Final
DET 8 — TEX 5
9/3/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX198109030
Complete available game record for DET at TEX, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Peters | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Kelleher | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Gibson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Jones | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fahey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Ellis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Tolleson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Stein | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Matlack | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Saucier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave J. Schmidt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hough | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Matlack | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Morris | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dave J. Schmidt | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Tobik | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Hough | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Saucier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Gibson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Brown | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Saucier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Kelleher | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fahey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Jones | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Matlack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave J. Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E6/G.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1XH(942) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S5/G | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR/8.1-H | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7/F7DW | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 6–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 6–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 6–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 6–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 6–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 6–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 6–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/P | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | S9.3-H;2-H;1XH(93462) | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-3 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.3-H | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–5 |