Al Oliver got his 10th game-winning RBI of the season as the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 5-4. The score was tied, 4-4, in the ninth inning when, with two out, Mickey Rivers doubled to left-center. After Bump Wills was intentionally walked, Oliver singled down the left field line to plate Rivers. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      24, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   5 12  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          3   2   2   0     1   0   .185      Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .288
Beniquez cf           4   2   2   2     0   1   .225      Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Bochte 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .279      Oliver lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .311
Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Bell 3b               4   1   3   0     0   1   .328
Paciorek dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .338      Staub 1b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .356
L. Roberts rf         4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     1   1   .273
T. Cox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Norris rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Stinson c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .134        Sample ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  J. Anderson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
  L. Cox c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   3     1   4             Totals               37   5  12   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 11,324
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Rangers 8
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 2
Errors: L. Roberts
Doubles: Beniquez 2 (2), Staub (9), Zisk (7), Rivers (15)
Triples: Milbourne (3)
Stolen Bases: Milbourne (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (4)
GIDP: Mendoza (2), Meyer (3), Oliver (4)
Hit by Pitch: Stinson (1,by Medich)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  5     8   4   3   0   3   0  23   3.13
Rawley L(3-2)           3.2   4   1   1   2   2   0  16   3.09
Totals                  8.2  12   5   4   2   5   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  7     9   4   4   1   3   0  29   3.97
Lyle W(3-1)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.86
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Medich (1)
Wild Pitches: Medich (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to right; Beniquez struck out;
Bochte struck out; Milbourne stole second; Meyer struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek flied out to right; L. Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first); T. Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell struck out; Staub doubled to left; Zisk
doubled to left [Staub scored]; Norris grounded out (second to
first) [Zisk to third]; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson was hit by a pitch; Mendoza grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stinson out at
second]; Milbourne tripled to right; Beniquez doubled to left
[Milbourne scored]; Bochte singled to center [Beniquez scored];
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
popped to first in foul territory; Wills flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; L. Roberts singled
to center [L. Roberts out at second (center to shortstop)]; T.
Cox made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver made an out to third; Bell singled to third;
Staub flied out to left; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to left; Mendoza out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stinson to second]; Medich
threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third]; Milbourne flied out to
left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Norris lined to shortstop; Sundberg struck out;
Harrelson singled to right; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte singled to right; Meyer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to right; Oliver singled to right
[Wills to second]; Bell singled to third [Wills to third, Oliver
to second]; Staub singled to right [Wills scored, Oliver scored,
Bell scored (error by L. Roberts) (unearned) (no RBI), Staub to
second]; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Zisk was walked
intentionally; SAMPLE BATTED FOR NORRIS; Sample forced Staub
(pitcher to third) [Zisk to second]; Sundberg struck out;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 7TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L. Roberts
singled to second; T. Cox popped to first in foul territory;
Stinson flied out to left; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills forced Rivers
(pitcher to shortstop); Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne walked; Beniquez doubled to left
[Milbourne scored]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Bochte made
an out to shortstop; Meyer singled to third [Beniquez scored (on
throw) (no RBI), Meyer to second (on throw)]; Paciorek made an
out to second; L. Roberts was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell singled to center; Staub struck out; Zisk
flied out to right; Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 9TH: T. Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
ANDERSON BATTED FOR STINSON; J. Anderson flied out to center;
Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: L. COX REPLACED J. ANDERSON (PLAYING C ); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied out to right;
Rivers doubled to left; Wills was walked intentionally; Oliver
singled to left [Rivers scored, Wills to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 5.