Rob Dressler and Byron McLaughlin combined on a four-hitter as the Mariners blanked the Rangers, 1-0. The lone run of the contest came in the first inning when Julio Cruz drew a leadoff walk, stole second, advanced to third on an infield out and scored on a single by Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]
Seattle Mariners 1, Texas Rangers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   2   .265
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      R. Jones cf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .262
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Bell 3b,ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Meyer 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .286
  Sample pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .271        B. Stein 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Montanez dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Paciorek lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .301
Putnam 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .287        Beamon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Washington pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Roberts lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Soderholm 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Simpson rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Mahlberg c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Stinson c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .244
  Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Sundberg c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .201        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               24   1   3   1     9   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,112
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Mariners 10
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Meyer
Doubles: Putnam (19), Zisk (20), Cruz (10)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (40), Simpson 2 (5), Beamon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahlberg (2), Paciorek (2)
GIDP: Montanez (2), Bochte (21)
Hit by Pitch: Meyer (4,by Jenkins)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(13-12)        7.2   3   1   1   9   5   0  34   4.09
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.24
Totals                  8     3   1   1   9   6   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler W(1-2)         7     3   0   0   2   2   0  26   5.16
McLaughlin SV(12)       2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.35
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - John Shulock


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to third]; Bochte made an out to
second; Horton singled to left [Cruz scored]; Meyer walked
[Horton to second]; Paciorek flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked;
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Simpson singled to right; Simpson stole second;
Stinson popped to third in foul territory; Simpson was picked
off second (pitcher to second); Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam singled to left; Mahlberg out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Putnam to second]; Norman reached on an
error by Meyer; Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Wills
forced Putnam (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz doubled to left; R. Jones grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte flied out to left;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer was hit by a pitch; Paciorek struck out;
Simpson forced Meyer (first to shortstop); Simpson stole
second; Rangers manager Pat Corrales ejected by 2B umpire
Jerry Neudecker; Stinson walked; Mendoza made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Montanez singled to center; Putnam forced Montanez
(second to shortstop); Mahlberg struck out; Norman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz struck out; R. Jones walked; Bochte grounded
out (pitcher to first) [R. Jones to second]; Horton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer walked; Paciorek out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Meyer to second]; Simpson flied out to
right [Meyer to third]; Stinson was walked intentionally;
Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell flied out to center; Zisk was called out on
strikes; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz struck out; R. Jones walked; Bochte grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Jones out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam doubled to left; WASHINGTON RAN FOR PUTNAM;
GRUBB BATTED FOR MAHLBERG; Grubb walked; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
NORMAN; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Jorgensen
struck out; Rivers flied out to right; Wills grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING 3B); BELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SUNDBERG REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING
C ); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Horton popped to
first in foul territory; Meyer lined to right; Paciorek walked;
BEAMON RAN FOR PACIOREK; Beamon stole second; LYLE REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); Simpson walked (walk was charged to
Jenkins); Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 9TH: B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS
REPLACED BEAMON (PLAYING LF); Oliver flied out to left; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk doubled to right; SAMPLE
RAN FOR ZISK; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.
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