An errant throw on a double-play attempt allowed the decisive run to score as the Tigers dealt the Rangers their 10th straight defeat, 4-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Chet Lemon opened the Detroit eighth with a walk and reached second on a sacrifice.

After Kirk Gibson was walked intentionally, Larry Herndon bounced to third baseman Buddy Bell, who threw to second baseman Doug Flynn to force Gibson. But Gibson slid hard into second and Flynn's relay sailed into the dugout, allowing Lemon to trot home. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 4, 1982 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers      1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  3
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wright cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .310      Lemon rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .239
Mazzilli dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Cabell 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .351
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Gibson cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .234
Putnam 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .182
Parrish rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Wockenfuss dh         2   1   0   0     1   0   .217
  Grubb rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Brookens 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .234
Sample lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Wagner ss             2   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  L. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .387      Pashnick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flynn 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .183        Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     3   2             Totals               27   4   4   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 19,525
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Tigers 4
DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Bell, Wagner, Flynn
Doubles: Brookens (2)
Home Runs: Wright (3), Putnam (2), Parrish (3)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wagner (3), L. Johnson (1), Cabell (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  7     4   3   2   2   1   1  27   5.16
Darwin L(2-1)           1     0   1   0   2   1   0   5   2.20
Totals                  8     4   4   2   4   2   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pashnick                6     5   3   3   1   1   2  24   2.90
Rozema W(2-0)           3     2   0   0   2   1   0  13   1.33
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   2   2  37

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Greg Kosc


RANGERS 1ST: Wright homered; Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); Bell walked; Putnam flied out to left; Sundberg forced
Bell (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lemon lined to left; Cabell walked; Gibson flied out
to center; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Sample flied out to left;
Wagner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish reached on an error by Wagner; Wockenfuss
flied out to left; Parrish was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Flynn singled to left; Wright forced Flynn (first
to shortstop) [Wright to first]; Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted) [Wright to third]; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell made an out to second; Whitaker singled to
right; Lemon forced Whitaker (shortstop to second) [Lemon to
first]; Cabell forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Gibson flied out to center; Herndon flied out to
right; Parrish homered; Wockenfuss walked; Brookens doubled to
right [Wockenfuss scored, Brookens scored (error by Bell) (on
throw) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Trammell flied out to left; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample flied out to right; Wagner singled to
center; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wagner to
second]; Wright singled to right [Wagner scored]; Mazzilli made
an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon
struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam homered;
Sundberg flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Gibson singled to right; Herndon made an out to
second; Parrish flied out to left; Wockenfuss grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: ROZEMA REPLACED PASHNICK (PITCHING); Sample walked;
Wagner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sample to
second]; Flynn walked; Wright forced Flynn (shortstop to second)
[Sample to third, Wright to first]; Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Putnam made an
out to shortstop; Sundberg singled to third; Parrish struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: GRUBB REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING RF); DARWIN REPLACED
TANANA (PITCHING); Lemon walked; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lemon to second]; Gibson was walked
intentionally; Herndon forced Gibson (third to second) [Lemon
scored (error by Flynn) (unearned) (no RBI), Herndon to second];
STEIN REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); Parrish was called out on
strikes; Doug Flynn injured on last play; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sample singled to right; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
WAGNER; L. Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Sample to second]; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sample to third]; Wright grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 4.

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