Raising his record to 5-3 with his fourth straight victory, Jack Morris gave up just five hits in pitching the Tigers to an 8-4 decision over the Rangers. The Tigers took a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning on a two-run single by Al Cowens, and put the game out of reach in the seventh on two-run doubles by Richie Hebner and Lance Parrish. Buddy Bell drove in all Texas runs with a three-run homer in the fourth and sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 20, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 1 Tigers 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 x - 8 10 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Peters dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .271 Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Trammell ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Oliver dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Kemp lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .303 Bell 3b 3 1 1 4 0 0 .293 Hebner 1b 3 2 1 2 1 0 .189 Grubb rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .279 Summers rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Putnam 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Roberts lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Parrish c 2 1 2 3 2 0 .246 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .245 Cowens cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .297 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Duran ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .281 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .514 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 5 4 5 2 Totals 31 8 10 8 6 2 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 9,757 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Tigers 5 DP: Rangers 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Putnam, Summers Doubles: Hebner (5), Parrish (6) Home Runs: Bell (4), Parrish (4) Caught Stealing: Peters (6) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (2) GIDP: Mendoza (5), Kemp (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(2-3) 6.1 9 8 8 6 2 1 32 6.52 Comer 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.64 Totals 8 10 8 8 6 2 1 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(5-3) 9 5 4 3 5 2 1 37 3.07 Totals 9 5 4 3 5 2 1 37 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Rivers flied out to center; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to right; Trammell forced Peters (third to second); Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Grubb flied out to left; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Hebner walked; Summers made an out to shortstop; Parrish walked [Hebner to second]; Cowens flied out to right; Brookens singled to left [Hebner scored, Parrish to third]; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg singled to shortstop; Mendoza grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Peters walked; Peters was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Trammell flied out to right; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Wills flied to left in foul territory; Rivers singled to second; Oliver singled to left [Rivers to second]; Bell homered [Rivers scored, Oliver scored]; Grubb walked; Putnam walked [Grubb to second]; Roberts flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Summers grounded out (second to first); Parrish homered; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens flied out to left; Whitaker struck out; Peters grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to right; Grubb walked; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to left; Kemp flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center; Summers singled to center [Trammell to third]; Parrish walked [Summers to second]; Cowens singled to left [Trammell scored, Summers scored, Parrish to second]; Brookens popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); DURAN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Duran was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED DURAN (PLAYING SS); Whitaker singled to shortstop; Peters singled to third [Whitaker to second]; Peters was picked off first but was safe on an error by Putnam [Whitaker to third, Peters to second]; Trammell grounded out (second to first); Kemp was walked intentionally; Hebner doubled to right [Whitaker scored, Peters scored, Kemp to third]; Summers was walked intentionally; COMER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Parrish doubled to left [Kemp scored, Hebner scored, Summers to third]; Cowens hit into a double play (second to shortstop) [Parrish out at third]; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 8. RANGERS 8TH: Wills walked; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to second]; Oliver reached on an error by Summers [Wills to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored (unearned)]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: Brookens lined to first; Whitaker made an out to shortstop; Peters grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 8. RANGERS 9TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to left; Sundberg walked; STEIN BATTED FOR WAGNER; Stein singled to right [Sundberg to third]; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 8.

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