Four-hit pitching by Dan Petry carried the Tigers to a 1-0 blanking of the Rangers. The game's only run came in the second inning when Kirk Gibson walked, reached third on a single by Richie Hebner and, one out later, crossed the plate as Bill Fahey grounded out to shortstop. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 1, Texas Rangers 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Cowens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Sample lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Oliver dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .283 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .313 Gibson rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .322 Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .353 Hebner 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .223 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Leach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Stein 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .360 Summers dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .283 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Fahey c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .235 Mendoza ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Parrish c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 8 1 5 7 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 8 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 17,635 Left on Base: Tigers 11, Rangers 6 DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Brookens Doubles: Gibson (6) Caught Stealing: Hebner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Fahey (2), Mendoza (14) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry W(8-6) 9 4 0 0 1 8 0 33 2.86 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 8 0 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(5-8) 6 6 1 1 3 4 0 27 4.34 Kern 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 12 1.89 Totals 9 8 1 1 5 7 0 39 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Jim Evans TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to center; 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 singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Sample to second]; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson walked; Hebner singled to right [Gibson to third]; Summers struck out; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gibson scored, Hebner to second]; Brookens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Jones singled to left; Sundberg struck out; Stein flied out to right; Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to left; Peters singled to shortstop; Trammell forced Peters (pitcher to shortstop); Kemp walked [Trammell to second]; Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to left; Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Sample was called out on strikes; Oliver forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Summers singled to right [Hebner to second]; Fahey out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Hebner to third, Summers to second]; Brookens struck out; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bell reached on an error by Brookens; Jones struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first) [Bell to second]; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp singled to second; Gibson doubled to center [Kemp to third]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Summers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Wills walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Sample grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Fahey struck out; Brookens struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 7TH: KERN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Stein flied out to center; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Gibson singled to center; Hebner forced Gibson (third to second); Summers struck out while Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); GRUBB BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Grubb struck out; Rivers lined to shortstop; Sample singled to right; PARRISH REPLACED FAHEY (PLAYING C ); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. TIGERS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Parrish was called out on strikes; Brookens grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker walked; Peters singled to center [Whitaker to second]; Trammell walked [Whitaker to third, Peters to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING CF); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied out to right; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

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