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 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     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.