Aided by four unearned runs, the Rangers won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2, before powering their way to a 7-1 victory over the Mariners in the second game. In the opener, the Rangers capitalized on an error by Craig Reynolds for a run in the first inning and loaded the bases on another miscue by the shortstop in the fourth. Toby Harrah then drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Ken Henderson plated a pair with a single. Leroy Stanton homered with a man on base for the Mariners.

In the nightcap, Tom Grieve provided the Rangers' big blow by hitting a grand slam off Mike Kekich in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 10, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  4


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     1   2   .303      Collins lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Wills 2b              4   2   1   0     1   1   .285      Baez 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Washington cf         5   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Ruppert Jones cf      2   1   1   0     2   0   .268
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .270      Stanton rf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .274
Henderson rf          3   0   2   2     2   0   .246      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Horton dh             5   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Bernhardt 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
May lf                5   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Braun dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .223
Mason ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Fahey c               5   1   3   0     0   0   .226      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Sundberg c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  11   5     5   5             Totals               31   2   4   2     6   0

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Rangers 14, Mariners 9
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Mason, Meyer, Reynolds 3
Doubles: May (12), Fahey 2 (3), Hargrove (21)
Home Runs: Stanton (23)
Stolen Bases: Harrah 2 (20), Braun (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (5)
GIDP: Ruppert Jones (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stanton (4,by Alexander)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(14-10)      9     4   2   2   6   0   1  38   4.11
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   0   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(2-6)         5.1   9   5   1   3   1   0  30   7.03
Segui                   3.2   2   0   0   2   4   0  16   5.54
Totals                  9    11   5   1   5   5   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Wills reached on an error by
Reynolds; Washington singled to left [Wills to second]; Harrah
singled to center [Wills scored (unearned), Washington to
third]; Harrah stole second; Henderson walked; Horton made an
out to second; May flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Baez grounded out
(second to first); Ruppert Jones singled to third; Stanton made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Mason popped to third in foul territory; Fahey
singled to left; Hargrove walked [Fahey to second]; Wills flied
out to left; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Braun walked; Braun stole second;
Reynolds walked; Jutze flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah flied out to left; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Horton singled to left; May doubled to right
[Horton to third]; Mason lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins flied out to center; Baez flied out to
center; Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Fahey doubled to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Wills walked; Washington reached on an error by Reynolds
[Fahey to third, Wills to second]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Fahey scored (unearned)]; Henderson singled to center
[Wills scored (unearned), Washington scored (unearned)]; Horton
flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Bernhardt
reached on an error by Mason; Braun walked [Bernhardt to
second]; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Jutze
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Mason flied
out to center; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins flied out to left; Baez flied out to left;
Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton homered [Ruppert Jones scored];
Meyer singled to right; Bernhardt grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove doubled; On a bunt Wills singled to second
[Hargrove to third]; Washington forced Wills (shortstop to
second) [Hargrove scored]; SEGUI REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING);
Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Meyer [Washington to third]; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second;
Henderson was walked intentionally; Horton struck out; May made
an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun lined to shortstop; Reynolds popped to first
in foul territory; Jutze grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Mason struck out; Fahey doubled to right; Hargrove
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fahey to third]; Wills struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Collins singled to shortstop; Baez flied out to
left; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Washington flied out to left; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to center; Horton flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Stanton was hit by a pitch; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Stanton to second]; Bernhardt grounded out
(third to first) [Stanton to third]; Braun flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 9TH: May flied out to center; Mason grounded out (first
to pitcher); Fahey reached on an error by Reynolds [Fahey to
second]; MILLER RAN FOR FAHEY; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Reynolds
walked; SMITH BATTED FOR JUTZE; Smith flied out to left; Collins
grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to second]; Baez lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.