Singles by Bob Stinson, Craig Reynolds and Julio Cruz in the ninth inning produced the run that gave the Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. The Mariners scored their first run in the second inning on singles by Leroy Stanton and Bill Stein around a sacrifice and wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
Braun dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .229      Campaneris ss         2   0   1   0     1   1   .252
Meyer 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Stanton rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .275      Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
  Delgado rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .259      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Stinson c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .273      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      May rf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Cruz 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  11   2     3   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,714
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Rangers 8
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Hargrove (28)
Home Runs: May (7)
Stolen Bases: Collins (25), Washington (21), Campaneris (26)
Caught Stealing: Ruppert Jones (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruppert Jones (3), Meyer (5), Campaneris (39), Sundberg (20)
GIDP: Ruppert Jones (7)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(3-6)         8     6   1   1   4   2   1  33   6.41
Romo SV(14)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.89
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   4   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(17-11)      8.1  11   2   2   3   5   0  36   3.65
Moret                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.56
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Alexander (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Haller


MARINERS 1ST: Collins struck out; Braun made an out to third;
Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; Washington grounded
out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Harrah flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton singled to center; Ruppert Jones out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Stanton to second]; Alexander
threw a wild pitch [Stanton to third]; Stein singled to center
[Stanton scored]; Stinson struck out; Reynolds flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton singled to second; Wills singled to right
[Horton to second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Horton to third, Wills to second]; Beniquez hit into a
double play to right [Horton out at home (right to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Collins
singled to right; Collins stole second; Braun struck out; Meyer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: May homered; Hargrove doubled to left; On a bunt
Campaneris struck out; Washington struck out; Harrah walked;
Horton forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton singled to left; Ruppert Jones forced
Stanton (second to shortstop); Stein flied out to right; Stinson
walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; Reynolds grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Beniquez flied out to left; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
flied out to center; Braun walked; Meyer singled to center
[Braun to second]; Braun was picked off second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris singled to center; Washington forced Campaneris
(shortstop to second); Washington stole second; Harrah walked;
Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones singled
to center; Ruppert Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out
(first unassisted); Cruz singled to center; Collins flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied
out to right; Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second;
Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: On a bunt Braun singled to third; Meyer out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Braun to second]; Stanton
walked; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: DELGADO REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); Harrah flied
out to left; Horton grounded out (second to first); Wills flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Stein struck out; Stinson singled to left;
Reynolds singled to right [Stinson to second]; Cruz singled to
left [Stinson scored, Reynolds to second]; MORET REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Collins lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Reynolds out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Sundberg struck
out; Beniquez struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.