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With Jim Kern pitching 3 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, the Rangers posted a 6-4 victory over the Mariners. The Rangers trailed, 4-3, going into the sixth inning but then erupted for three runs. With two out, singles by Mike Jorgensen and Jim Sundberg and a walk to Bump Wills loaded the bases. A single by Larvell Blanks delivered two runs and the final tally came across on a single by Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 4Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (Day game) at KingdomeRangers 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 - 6 10 2
Mariners 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Grubb lf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .256 Cruz 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .204
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .258 R. Jones cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .253
Oliver cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Simpson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Zisk rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .236 Bochte 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .323
Putnam dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Horton dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 .315
J. Ellis ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Meyer lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Jorgensen 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .301 Roberts rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .268
Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Milbourne 3b,ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .289
Wills 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .197 Cox c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .375
Blanks ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 .318 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .180
Norman ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Hale ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Stein 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 4 Totals 37 4 10 4 3 7
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10,054
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Mariners 9
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Jorgensen, Norman
Doubles: R. Jones (4)
Home Runs: Grubb (4)
Stolen Bases: Wills (12), Milbourne (1)
Caught Stealing: Putnam (1), Cruz (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (1)
Hit by Pitch: Putnam (2,by Parrott)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Alexander W(2-2) 5.2 9 4 3 3 4 0 28 3.80
Kern SV(6) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 1.33
Totals 9 10 4 3 3 7 0 40
Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Parrott 4.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 18 2.87
Rawley L(1-4) 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 10 6.29
McLaughlin 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.76
Totals 9 10 6 6 4 4 1 40
Hit by Pitch: Parrott (2)
Umpires: HP - Dave Perez, 1B - Jimmy Marino, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - George Eshelman
RANGERS 1ST: Grubb lined to second; Bell was called out on
strikes; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.
MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; R. Jones struck out; Bochte
singled to center; Horton singled to center [Bochte to second];
Meyer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Putnam singled
to right; Putnam was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.
MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Milbourne singled to center;
Milbourne stole second; Cox walked; Mendoza lined into a double
play (right to first) [Cox out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.
MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); R. Jones doubled to center;
Bochte singled to center [R. Jones scored]; Horton walked
[Bochte to second]; Meyer reached on a fielder's choice [Bochte
to third, Horton to second (error by Jorgensen)]; Roberts
singled to left [Bochte scored, Horton to third, Meyer to
second]; Milbourne singled to center [Horton scored (unearned),
Meyer scored, Roberts to second]; Cox made an out to second;
Mendoza flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 4TH: SIMPSON REPLACED R. JONES (PLAYING CF); Grubb
homered; Bell singled to right; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk
walked [Bell to second]; Putnam was hit by a pitch [Bell to
third, Zisk to second]; Jorgensen singled to right [Bell scored,
Zisk out at home (right to second to catcher), Putnam to
second]; Rangers manager Pat Corrales ejected by HP umpire
Dave Perez; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 4.
MARINERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson flied
out to left; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 5TH: Wills walked; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wills to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING);
Wills stole third; Grubb out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul
territory [Wills scored]; Bell singled to second; Oliver forced
Bell (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3,
Mariners 4.
MARINERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); J. ELLIS
BATTED FOR PUTNAM; J. Ellis grounded out (second to first);
Jorgensen singled to right; Sundberg walked [Jorgensen to
second]; Wills walked [Jorgensen to third, Sundberg to second];
Blanks singled to center [Jorgensen scored, Sundberg scored,
Wills to second]; Grubb singled to center [Wills scored, Blanks
to third]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bell flied out
to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
MARINERS 6TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORMAN
REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Milbourne flied out to center; Cox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza walked; Cruz singled
to shortstop [Mendoza to second]; KERN REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 7TH: Oliver struck out; Zisk singled to center; J. Ellis
singled to center [Zisk to second]; Jorgensen grounded out
(first unassisted) [Zisk to third, J. Ellis to second]; Sundberg
made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners
4.
MARINERS 7TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Horton
struck out; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Norman flied
out to right; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
6, Mariners 4.
MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Milbourne grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cox singled to second; HALE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Hale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
RANGERS 9TH: B. STEIN REPLACED HALE (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Bell flied out to center; Oliver
grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
MARINERS 9TH: Cruz flied out to left; Simpson reached on an
error by Norman; Bochte flied out to left; Horton struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 4.
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