5   1   2   2     0   2   .234
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Cowens cf             3   1   2   2     2   0   .299
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Brookens 3b           5   2   1   3     0   0   .283
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leach 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .282
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelleher ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   1             Totals               38  14  16  14     8   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 10,002
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 8
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Brookens, Whitaker, Schatzeder
Doubles: Mendoza (3), Kemp (10)
Triples: Hebner (1)
Home Runs: Bell (3), Brookens (1)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (2), Peters (5)
GIDP: Bell (3), Kemp (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(3-3)           1.1   4   5   5   4   1   0  11   4.05
Comer                   2.1   5   4   4   1   1   0  13   3.86
Babcock                 3.1   3   1   1   3   3   0  15   2.05
J. Johnson              1     4   4   4   0   0   1   7   4.50
Totals                  8    16  14  14   8   5   1  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(2-2)       9     4   1   1   1   1   1  32   4.43
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   1   1  32

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled
to shortstop; Rivers was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Schatzeder [Rivers to second]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Rivers to third]; Bell flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Peters was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Trammell walked; Kemp singled to center
[Trammell to third]; Hebner lined to second; Summers singled to
right [Trammell scored, Kemp to third]; Parrish was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Roberts reached on an error by Brookens; Roberts
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Grubb made an out to shortstop; Putnam flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens walked; Brookens forced Cowens (pitcher to
shortstop); Whitaker walked [Brookens to second]; Peters singled
to left [Brookens scored, Whitaker to second]; Trammell singled
to left [Whitaker scored, Peters to second]; COMER REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher) [Peters
to third, Trammell to second]; Hebner tripled to left [Peters
scored, Trammell scored]; Summers singled to right [Hebner
scored]; Parrish flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
made an out to second; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Brookens
flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers singled to center; Oliver flied out to
center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Peters singled to shortstop; Trammell forced Peters
(shortstop to second); Kemp struck out; Hebner singled to right
[Trammell to third, Hebner to second (on throw to 3b)]; Summers
was walked intentionally; Parrish singled to right [Trammell
scored, Hebner scored, Summers to third]; BABCOCK REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); Cowens singled to center [Summers scored, Parrish to
second]; Brookens flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 9.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Peters walked;
Trammell forced Peters (second to shortstop); Kemp doubled to
right [Trammell scored]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Mendoza doubled to
left; Wills reached on a fielder's choice [Mendoza out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 6TH: Summers flied out to left; Parrish was called out on
strikes; Cowens walked; Brookens forced Cowens (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver flied out to left; Bell reached on an error
by Whitaker; Roberts grounded out (third to first) [Bell to
second]; LISI BATTED FOR GRUBB; Lisi flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 7TH: LISI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Whitaker struck
out; Peters walked; Trammell singled to center [Peters to
second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam made an out to second; Sundberg walked;
Mendoza flied out to right; Wills was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); JONES BATTED
FOR HEBNER; Jones flied out to left; PAPI BATTED FOR SUMMERS;
Papi singled to center; Parrish singled to left [Papi to
second]; Cowens singled to center [Papi scored, Parrish to
third]; Brookens homered [Parrish scored, Cowens scored];
KELLEHER BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Kelleher grounded out (second to
first); Peters grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 14.

RANGERS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PAPI STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEACH REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 1B);
KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rivers grounded out (third
to first); Oliver flied out to left; Bell homered; Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 14.