Breaking a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, the Rangers topped the Mariners, 4-3. Bobby Bonds drew a walk to open the eighth, bringing on Enrique Romo in relief of Shane Rawley. A walk to Johnny Grubb and single by Al Oliver loaded the sacks. One out later, Bonds scored when Jim Sundberg bounced into a forceout. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   4  8  3
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              4   2   2   0     1   1   .267      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Grubb ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   3   .239
Oliver lf,cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .327      Roberts rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Zisk rf               3   1   0   0     1   3   .258      Bochte dh             2   1   1   1     1   1   .262
J. Ellis c            3   0   1   0     0   2   .245        Robertson ph,dh     0   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Campaneris pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .186        Beamon pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sundberg c          1   0   0   1     0   0   .280      Meyer 1b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Harrah ss             4   0   1   2     0   1   .228      Stinson c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .253
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Hale lf               1   0   0   0     1   1   .172
Alomar 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .192        Paciorek ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .198      Milbourne 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Norman 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Rawley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   8   4     3   8             Totals               28   3   4   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  4,768
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Mariners 4
DP: Rangers 2, Mariners 2
Errors: Beniquez, J. Ellis, Alexander
Doubles: J. Ellis (4), Roberts (21)
Triples: Bonds (4)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (29), Bonds (38), Roberts (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (9), Norman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (4)
GIDP: Beniquez (10)
Hit by Pitch: Beniquez (3,by Rawley)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               6     3   3   3   4   6   0  24   3.86
Umbarger W(5-8)         3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10   4.88
Totals                  9     4   3   3   5   8   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rawley L(4-9)           7     6   4   4   2   6   0  28   4.12
Romo                    2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.69
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Rawley (5)
Wild Pitches: Umbarger (2)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Bonds tripled to right; Beniquez was hit by a
pitch; Oliver singled to left [Bonds scored, Beniquez to
second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis struck out
while Oliver was picked off first (catcher to first to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds singled to
first; Reynolds was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Alexander [Reynolds to third]; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Wills flied out
to right; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Meyer struck out; Stinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman flied out to right; Bonds singled to left;
Beniquez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale struck out; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk was
called out on strikes; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts walked; Roberts stole
second [Roberts to third (error by J. Ellis)]; Bochte singled to
left [Roberts scored]; Meyer walked [Bochte to second]; Stinson
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners
1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Wills
flied out to center; Alomar singled to left; Norman flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Hale walked; Milbourne made an out to shortstop;
Cruz flied into a double play (left to first) [Hale out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied
out to center; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds made an out to second; Ruppert Jones
struck out; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk walked; J. Ellis doubled to left [Zisk to
third]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Harrah singled to center
[Zisk scored, Campaneris scored]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harrah to second]; Alomar struck out; Harrah
stole third; Norman flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING C );
JORGENSEN REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 1B); Bochte walked; Meyer
singled to center [Bochte to third, Meyer to second (error by
Beniquez)]; UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Umbarger
threw a wild pitch [Bochte scored, Meyer to third]; Stinson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Meyer scored]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR
HALE; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonds walked;
ROMO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ;
Bonds stole second; Grubb walked; Oliver singled to left [Bonds
to third, Grubb to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Sundberg forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Bonds scored,
Grubb to third]; Harrah flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds
flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled to center; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Jorgensen to second]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Roberts doubled to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR
BOCHTE; Robertson walked; BEAMON RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Meyer forced
Beamon (second to shortstop) [Roberts to third]; Stinson lined
into a double play (third unassisted) [Roberts out at third]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.