The Rangers took over first place in the A.L. West by percentage points over idle Oakland by defeating the Tigers, 8-1. Texas scored four runs in their first turn at bat on a double by Mickey Rivers, RBI single by Al Oliver, walk to Buddy Bell, run-scoring single by Bill Stein and errors by Detroit catcher Lance Parrish and third baseman Tom Brookens. Rivers drilled an RBI double and Bell delivered a sacrifice fly in the second stanza, and another error by Brookens gave the Rangers a sixth inning marker. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Monday, June 8, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Rangers 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 8 9 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jones rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Wills 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .274 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Rivers cf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .286 Kemp lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .284 Oliver dh 4 1 1 1 1 2 .327 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Bell 3b 1 1 1 1 3 0 .291 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Stein lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .448 Wockenfuss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Roberts rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .331 Cowens cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Gibson dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Mendoza ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .254 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 5 1 4 4 Totals 32 8 9 7 7 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 13,753 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Rangers 9 DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 3 Errors: Brookens 2, Parrish Doubles: Trammell (8), Jones (4), Rivers 2 (10) Stolen Bases: Stein (1), Rivers (6) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (5), Stein (1) GIDP: Brookens (2), Gibson (2), Wockenfuss (3), Sundberg (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(3-4) 1 6 6 5 2 0 0 11 5.50 Tobik 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 13 2.34 Cappuzzello 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 9.82 Rozema 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.30 Totals 8 9 8 7 7 5 0 41 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(6-1) 8 5 1 1 2 3 0 29 3.23 Kern 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 2.57 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean TIGERS 1ST: Jones grounded out (third to first); Trammell doubled to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Trammell to third]; Brookens lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to second; Rivers doubled to left; Oliver singled to center [Rivers scored]; Bell walked [Oliver to second]; Stein singled to left [Oliver scored, Bell to third]; Stein stole second [Bell scored, Stein to third (error by Parrish)]; Roberts reached on an error by Brookens [Stein scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Ellis walked [Roberts to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to first) [Roberts out at third]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 4. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 2ND: Mendoza singled to center; Wills singled to left [Mendoza to second]; Rivers doubled to center [Mendoza scored, Wills to third]; TOBIK REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored]; On a bunt Stein struck out; Roberts walked [Rivers to third, Oliver to second]; Ellis forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6. TIGERS 3RD: Gibson singled to right; Whitaker struck out; Jones flied out to center; Trammell walked [Gibson to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Mendoza made an out to shortstop; Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6. TIGERS 4TH: Brookens made an out to second; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 4TH: Rivers walked; Oliver struck out; Bell singled to right [Rivers to third]; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored, Bell to second]; Roberts flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 7. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Gibson struck out; Whitaker singled to center; Jones doubled to left [Whitaker scored]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 7. RANGERS 5TH: CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Ellis flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to center; Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 7. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Brookens grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kemp out at second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to left; Rivers singled to right [Wills to third]; Rivers stole second; Oliver struck out; Bell was walked intentionally; Stein reached on an error by Brookens [Wills scored (RBI), Rivers to third, Bell to second, Stein to first]; ROZEMA REPLACED CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); Roberts made an out to shortstop; Ellis forced Stein (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8. TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Cowens singled to center; Gibson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Mendoza was called out on strikes; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out (second to first); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell walked; Stein made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8. TIGERS 9TH: KERN REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Kemp walked; Brookens walked [Kemp to second]; Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (third to first) [Kemp out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 8.

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