Completing a sweep of the five-game series, the Rangers won a doubleheader from the Mariners, 5-3 and 4-3. A squeeze bunt by Mike Jorgensen in the second inning produced Texas' first run of the opening game. A double by Al Oliver plated two more tallies in the third frame and Pat Putnam cracked his first major league homer to lead off the fourth.

In the second contest, rookie righthander Danny Darwin got credit for his first big league win as another rookie, Billy Sample, hit a two-run double in the first inning to start the Rangers off to their victory. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  0
Rangers      0  1  2    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .222
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Wills 2b              2   1   2   0     1   0   .249
  Bernhardt ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Grubb lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .268
Ruppert Jones cf      3   2   1   1     1   1   .240      Oliver cf             3   0   3   3     1   0   .321
Roberts rf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .301      Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Bochte dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
  Beamon pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Putnam dh             2   1   1   1     0   0   .156
  Stanton ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Bonds ph,dh         1   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Jorgensen 1b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .211
Meyer 1b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .220        Gray ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Alomar pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Milbourne 3b,ss       3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Mason 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph,3b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     1   6             Totals               29   5   9   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:00
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Rangers 7
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 0
Doubles: Paciorek (19), Sundberg (21), Harrah (16), Oliver (33)
Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (6), Putnam (1)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (22)
Caught Stealing: Wills (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Jorgensen (2), Wills (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (4), Meyer (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(4-12)         4     7   5   5   2   2   1  21   5.09
Rawley                  3.2   2   0   0   3   1   0  14   4.05
Brown                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   3   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(10-5)           7     4   3   3   1   3   1  26   2.20
Mirabella SV(1)         2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   6.75
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Comer (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; Reynolds struck out; Ruppert Jones
popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts forced Cruz (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Wills singled to third; Grubb
grounded out (second to first) [Wills to second]; Oliver walked;
Zisk forced Wills (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg doubled to left; Putnam grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Jorgensen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sundberg scored]; Mason was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson lined to third; Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah doubled to center; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrah to third]; Grubb walked; Oliver
doubled to center [Harrah scored, Grubb scored]; Zisk flied out
to left; Sundberg flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert
Jones walked; Comer threw a wild pitch [Ruppert Jones to
second]; Ruppert Jones stole third; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam homered; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first); Mason made an out to third; Harrah flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Meyer
flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to center; Grubb singled to right
[Wills to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Oliver
singled to right [Wills scored, Grubb to second]; Zisk flied
into a double play (right to second) [Grubb out at second];
Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: BONDS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Bonds flied out to center;
Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
MASON; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ruppert
Jones homered; Roberts struck out; Bochte singled to center;
BEAMON RAN FOR BOCHTE; Paciorek doubled to center [Beamon to
third]; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Beamon scored];
Stinson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Wills walked; Wills was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Rangers 5.

MARINERS 8TH: MIRABELLA REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to center;
BERNHARDT BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Bernhardt grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Oliver singled to right; Zisk
flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (second to first)
[Oliver to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; GRAY BATTED
FOR JORGENSEN; Gray walked [Oliver to third, Bonds to second];
ALOMAR RAN FOR GRAY; BROWN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bevacqua
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ruppert Jones
struck out; Roberts singled to center; STANTON BATTED FOR
BEAMON; Stanton was called out on strikes; Paciorek struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 5.