GAME #12 (winners’ bracket second round):
Danny Darwin tossed a shutout for the Rangers, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five. His defense turned three double plays. The Tigers didn’t get a base runner into scoring position until the ninth inning, putting runners on second and third with one out, but still couldn’t break up the shutout. The Rangers scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to go in front, then tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Buddy Bell went 4-for-5 with three RBI. Jack Morris gave up 10 hits and five walks in 8 1/3 innings in the loss.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 TEXAS RANGERS (6) AT 1981 DETROIT TIGERS (0) 1981 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1981 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI Mickey Rivers 5 0 1 1 Al Cowens 3 0 0 0 Bump Wills 3 1 0 0 Alan Trammell 4 0 2 0 Al Oliver 5 2 2 0 Steve Kemp 3 0 0 0 Buddy Bell 5 1 4 3 Kirk Gibson 4 0 0 0 Pat Putnam 5 1 0 0 Richie Hebner 3 0 0 0 Jim Sundberg 2 1 1 0 John Wockenfuss 2 0 0 0 Billy Sample 2 0 2 1 Lance Parrish 3 0 0 0 Leon Roberts 3 0 0 1 Tom Brookens 3 0 0 0 Mario Mendoza 4 0 1 0 Lou Whitaker 3 0 2 0 TOTALS 34 6 11 6 TOTALS 28 0 4 0 1981 TEXAS RANGERS 000 210 003 -- 6 1981 DETROIT TIGERS 000 000 000 -- 0 LOB--1981 TEXAS RANGERS 10, 1981 DETROIT TIGERS 4. ERR--Alan Trammell. 2B--Al Oliver, Buddy Bell. HBP-- Billy Sample. SACF--Leon Roberts. SACB-- Billy Sample. 1981 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR Danny Darwin [W] 9.00 4 0 0 3 5 0 1981 DETROIT TIGERS Jack Morris [L] 8.33 10 6 6 5 4 0 Dave Tobik 0.67 1 0 0 1 1 0 SO--Pat Putnam, Bump Wills, Mickey Rivers (3), Richie Hebner (3), Tom Brookens, Steve Kemp. BB--Jim Sundberg (3), Billy Sample, Bump Wills (2), John Wockenfuss, Steve Kemp, Al Cowens.
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