GAME #36 (losers’ bracket):
Fernando Valenzuela pitched a five-hit shutout with zero walks and eight strikeouts to lead the Dodgers. The Rangers only got as far as second base in the fourth inning and third base in the ninth inning. Dusty Baker’s RBI single started the scoring in the fourth. The Dodgers added three more in the sixth with RBI singles by Steve Garvey and Pedro Guerrero. In a five-run seventh inning, Baker had a two-RBI single, Garvey had a sacrifice fly and Ron Cey smacked a two-run homer.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 TEXAS RANGERS (0) AT 1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (9) 1981 TEXAS RANGERS AB R H BI 1981 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI Mickey Rivers 4 0 0 0 Davey Lopes 4 1 2 0 Bump Wills 4 0 1 0 Ken Landreaux 4 3 1 0 Al Oliver 4 0 1 0 Dusty Baker 4 2 3 3 Buddy Bell 4 0 1 0 Steve Garvey 3 1 1 2 Pat Putnam 4 0 1 0 Ron Cey 4 1 2 2 Jim Sundberg 3 0 1 0 Pedro Guerrero 4 0 2 1 Billy Sample 3 0 0 0 Rick Monday 4 0 0 0 Leon Roberts 3 0 0 0 Mike Scioscia 3 1 0 0 Mario Mendoza 3 0 0 0 Bill Russell 4 0 0 0 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 TOTALS 34 9 11 8 1981 TEXAS RANGERS 000 000 000 -- 0 1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 103 50x -- 9 LOB--1981 TEXAS RANGERS 5, 1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 5. ERR--Buddy Bell, Mickey Rivers. 2B--Bump Wills, Ken Landreaux. HR--Ron Cey. SACF--Steve Garvey. SB--Davey Lopes. 1981 TEXAS RANGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR Doc Medich [L] 5.67 7 4 4 0 2 0 Jim Kern 1.00 2 5 5 3 2 1 Ferguson Jenkins 1.33 2 0 0 0 1 0 1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS Fernando Valenzuela [W] 9.00 5 0 0 0 8 0 SO--Mario Mendoza (2), Jim Sundberg, Billy Sample (2), Bump Wills, Mickey Rivers (2), Mike Scioscia, Ron Cey, Rick Monday (2), Bill Russell. BB--Mike Scioscia, Ken Landreaux, Davey Lopes.
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