Juan Beniquez drove in one run and scored another with two of the Rangers' nine hits in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. Mike Hargrove led off with a double in the first inning and, after Bobby Bonds walked, Beniquez singled, driving in Hargrove. Bonds took third. Beniquez headed for second on the throw to the infield and when Bill Stein tossed the ball into right field, Bonds also scored.

The Rangers added what proved to be their deciding marker in the fifth when Toby Harrah hit a sacrifice fly after singles by Beniquez and Jim Sundberg. The Mariners counted their pair in the seventh on a double by Leon Roberts and homer by Bob Robertson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  3
Rangers      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .326      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Bernhardt 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .254
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Roberts rf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .297      Beniquez cf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Stanton lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .208        Thompson cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Hale pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .131      Sundberg c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .336
Robertson dh          4   1   1   1     0   0   .071      Harrah 3b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .202
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Bevacqua 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .146
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Wills pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Plummer c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Norman ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   5             Totals               32   3   9   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 23,019
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Rangers 10
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Bernhardt, Stein 2
Doubles: Roberts (6), Hargrove (9), Bevacqua (2)
Home Runs: Robertson (1)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2)
GIDP: Reynolds (3)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by House)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House L(3-3)            8     9   3   3   3   1   0  37   3.46
Totals                  8     9   3   3   3   1   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(5-5)          8.1   8   2   2   1   5   1  33   2.97
Cleveland SV(5)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.60
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: House (3)
Wild Pitches: Matlack (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz made an out to second; Reynolds was called
out on strikes; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Bonds walked; Zisk made
an out to second; Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove scored,
Beniquez to second (error by Stein), Bonds scored (error by
Stein)]; Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Beniquez to third,
Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua forced Harrah (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Norman singled to left; Hargrove flied out to
right; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Norman to second]; Bonds flied
out to left; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stein
flied out to right; Plummer walked; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg singled to
center; Harrah singled [Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua flied out
to left; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds singled to second; Bernhardt made an out
to second; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts singled to
center [Reynolds to third, Roberts to second (on throw to 3b)];
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Bonds singled to left; Zisk flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
struck out; Plummer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Beniquez singled to pitcher; Sundberg
singled to right [Beniquez to third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Beniquez scored]; Bevacqua flied out to right; Norman
forced Sundberg (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); On a bunt
Cruz singled to second; Reynolds grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Bernhardt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Oliver reached
on an error by Bernhardt; Bonds struck out while Oliver was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; Roberts
doubled to left; Stanton grounded out (first unassisted)
[Roberts to third]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Roberts scored];
Robertson homered; Stein flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Plummer singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
PLUMMER; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Milbourne to second]; Reynolds was called out on strikes;
Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: STINSON REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); Harrah
flied out to right; Bevacqua doubled to left; WILLS RAN FOR
BEVACQUA; Norman grounded out (third to first); Hargrove flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 9TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts singled to left;
Stanton singled to right [Roberts to third]; HALE RAN FOR
STANTON; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Robertson flied
out to center [Hale to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR STEIN; Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
2, Rangers 3.