The Rangers stole seven bases in eight attempts while romping to an 11-4 victory over the Mariners. Thefts included the 52nd of the season for Bump Wills, who set a Ranger club record.

Toby Harrah, who hit two singles and stole second twice, capped the Rangers' attack by smashing a homer with two men on base in the ninth inning. Bobby Bonds stole three bases. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      2  2  0    0  0  0    3  1  3  -  11 10  1
Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 11  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              4   1   1   2     2   1   .267      Cruz 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .237
Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     2   2   .249      Reynolds ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Grubb lf              3   2   1   1     2   1   .273      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Oliver cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .324      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Zisk rf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .258      Bochte dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Sundberg c            5   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Meyer 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .227
Jorgensen 1b          4   2   1   0     1   0   .200      Stinson c             4   0   3   1     0   0   .258
Harrah ss             5   3   3   3     0   0   .232      Hale lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .174
Mason 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Milbourne 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Bevacqua ph,3b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  11  10   9     9   4             Totals               36   4  11   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,998
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 6
DP: Rangers 2, Mariners 0
Errors: Sundberg, Reynolds, Stinson
Doubles: Sundberg (23), Jorgensen (3), Meyer (18), Hale (8)
Triples: Stinson (3)
Home Runs: Harrah (12)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 3 (41), Grubb (6), Harrah 2 (31), Wills (52), Cruz (58)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (9)
GIDP: Stinson (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(11-5)           7    10   4   3   1   1   0  30   2.30
Cleveland               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.08
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   1   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(1-5)          1.2   4   4   4   2   1   0  11   5.14
House                   5.1   1   3   0   6   0   0  23   4.66
Brown                   1.2   5   4   4   1   2   1  11   5.40
Todd                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.99
Totals                  9    10  11   8   9   4   1  46

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


RANGERS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Wills struck out;
Grubb singled to center [Bonds scored]; Oliver lined to third;
Grubb stole second [Grubb to third (error by Stinson)]; Zisk
singled [Grubb scored]; Sundberg grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds singled
to left; Ruppert Jones forced Reynolds (second to shortstop);
Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Jorgensen walked; Harrah singled to right
[Jorgensen to third]; Mason popped to third in foul territory;
Harrah stole second; Bonds grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Jorgensen scored, Harrah to third]; Wills singled to center
[Harrah scored]; HOUSE REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wills stole
second; Grubb walked; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt
Meyer singled to pitcher; Stinson singled to right [Meyer to
second]; Hale flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Zisk lined to third; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher
to first); Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out
(first unassisted); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Mason popped to third
in foul territory; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Wills
walked; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte
singled to right; Meyer doubled to center [Bochte scored];
Stinson tripled to right [Meyer scored]; Hale hit into a double
play to left [Stinson out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Zisk popped to third in foul territory;
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
flied out to left; Reynolds singled to shortstop; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON;
Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Roberts
walked; Bochte flied out to center; Meyer singled to center
[Roberts to second]; Stinson grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds made an out to first; Wills walked; Grubb
walked [Wills to second]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice
[Wills scored (error by Reynolds) (unearned), Grubb scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded out (third
to first); Sundberg doubled to center [Oliver scored
(unearned)]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Hale doubled to center; Milbourne flied out to
center; Cruz singled to left [Hale to third]; Cruz stole second
[Hale scored (error by Sundberg), Cruz to third]; Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz scored (unearned)];
Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Harrah singled to
left; Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah stole second; Bonds
singled to center [Harrah scored]; Bonds stole second; Wills
struck out; Grubb was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 8, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Roberts flied
out to center; Bochte flied out to center; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Zisk walked;
Sundberg flied out to center; Jorgensen doubled to center [Zisk
to third]; Harrah homered [Zisk scored, Jorgensen scored];
Bevacqua singled to center; TODD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING);
Bonds struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson singled to center; Hale flied out to left;
Milbourne forced Stinson (third to second); Cruz forced
Milbourne (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
11, Mariners 4.