A two-run double by Ricky Peters was the key blow in a three-run second inning that sent the Tigers on the way to their fifth straight victory, an 8-5 decision over the Rangers. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5

Game Played on Thursday, September 3, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 9 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 5 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters dh 4 0 1 2 1 1 .243 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Trammell ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Sample lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Kelleher ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Oliver dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .330 Kemp lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Bell 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .319 Gibson rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .318 Jones rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .279 Jackson 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .266 Ellis 1b 4 0 0 2 0 1 .159 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Tolleson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fahey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Wills 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .244 Cowens cf 2 2 0 0 2 1 .270 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Brookens 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .283 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .264 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poquette ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .376 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmidt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 9 8 3 4 Totals 33 5 8 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 9,986 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Rangers 4 DP: Tigers 2, Rangers 0 Errors: Mendoza Doubles: Peters (6), Brookens (8), Jones (1) Home Runs: Gibson (7) Stolen Bases: Jackson 2 (5) GIDP: Bell (7), Stein (5) Hit by Pitch: Brookens (2,by Hough) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(11-4) 8 8 5 5 2 2 0 33 3.00 Tobik 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.19 Saucier SV(13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.52 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 2 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(4-7) 3 5 5 3 1 2 1 15 4.15 Schmidt 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 3.00 Hough 5 2 2 2 1 2 0 18 4.01 Totals 9 9 8 6 3 4 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Hough (3) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mark Johnson TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Rivers popped to shortstop; Sample grounded out (third to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson popped to shortstop; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Cowens walked; Brookens singled to left [Jackson scored, Cowens to second]; Whitaker reached on an error by Mendoza [Cowens to third, Brookens to second]; Peters doubled to right [Cowens scored (unearned), Brookens scored (unearned), Whitaker out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to center; Jones popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg forced Bell (third to second); Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to third; Kemp forced Trammell (first to shortstop); Gibson homered [Kemp scored]; Jackson struck out; Parrish struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: KELLEHER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); Wills popped to shortstop; Mendoza struck out; Rivers flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 0. TIGERS 4TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens doubled to left; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Peters walked; Kelleher singled to left [Brookens scored, Peters to second]; Kemp grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied to left; Oliver singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. TIGERS 5TH: HOUGH REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson flied to right; Parrish popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Jones singled to shortstop; Sundberg flied to right; Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Wills flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Cowens struck out; Brookens flied to right; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers lined to second; Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING RF); Oliver walked; Bell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Sundberg walked; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver scored, Bell to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills singled to center [Bell scored, Sundberg scored]; GRUBB BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 3. TIGERS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Brown grounded out (second to first); Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens walked; Brookens was hit by a pitch [Jackson to third, Cowens to second]; Whitaker singled to right [Jackson scored, Cowens scored, Brookens out at home (right to first to second to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Sample flied to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Peters struck out; Kelleher popped to first in foul territory; Kemp grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: FAHEY REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Bell singled to left; Jones doubled to right [Bell to third]; Sundberg singled to left [Bell scored, Jones to third]; TOBIK REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Ellis forced Sundberg (shortstop to second) [Jones scored]; TOLLESON RAN FOR ELLIS; Wills walked [Tolleson to second]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WAGNER; SAUCIER REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wills out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

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