The Mariners rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 2-1, but the Rangers took advantage of four unearned runs in the first inning of the second game to gain an 8-6 victory, In the opener, the Rangers held a 1-0 lead going into the ninth when Doyle Alexander was removed after walking Bob Stinson. Mike Marshall failed in relief. After Craig Reynolds sacrificed, Jose Baez singled to score pinch-runner Larry Milbourne. Baez took second when Ranger catcher Jim Sundberg muffed the throw from the outfield and counted the Mariners' winning run on a single by Steve Braun.

Playing shortstop in the second game, Milbourne muffed a grounder by Juan Beniquez, opening the way for the Rangers' four-run inning. Dave May batted in one run with a double and Jim Mason two with a single. May made it three RBIs for the game with a two-run single in the second and Mason accounted for his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      17, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .322      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Braun lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .248      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Lopez rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .299      May rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Stanton dh            2   0   0   0     2   1   .250        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Collins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Meyer 1b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .247      Grieve lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .291        Washington pr,lf    3   0   2   0     0   1   .355
  Milbourne pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .210      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
  Jutze c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Fahey c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .111
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Sundberg c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     5   7             Totals               35   1   9   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Mariners 11, Rangers 8
DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Sundberg
Doubles: Washington (9), Horton (9)
Stolen Bases: Baez (4), Meyer (2), Collins (12)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (7)
GIDP: Ruppert Jones (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (1,by Pole)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(4-2)             8     8   1   1   0   4   0  32   3.60
House SV(1)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.06
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   5   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               8     7   1   1   5   7   0  35   3.58
Marshall L(1-1)         1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5   4.80
Totals                  9     9   2   1   5   7   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Pole (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean


MARINERS 1ST: Baez walked; Braun grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Baez to second]; Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Baez to third]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez made
an out to second; May singled to left; Horton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Stein singled to right; Meyer
singled to center [Stein to second]; Stinson made an out to
shortstop; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
singled to right; Grieve was hit by a pitch [Hargrove to
second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR GRIEVE; Campaneris struck out; Fahey
singled to center [Hargrove scored, Washington to third]; Wills
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baez
singled; Braun lined to shortstop; Baez stole second; Lopez
struck out; Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton walked [Baez to third,
Ruppert Jones to second]; Stein grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to center; May popped to third in
foul territory; Beniquez was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Horton singled; Harrah
forced Horton (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer singled; Stinson flied out to center;
Reynolds grounded out (third to first) [Meyer to second]; Baez
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Washington doubled to
left; Campaneris grounded out (second to first) [Washington to
third]; Fahey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun singled to right; Lopez flied out to center;
Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to
right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer singled to right; Meyer
stole second; Stinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Harrah struck
out; Hargrove popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Baez
grounded out (second to first); Braun singled to right; Lopez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington struck out (catcher to first);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Fahey singled to
right; Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton walked; COLLINS
RAN FOR STANTON; Stein struck out; Collins stole second; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Beniquez flied
out to center; May flied out to right; Horton doubled to left;
ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SUNDBERG
REPLACED FAHEY (PLAYING C ); Stinson walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
STINSON; MARSHALL REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Reynolds out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Milbourne to second]; Baez
singled to center [Milbourne scored, Baez to second (error by
Sundberg)]; Braun singled to center [Baez scored (unearned)];
Lopez flied out to left; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: JUTZE REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); HOUSE
REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Hargrove lined to right; Washington
singled to center; Campaneris struck out; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR
SUNDBERG; J. Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.