With Jim Sundberg and Buddy Bell driving in two runs apiece, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 7-3. After the Mariners scored two runs in the first inning, Paul Mitchell was kayoed in the Rangers' half. A single and three walks forced in one run and Sundberg followed with a two-run double.

The Rangers added a tally in the fourth on singles by Bump Wills, Johnny Grubb and Bell before icing the decision with three runs in the eighth, one coming on a sacrifice fly by Bell for his second RBI. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Rangers      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   7 12  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     0   2   .215      Grubb lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .278
R. Jones cf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .253        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Bochte 1b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .346        Sample pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Bell 3b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .271
Meyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Zisk rf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .236
Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Putnam dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .307
Cox c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .329      Jorgensen 1b          2   0   0   1     2   0   .286
Mendoza ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .191      Sundberg c            4   1   2   2     0   1   .205
  Milbourne ph,ss     0   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Norman ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .207
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              4   2   3   1     0   1   .228
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   9   2     1   7             Totals               33   7  12   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 17,320
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Rangers 8
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 3
Errors: Milbourne
Doubles: Cox (3), Sundberg (6), Putnam (8)
Triples: Cruz (2)
Stolen Bases: Sample (5)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (3), Wills (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (4)
GIDP: Horton 2 (7), Oliver (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(0-4)         0.2   2   3   3   3   0   0   7   5.20
Rawley                  6.2  10   4   2   2   3   0  29   4.85
McLaughlin              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.68
Totals                  8    12   7   5   5   3   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(4-4)            7.1   8   3   3   0   4   0  26   4.00
Kern SV(7)              1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   1.19
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Rawley (2), Comer (3)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz tripled to left; R. Jones singled to left
[Cruz scored]; Bochte singled to right [R. Jones to third];
Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Jones scored (no RBI), Bochte out at second]; Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb walked; Bell singled to center [Grubb to
second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Grubb to third,
Bell to second]; Zisk reached on a fielder's choice [Bell out at
third (third to catcher), Zisk to second]; Putnam walked;
Jorgensen walked [Grubb scored, Zisk to third, Putnam to
second]; Sundberg doubled to left [Zisk scored, Putnam scored,
Jorgensen to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Norman
walked; Wills struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Rangers 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Grubb singled to shortstop; Grubb was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
first); Bell singled to left; Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza made an out to second; Cruz was called out
on strikes; R. Jones lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Putnam
doubled to right; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first)
[Putnam to third]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to second; Horton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
singled to center; Grubb singled to third [Wills to second];
Bell singled to left [Wills scored, Grubb to second]; Oliver
struck out; Zisk flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first);
Paciorek flied out to left; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
walked; Rawley threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to second];
Sundberg struck out; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza singled to shortstop; Cruz out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mendoza to second]; Comer
threw a wild pitch [Mendoza to third]; R. Jones grounded out
(second to first) [Mendoza scored]; Bochte struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to center; Grubb popped to catcher in
foul territory; Wills was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton singled to right; Meyer lined into a double
play (second to first) [Horton out at first]; Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to right; Putnam popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek singled to left [Paciorek out at second
(left to second)]; Cox doubled to center; KERN REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne walked; Cruz
struck out; R. Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Jorgensen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg singled to left;
Norman singled to right [Sundberg to second]; Wills singled to
third [Sundberg scored, Norman to second]; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR
GRUBB; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); J. Ellis reached
on an error by Milbourne [Norman scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Wills to third]; SAMPLE RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Sample stole second;
Bell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wills scored (unearned),
Sample to third]; Oliver made an out to second; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 7.

MARINERS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bochte struck
out; Horton grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled to
third; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Rangers 7.