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 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1979 (Day game) at Kingdome
Rangers      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.