Tom House, veteran reliever who became a starter for the Mariners late in June, pitched the first complete game of his major league career and defeated the Rangers, 8-3. Until this year, House had started only once (in 1971) while appearing in 221 games with the Braves and Red Sox.

Leroy Stanton hit a two-run homer in the second inning and the Mariners then chased Gaylord Perry while counting five times in the fourth. Luis Delgado, rookie outfielder from Pawtucket (International), drove in one run with a single for his first major league hit. Two more scored on an error by Sandy Alomar and the final pair of the frame counted on a single by Ruppert Jones. Kurt Bevacqua and Toby Harrah hit homers for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1
Mariners     0  2  1    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Braun dh              3   2   1   0     2   0   .224
Alomar ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Baez 2b               3   1   0   0     0   0   .276
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   2   2     1   0   .267
Bevacqua rf,3b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .356      Stanton rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .273
Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Bernhardt 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
  May rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Reynolds ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .242
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Delgado lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .200
  J. Ellis c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .272
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Washington lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
  Grieve lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cuellar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     1   3             Totals               32   8  10   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,245
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Mariners 5
DP: Rangers 3, Mariners 0
Errors: Alomar, Reynolds
Doubles: Horton (21), Braun (17), Reynolds (11)
Triples: Beniquez (6)
Home Runs: Bevacqua (3), Harrah (23), Stanton (22)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Baez (6)
GIDP: Meyer (18), Jutze (3)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (10,by House), Washington (3,by House)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-12)          3.1   6   6   4   2   2   1  18   3.38
Briles                  3.2   4   2   2   2   0   0  16   4.13
Cuellar                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   8   4*  4   3   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House W(4-5)            9     6   3   3   1   3   2  36   4.63
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   3   2  36

Hit by Pitch: House 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Briles (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Alomar grounded out
(third to first); Bevacqua homered; Harrah grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Baez lined
to second; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton doubled; Sundberg flied out to center;
Beniquez flied out to center; Wills singled to third [Horton to
third]; Washington struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton homered [Ruppert
Jones scored]; Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
walked; Jutze flied out to center [Reynolds to second]; Delgado
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Alomar
flied out to left; Bevacqua reached on an error by Reynolds;
Harrah was hit by a pitch [Bevacqua to second]; Horton flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Braun doubled to left; Baez reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Braun to third]; Meyer grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Braun scored (no RBI), Baez
out at second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center; Stanton was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg walked; Beniquez tripled [Sundberg
scored]; Wills grounded out (third to first); Washington was hit
by a pitch; Beniquez was caught stealing home (pitcher to first
to catcher to third) [Washington to second]; Hargrove lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Bernhardt singled to left; Reynolds doubled
[Bernhardt to third]; Jutze popped to first in foul territory;
Delgado singled to center [Bernhardt scored, Reynolds to third,
Delgado to second (on throw to home)]; BRILES REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Braun was walked intentionally; Baez reached on a
fielder's choice [Reynolds scored (error by Alomar) (unearned),
Delgado scored (unearned) (no RBI), Braun to third, Baez to
second]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones
singled to center [Braun scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Baez scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
Stanton singled to right [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bernhardt
lined to third; 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 8.

RANGERS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua
popped to first in foul territory; Harrah flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds singled to pitcher; Jutze grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second];
Delgado flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 8.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton singled to center; Sundberg forced Horton
(third to second); Beniquez forced Sundberg (shortstop to
second); Wills forced Beniquez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 6TH: GRIEVE REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); Braun
walked; Briles threw a wild pitch [Braun to second]; Baez popped
to first in foul territory; Meyer lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Braun out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve struck out; Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); SMITH BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners
8.

MARINERS 7TH: MASON REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); J. ELLIS
REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); Stanton flied out to center; Bernhardt
singled to third; Reynolds forced Bernhardt (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Harrah homered; Horton
grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 8TH: BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MAY
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING RF); CUELLAR REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Jutze grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Bobby Cuellar; Delgado struck out; Braun grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Wills grounded
out (third to first); Grieve popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 8.