Jon Matlack, who turned in his second complete game of the season, won over Glenn Abbott in a six-hit duel when the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 2-1. Matlack gave up the M's run in the second inning on a single by Willie Horton, double by Leon Roberts and single by Dan Meyer.

The Rangers came up with the matching tally in the fourth when Al Oliver doubled and Jim Sundberg singled. Then, in the fifth, Bump Wills singled and raced home on a double by Johnny Grubb to score the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Grubb lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Bochte 1b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .342      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .301
Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   2   .303      Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .295      Putnam dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Meyer 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .285        Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .329      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .197
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
  Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Wills 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .214
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   9             Totals               30   2   6   2     1   2

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 20,649
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Rangers 7
DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Roberts (9), Oliver (6), Grubb (5)
Stolen Bases: Wills (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (4)
GIDP: Cox (2)
Hit by Pitch: Putnam (3,by Abbott)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-6)           8     6   2   2   1   2   0  33   5.14
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   2   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(3-2)          9     6   1   1   0   9   0  32   3.63
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   9   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Abbott (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ron Luciano


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz lined to second; R. Jones flied out to left;
Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver reached on an error by Mendoza;
Zisk singled to shortstop [Oliver to second]; Putnam was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Roberts doubled to left
[Horton to third]; Meyer singled to left [Horton scored, Roberts
to third]; Paciorek lined to left; Cox grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to left; Cruz made an out to
second; R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (third to first); Grubb made an
out to shortstop; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to right; Horton struck out;
Roberts was called out on strikes; Meyer forced Bochte (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to center; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Putnam flied out to left; Jorgensen
walked; Sundberg singled to second [Oliver scored, Jorgensen to
third]; Norman forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek struck out; Cox flied out to center;
Mendoza made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to right; Grubb doubled to right
[Wills scored]; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Grubb to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Grubb
out at home (second to catcher)]; Zisk flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; R. Jones struck
out; Bochte singled to right; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Jorgensen
flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Roberts singled to left; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Roberts to second]; Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Cox was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Norman grounded out (third to first); Wills singled
to first; Grubb flied out to left; Wills stole second; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cruz was called out on strikes; R.
Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oliver flied
out to right; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam was
hit by a pitch; SAMPLE RAN FOR PUTNAM; Jorgensen grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bochte was
called out on strikes; Horton popped to first in foul territory;
Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 2.