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.