A brief relief appearance by Shane Rawley resulted in the rookie lefthander receiving credit for his first major league victory when the Mariners defeated the Rangers, 7-3. Glenn Abbott, who started for the Mariners, was kayoed in the sixth when Bobby Bonds and Jim Sundberg homered to put the Rangers ahead, 3-2. Sundberg's blow extended his hitting streak to 20 games.

After Rawley relieved and retired the last batter in the sixth, the Mariners came back in their half with a single by Leon Roberts and homer by Steve Braun to beat Fergie Jenkins. Rawley was removed with two outs in the seventh, after pitching what amounted to one inning, and Enrique Romo came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       20, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Mariners     0  1  0    0  1  2    1  2  x  -   7 14  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Cruz 2b               4   1   0   0     0   1   .276
Oliver lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Reynolds ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .324
  Lowenstein lf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .366      Bochte lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Bonds rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .295      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   0     0   2   .221
Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Roberts rf            4   1   3   0     0   1   .314
Sundberg c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .331        Milbourne pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .261        Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .198      Braun dh              4   2   2   2     0   0   .246
Wills 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .244      Stein 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bernhardt 1b          3   0   2   1     0   0   .310
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     4   2             Totals               35   7  14   5     0   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 34,835
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 5
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Lowenstein, Mason
Doubles: Stein (12), Bochte (9), Braun (4)
Home Runs: Bonds (4), Sundberg (2), Braun (2)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (5), Harrah (6), Wills (10), Bonds (7), Ruppert Jones (7), Cruz (15), Reynolds (6)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bernhardt (1)
GIDP: Zisk (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(4-2)          7    13   7   7   0   7   1  33   3.42
Cleveland               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.13
Totals                  8    14   7   7   0   7   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  5.2   8   3   3   1   0   2  24   4.22
Rawley W(1-4)           1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.02
Romo SV(4)              2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.27
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   2   2  38

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
singled to right; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
flied out to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
singled to right; Beniquez stole second; Harrah grounded out
(third to first) [Beniquez to third]; Wills singled to right
[Beniquez scored]; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones singled to right; Roberts singled to
left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Braun forced Roberts (first to
shortstop) [Ruppert Jones scored (error by Mason) (no RBI)];
Stein doubled to center [Braun out at home (center to shortstop
to catcher)]; Bernhardt singled to second [Stein to third];
Stinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to center; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; Bonds singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Zisk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds struck out;
Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to
center; Harrah walked; Harrah was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones singled to center; Ruppert Jones
stole second; Roberts struck out; LOWENSTEIN REPLACED OLIVER
(PLAYING LF); Braun flied out to right; Stein grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to right;
Lowenstein lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt singled to right; Stinson flied out to
center; Cruz forced Bernhardt (second to shortstop); Cruz stole
second; Reynolds singled to center [Cruz scored]; Reynolds stole
second; Bochte struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds homered; Zisk flied out to center; Sundberg
homered; Beniquez flied out to center; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Harrah walked; Wills singled to third [Harrah to
second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON; Harrah stole third and Wills
stole second; Bevacqua flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); Ruppert
Jones was called out on strikes; Debut game for Nelson
Norman; Roberts singled to center; Braun homered [Roberts
scored]; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernhardt
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lowenstein flied out to center; Bonds walked; ROMO REPLACED
RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bonds stole second; Zisk flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson struck out; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Reynolds singled to center; Bochte doubled [Reynolds
scored]; Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg lined to first; Beniquez walked; Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beniquez to second]; Wills
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
ROBERTS; Braun doubled to left [Milbourne scored (error by
Lowenstein) (no RBI)]; CLEVELAND REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Stein singled to second [Braun to third]; Stein was picked off
first (catcher to first); Bernhardt hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Braun scored]; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 7.

RANGERS 9TH: HALE REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Jorgensen struck out; Hargrove flied out to
center; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 7.