Pat Corrales' debut as Texas manager was a successful one as Richie Zisk drove in three runs with a single and a two-run homer and Bobby Bonds added a two-run blast to power the Rangers to a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Corrales took over after Billy Hunter was fired as Texas manager earlier Sunday. [ap]



Texas Rangers 9, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome
Rangers      3  0  2    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   9  8  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   1   2     1   2   .267      Cruz 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Wills 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .250      Reynolds ss           5   0   4   1     0   0   .292
Oliver cf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .324      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Zisk lf               2   2   2   3     2   0   .262      Bochte dh             5   0   2   0     0   2   .263
Grubb dh              4   0   2   2     0   1   .275      Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Harrah ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .229      Beamon 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .182
  Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .196      Milbourne 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Sundberg c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .278      Pasley c              3   2   2   2     1   0   .241
Mason 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   9   8   9     7   5             Totals               37   4  13   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  5,807
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Mariners 9
DP: Rangers 3, Mariners 2
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Wills (17), Grubb (19), Pasley (5)
Home Runs: Zisk (22), Jorgensen (1), Bonds (31), Pasley (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (59)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (3)
GIDP: Harrah (8), Oliver (7), Hale 2 (2), Ruppert Jones (15)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(18-8)         6.1  12   4   3   0   3   1  29   3.04
Mirabella               2.2   1   0   0   3   2   0  11   5.79
Totals                  9    13   4   3   3   5   1  40

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(7-15)          3     5   5   5   1   2   1  15   5.27
Colborn                 3     3   4   4   4   0   2  15   5.24
Brown                   3     0   0   0   2   3   0   9   4.15
Totals                  9     8   9   9   7   5   3  39

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


RANGERS 1ST: Bonds lined to shortstop; Wills doubled to left;
Oliver walked; Zisk singled to right [Wills scored, Oliver to
third, Zisk to second (on throw)]; Grubb singled to center
[Oliver scored, Zisk to third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Zisk scored]; Jorgensen flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds singled;
Ruppert Jones struck out; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to center; Beamon singled to
center; Hale flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
singled to center; Zisk homered [Oliver scored]; Grubb was
called out on strikes; Harrah made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Pasley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz made
an out to shortstop; Reynolds singled to center; Ruppert Jones
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: COLBORN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Jorgensen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg lined to left; Mason
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to center; Meyer singled to center
[Bochte to second]; Beamon forced Meyer (second to shortstop)
[Bochte to third]; Hale grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Beamon out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds walked; Bonds was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Wills walked; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Wills to second]; Zisk walked; Grubb doubled to right [Wills
scored, Zisk to third]; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Pasley
doubled to center; Cruz singled to left [Pasley to third]; Cruz
stole second; Reynolds reached on an error by Wills [Pasley
scored, Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ruppert Jones forced
Reynolds (shortstop to second); Bochte singled to center
[Ruppert Jones out at third (center to second to third)]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen homered; Sundberg walked; Mason out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Bonds
homered [Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted); Oliver flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to right; Beamon singled to
center; Hale grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Beamon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
9, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Zisk walked;
Grubb forced Zisk (first to shortstop); Harrah grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne singled to right; Pasley homered
[Milbourne scored]; Cruz struck out; Reynolds singled to right;
MIRABELLA REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones walked
[Reynolds to second]; Bochte struck out; Meyer struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg
was called out on strikes; Mason was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: NORMAN REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Beamon
walked; Hale made an out to second; Milbourne forced Beamon
(third to second); Pasley walked [Milbourne to second]; Cruz
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Mariners
4.

RANGERS 9TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Wills walked;
Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Reynolds singled to center; Ruppert Jones grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out
at second]; Bochte made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Mariners 4.