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Driving in five runs with a grand-slam homer and single, Willie Montanez led the Rangers to a 13-3 rout of the Mariners. Montanez connected in the fourth to cap a five-run inning and added his single during a six-run outburst in the sixth that included a homer by Richie Zisk. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 13, Seattle Mariners 3Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumMariners 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 10 2 Rangers 0 0 0 5 0 6 2 0 x - 13 18 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 2 1 0 2 .265 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 R. Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Grubb ph,lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 .274 Bochte 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Wills 2b 4 3 2 1 1 0 .269 Stinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bell 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .301 Horton dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Soderholm 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Meyer 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 J. Ellis dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .282 Craig rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Washington pr,dh 1 0 1 2 0 0 .235 Simpson lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 Zisk rf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .271 Milbourne ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Sample lf,cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .285 Cox c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Montanez 1b 5 1 2 5 0 1 .242 Beamon ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Sundberg c 5 1 3 0 0 0 .276 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mahlberg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Lewis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norman ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .207 R. Stein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 3 1 3 Totals 42 13 18 13 4 5 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 6,258 Left on Base: Mariners 7, Rangers 9 DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Meyer, Lewis Doubles: Bochte (36), Simpson (11), Bell (39), J. Ellis (11) Home Runs: Montanez (5), Zisk (16) Caught Stealing: Rivers (8) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (2) GIDP: Bochte (24) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt L(10-11) 4 5 5 5 1 4 1 18 4.09 Lewis 1.1 6 4 1 0 0 1 9 6.75 R. Stein 0.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 7 6.02 Twitchell 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 5.16 Rawley 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 4.04 Totals 8 18 13 6* 4 5 2 46 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(9-6) 8 9 3 3 1 2 0 33 4.34 Kern 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.40 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 3 0 37 Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (5) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; R. Jones grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to second; Wills grounded out (third to first); Bell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (catcher unassisted); Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Craig singled to second; Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis struck out; Zisk struck out; Sample flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne singled to right; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Milbourne to second]; Cruz singled to left [Milbourne scored, Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; R. Jones walked; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Jones out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Montanez struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 0. MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Meyer singled to right; Craig flied out to right; Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Rivers flied to right in foul territory; Wills singled to center; Bell singled to left [Wills to third]; J. Ellis singled to third [Wills scored, Bell to second]; Zisk struck out; Honeycutt threw a wild pitch [Bell to third, J. Ellis to second]; Sample was walked intentionally; Montanez homered [Bell scored, J. Ellis scored, Sample scored]; Sundberg singled to left; Norman grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to pitcher; R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 5TH: LEWIS REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Rivers singled to first; Debut game for Jim Lewis; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to center; J. Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte doubled to right; Horton singled to left [Bochte to third]; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Bochte scored, Horton to second]; Craig grounded out (first unassisted) [Horton to third]; Simpson doubled to left [Horton scored]; Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk homered; Sample reached on an error by Lewis [Sample to third]; Montanez singled to center [Sample scored (unearned)]; Sundberg was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Montanez out at second (second unassisted)]; Norman singled to pitcher [Sundberg to second]; R. STEIN REPLACED LEWIS (PITCHING); Rivers flied out to left; Wills singled to center [Sundberg scored (unearned), Norman to second]; Bell doubled to right [Norman scored (unearned), Wills scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; J. Ellis doubled to right [Bell scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Zisk walked; Sample singled to pitcher [Washington to third, Zisk to second]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 6 R (3 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 11. MARINERS 7TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SODERHOLM REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); BEAMON BATTED FOR COX; Beamon singled to third; Cruz lined to left; R. Jones flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 11. RANGERS 7TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STINSON REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING C ); TWITCHELL REPLACED R. STEIN (PITCHING); Sundberg made an out to second; Norman singled to left; GRUBB BATTED FOR RIVERS; Grubb forced Norman (first to shortstop); Wills walked [Grubb to second]; Soderholm reached on an error by Meyer [Grubb to third, Wills to second]; Washington singled to center [Grubb scored (unearned), Wills scored (unearned), Soderholm to second]; Zisk flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 13. MARINERS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAMPLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to right; Craig struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 13. RANGERS 8TH: RAWLEY REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Sample made an out to second; Montanez flied out to center; Sundberg singled to center; Norman walked [Sundberg to second]; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 13. MARINERS 9TH: MAHLBERG REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Simpson singled to shortstop; Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Simpson to second]; Beamon grounded out (second to first) [Simpson to third]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 13. |
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