A three-run homer by Bobby Bonds nailed down the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Mariners. Bonds' blast in the sixth inning was his 29th, leaving him one shy of hitting 30 homers and stealing 30 bases in one season for the fifth time in his career. He had 37 stolen bases.

Al Oliver opened the Rangers' scoring with a homer in the third and, after Richie Zisk singled and Juan Beniquez doubled, Mike Jorgensen added two runs with a double. Bonds' homer followed singles by Nelson Norman and Kurt Bevacqua. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Rangers      0  1  3    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Bonds dh              4   1   1   3     1   1   .266
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Wills 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .246
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Oliver lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .317
Roberts rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .301      Zisk rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Bochte dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .262        Grubb pr,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .285
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   2     0   0   .216
Milbourne 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Norman ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .227
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason 3b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua 3b         3   1   1   0     0   1   .226
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     2   3             Totals               36   7  14   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10,526
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Rangers 8
DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 0
Doubles: Norman (2), Beniquez (17), Jorgensen (2)
Home Runs: Roberts (21), Oliver (14), Bonds (29)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (21), Bonds (37)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (10), Wills (12)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(8-14)        2     6   4   4   2   2   1  14   4.18
Todd                    3     7   3   3   0   3   1  15   4.01
House                   3     1   0   0   1   0   0  10   4.88
Totals                  8    14   7   7   3   5   2  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(9-10)       7     3   1   1   1   3   1  24   3.84
Cleveland               2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.18
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   3   1  33

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Reynolds lined to second; Ruppert
Jones singled to right; Roberts forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Wills walked;
Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bonds to third, Wills to second]; Beniquez reached on a
fielder's choice [Wills out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte was called out on strikes; Paciorek
grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to left; Jorgensen singled to
right [Sundberg to third]; Norman doubled to left [Sundberg
scored, Jorgensen to third]; Mason struck out; Bonds struck out;
Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson was called out on strikes; Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver homered; Zisk singled to center; Beniquez
doubled [Zisk to third]; TODD REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING);
Sundberg struck out; Jorgensen doubled to center [Zisk scored,
Beniquez scored, Jorgensen out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; Norman grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 4TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED MASON (PLAYING 3B); Reynolds
made an out to first; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); Roberts homered; Bochte flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer
popped to catcher in foul territory; Stinson walked; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled
to right; GRUBB RAN FOR ZISK; Beniquez struck out; Sundberg
singled to left [Grubb to second]; Jorgensen made an out to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 6TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cruz singled to
right; Rangers manager Billy Hunter ejected by 3B umpire Russ
Goetz sometime in sixth; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Reynolds grounded out (third to first);
Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Norman singled to right; Bevacqua singled to right
[Norman to third]; Bonds homered [Norman scored, Bevacqua
scored]; Wills singled to center; HOUSE REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to
second]; Wills was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Grubb walked; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded
out (second to first); Norman popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 7.

MARINERS 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Meyer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stinson grounded out (second to
first); Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Bonds flied out to
left; Wills singled to left; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 7.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones singled to
center; Ruppert Jones stole second; Roberts singled to right
[Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte walked [Roberts to second];
Paciorek flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Rangers 7.