Recording his 284th career victory, Gaylord Perry pitched the Rangers to a 6-3 verdict over the Mariners. The Rangers scored in the first inning on a triple by Mickey Rivers and single by Buddy Bell. Rivers then accounted for two RBIs, one with a groundout in the fourth and another with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Richie Zisk also knocked in two runs for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      2, 1980 (Day game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  0  3    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Mariners     0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .310      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Oliver lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Meyer lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .311
Zisk rf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .287      Paciorek dh           4   0   2   0     0   2   .333
  Norris rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Ellis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      J. Anderson 3b        4   1   2   0     0   1   .246
Staub 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .336      Stinson c             4   0   2   1     0   2   .195
Sundberg c            3   1   2   0     1   0   .249      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Harrelson ss          3   1   2   0     1   0   .238        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   3             Totals               33   3   7   2     3  10

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,692
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Mariners 6
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Simpson
Doubles: Sundberg (13), Paciorek (9)
Triples: Rivers (2)
Home Runs: Beniquez (3)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (2)
GIDP: Mendoza (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(5-6)            9     7   3   3   3  10   1  36   3.25
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3  10   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(7-6)        5.1   7   6   4   3   2   0  27   3.00
D. Roberts              3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.70
Totals                  9     9   6   4   3   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Perry (4)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mike Reilly


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers tripled to center; Wills struck out; Oliver
flied out to center; Bell singled to left [Rivers scored]; Zisk
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Beniquez flied out
to left; Bochte walked; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ellis flied out to right; Staub flied out to right;
Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek struck out; Simpson flied out to left; J.
Anderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Rivers struck out; Wills grounded
out (third to first) [Harrelson to second]; Oliver singled to
center [Harrelson scored]; Bell reached on an error by Simpson
[Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Zisk singled to left [Oliver
scored (unearned), Bell scored (unearned)]; Ellis grounded out
(third to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Mendoza made an out to second;
Cruz flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Staub lined to right; Sundberg doubled to left;
Harrelson singled to left [Sundberg to third]; Rivers forced
Harrelson (shortstop to second) [Sundberg scored]; Rivers stole
second; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Beniquez homered; Bochte was called out on
strikes; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek doubled
to left; Simpson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: J. Anderson singled to left; Perry threw a wild
pitch [J. Anderson to second]; Stinson singled to left [J.
Anderson to third]; Mendoza grounded into a double play (second
to first) [J. Anderson scored (no RBI), Stinson out at second];
Cruz walked; Beniquez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Ellis flied out to right; Staub walked; Sundberg
walked [Staub to second]; Harrelson singled to left [Staub to
third, Sundberg to second]; D. ROBERTS REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to center [Staub scored];
Wills made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte lined to right; Meyer flied out to left;
Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners
2.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson was called out on strikes; J. Anderson
singled to left; Stinson was called out on strikes; Mendoza
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Ellis flied out to right; Staub grounded out
(second to first); Sundberg singled to left; Harrelson forced
Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
flied out to left; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills struck out; Oliver
grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to second]; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Meyer walked;
Paciorek singled to left [Meyer to second]; Simpson lined to
right; J. Anderson flied out to right; Stinson singled to center
[Meyer scored, Paciorek to second]; WALTON BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Walton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 3.