Larry Cox drove in five runs with a double and single, while Bruce Bochte, Dan Meyer and Willie Horton had three hits apiece, as the Mariners trounced the Rangers, 13-5. Horton, who extended his batting streak to 15 games, had a two-run homer among his hits.

The Rangers had a 4-3 lead before the Mariners pulled ahead with three runs in the fifth inning, two scoring on Cox' single. When the Mariners iced the decision with five runs in the sixth, Cox accounted for three RBIs with a bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 13, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Friday, May       18, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      3  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  7  1
Mariners     2  1  0    0  3  5    2  0  x  -  13 13  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sample lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Cruz 2b               3   2   0   0     2   0   .189
  Jorgensen ph,lf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .290      R. Jones cf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .241
  Chalk ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Bochte 1b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .325
Bell 3b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .239        Simpson pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .233
Oliver cf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .315      Horton dh             4   3   3   2     1   0   .325
Zisk rf               4   2   3   2     0   0   .241      Meyer lf,1b           5   2   3   2     0   0   .264
J. Ellis 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .320      Roberts rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .267
Sundberg c            4   0   0   1     0   0   .210        Hale lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Stein 3b           2   1   0   1     3   0   .223
Roberts dh,c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Cox c                 5   0   2   5     0   0   .400
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .197      Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   7   5     4   2             Totals               36  13  13  13     7   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  5,948
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Mariners 7
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Comer, B. Stein
Doubles: J. Ellis (2), Zisk (4), Bochte (9), Meyer (5), Cox (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (3), R. Jones (6), Horton (8)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(3-4)            4.2   9   6   6   3   2   1  26   4.11
Farmer                  1     1   3   3   2   0   0   6   5.48
Medich                  1.1   3   4   4   2   0   1   9   7.43
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.95
Totals                  8    13  13  13   7   2   2  44

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   5   6.89
Montague W(4-0)         6.2   3   2   2   2   1   1  26   3.00
Rawley                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   5.48
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   2   1  39

Wild Pitches: Montague (2)

Umpires: HP - George Eshelman, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Dave Perez, 3B - Jimmy Marino


RANGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Jimmy Marino; Sample
singled to left; Bell forced Sample (shortstop to second);
Oliver walked [Bell to second]; Zisk singled to left [Bell
scored, Oliver to second]; J. Ellis doubled to center [Oliver
scored, Zisk scored]; MONTAGUE REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [J. Ellis to third];
Roberts struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz made an out to shortstop; R. Jones homered;
Bochte doubled to left; Horton singled to third [Bochte stayed
at second]; Meyer singled to left [Bochte scored, Horton to
second]; Roberts made an out to first; B. Stein forced Meyer
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills flied out to left; Blanks flied out to left;
Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Cox grounded out (third to first); Mendoza struck
out; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones singled to center
[Cruz scored]; R. Jones was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Comer [R. Jones to second]; Bochte flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk homered; J. Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 3RD: Horton flied to right in foul territory; Meyer
lined to first; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts flied out to
right; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: B. Stein walked; Cox grounded out (shortstop to
first) [B. Stein to second]; Mendoza flied out to left [B. Stein
to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Blanks flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
SAMPLE; Jorgensen popped to third in foul territory; Bell
walked; Montague threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Oliver was
walked intentionally; Zisk reached on a fielder's choice [Bell
to third, Oliver to second (error by B. Stein)]; J. Ellis flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R. Jones
made an out to third; Bochte singled to right; Horton singled to
left [Bochte to second]; Meyer doubled to left [Bochte scored,
Horton to third]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); B.
Stein was walked intentionally; Cox singled to right [Horton
scored, Meyer scored, B. Stein to third]; FARMER REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Roberts
lined to third; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to third]; Bochte hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Cruz scored]; Horton walked; Meyer singled to right
[Horton to second]; Ed Farmer ejected by HP umpire George
Eshelman after being removed from game; MEDICH REPLACED
FARMER (PITCHING); Roberts walked [Horton to third, Meyer to
second]; B. Stein walked [Horton scored, Meyer to third, Roberts
to second]; Cox doubled to center [Meyer scored, Roberts scored,
B. Stein scored]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 5
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 11.

RANGERS 7TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
flied out to left; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 11.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones
flied out to left; Bochte singled to shortstop; SIMPSON RAN FOR
BOCHTE; Horton homered [Simpson scored]; Meyer flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 13.

RANGERS 8TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MEYER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF);
Oliver singled to left; Zisk doubled to left [Oliver to third];
RAWLEY REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); J. Ellis lined to third;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver scored];
Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners
13.

MARINERS 8TH: ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LYLE
REPLACED SUNDBERG (PITCHING); Hale flied out to center; B. Stein
flied out to right; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 13.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills walked; Blanks flied out to right; CHALK
BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Chalk singled to left [Wills to second];
Bell flied out to center [Wills to third]; Oliver made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 13.