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. Seattle Mariners 13, Texas Rangers 5Game Played on Friday, May 18, 1979 (Night game) at KingdomeRangers 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. |
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