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.