Jim Sundberg stretched his hitting streak to a club-record 19 games as the Rangers split a twi-night doubleheader with the Mariners. After the Mariners won the opener, 6-5, the Rangers came back to take the nightcap, 4-2. In the first game, a run-scoring double by Sundberg in the third inning helped the Rangers assume a 4-0 lead, but the Mariners rallied and went in front, 5-4, before Bobby Bonds tied the score in the ninth with his first homer in a Texas uniform. In the Mariners' half, Juan Bernhardt doubled and scored the winning run on a pinch-single by Leon Roberts.

Sundberg had two hits in the nightcap. Juan Beniquez and Bump Wills homered for the Rangers, who broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning on a double by Jim Mason, single by Mike Hargrove, sacrifice fly by Al Oliver and single by Richie Zisk. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, May       19, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  3    0  0  1  -   6  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .237      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Oliver lf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   1     1   0   .308
Bonds dh              5   2   3   1     0   0   .293      Braun rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Zisk rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .307        Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .110
Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     1   0   .327        Roberts ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Ruppert Jones cf      2   1   0   0     2   0   .210
Beniquez cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Bochte lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .277
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .207      Stanton dh            3   1   0   0     1   0   .198
Campaneris ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .240
  Mason ph,ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .222      Bernhardt 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .318
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .267
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             3   1   2   3     0   0   .277
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baez ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .186
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     4   3             Totals               32   6   9   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:49
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Mariners 8
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Hargrove (6), Oliver (8), Bonds 2 (6), Zisk (7), Sundberg (5), Stein (11), Stinson (6), Bochte (8), Bernhardt (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (3)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (4), Harrah (5), Bochte (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stein (1), Cruz (4)
GIDP: Bonds (3), Sundberg (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis                5     6   5   5   3   2   0  24   4.09
Comer L(0-1)            3     2   1   1   0   0   0  11   1.35
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   0.00
Barker                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  8.1   9   6   6   5   2   0  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    2     6   4   4   2   1   0  14   5.68
Todd                    3     3   0   0   2   2   0  14   3.86
House W(2-2)            4     3   1   1   0   0   1  13   4.11
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   3   1  41

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to right; Oliver doubled to left
[Hargrove scored]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg walked; Wills flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole second; Harrah
grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to third]; on the
first pitch, Campaneris attempted a suicide squeeze bunt, but
the pitch broke two fingers, forcing him to leave the game;
MASON BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Mason struck out; Hargrove singled
to right [Beniquez scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: MASON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ruppert Jones
walked; Bochte singled to center [Ruppert Jones to third];
Stanton made an out to second; Stein struck out; Bochte stole
second; Bernhardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bonds doubled; Zisk doubled to left [Bonds scored];
Sundberg doubled to center [Zisk scored]; TODD REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); Wills struck out; Beniquez flied out to right
[Sundberg to third]; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Mason
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Bonds doubled; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte singled to
shortstop; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Wills
struck out; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein doubled to center; Bernhardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stinson doubled to left [Stein scored];
Cruz singled to second [Stinson to third]; Reynolds forced Cruz
(second to shortstop) [Stinson scored]; Braun grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah singled to second [Harrah to second (error
by Cruz)]; Mason singled to left [Harrah to third]; Hargrove
walked [Mason to second]; HOUSE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Oliver
made an out to second; Bonds grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Bochte doubled to center
[Ruppert Jones scored]; Stanton walked; COMER REPLACED D. ELLIS
(PITCHING); Stein out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bochte to third, Stanton to second]; Bernhardt flied out to
right; Stinson singled to center [Bochte scored, Stanton
scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk singled to center; Sundberg grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Zisk out at second]; Wills made
an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 8TH: HALE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); Beniquez flied
out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Mason singled to pitcher; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte made an out to second; Stanton flied out to
right; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bonds homered; Zisk
made an out to shortstop; Sundberg flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Bernhardt doubled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
BERNHARDT; LINDBLAD REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); BAEZ BATTED FOR
STINSON; Baez was walked intentionally; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Milbourne to third, Baez to second];
Reynolds was walked intentionally; ROBERTS BATTED FOR HALE;
BARKER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Roberts singled to left
[Milbourne scored, Baez to third, Reynolds to second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 6.