Rallying for three runs in the 11th inning, the Mariners prevailed over the Rangers, 7-6. After the Rangers took a 6-4 lead in the top of the 11th on a two-run homer by Pat Putnam, the Mariners loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame on singles by Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek and a walk to Jerry Narron. Dave Edler then delivered a three-run double. The Mariners had tied the contest in the ninth with a solo homer by Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  -   6 10  3
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  3  -   7  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   2   1   0     0   1   .257      Allen 2b              4   2   0   0     0   0   .278
Grubb rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Simpson rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Oliver lf             4   0   1   2     1   0   .313      Milbourne ss          4   0   1   1     1   1   .269
Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Staub dh              5   2   2   0     0   0   .301      Meyer lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Putnam 1b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .267        Paciorek ph,lf      3   0   2   2     0   0   .275
Sample cf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .246        J. Anderson pr      0   1   0   0     0   0   .224
Sundberg c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Horton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .220
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Craig cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Narron c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .188
  Davis ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Cruz pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .208
  Roberts ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Edler 3b              5   1   2   3     0   1   .224
Kainer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   6  10   6     1   3             Totals               38   7   9   7     3   5

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  4,472
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Mariners 6
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Wills, Sample, Davis, Bochte
Doubles: Staub (23), Grubb (11), Putnam (16), Sample (8), Edler (1)
Home Runs: Putnam (13), Horton (8)
Stolen Bases: Sample (7), Allen (9), Meyer (6)
Caught Stealing: Simpson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson 2 (12), Horton (2)
GIDP: Bell (15)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (1,by Kainer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kainer                  5.1   3   3   1   1   1   0  21   1.98
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.45
Darwin L(12-4)          5     6   4   4   2   3   1  23   2.78
Totals                 10.2   9   7   5   3   5   1  45

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler                8.1   7   4   3   1   1   0  33   4.01
Heaverlo W(6-3)         2.2   3   2   2   0   2   1  11   3.99
Totals                 11    10   6   5   1   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Kainer (1)
Balks: Dressler (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - George Maloney


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Dressler balked [Wills to
second]; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wills to third];
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Wills scored]; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Allen was hit by a pitch; Allen stole second;
Simpson was called out on strikes; Milbourne singled to right
[Allen scored]; Bochte flied out to left; Milbourne was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub doubled to right; Putnam grounded out (second
to first) [Staub to third]; Sample singled to center [Staub
scored]; Sample stole second; Sundberg flied out to right
[Sample to third]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Horton flied
out to left; Craig flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills lined to first; Grubb made an out to
shortstop; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Narron flied out to left; Edler made an out to
second; Allen lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Simpson lined to right; Milbourne flied out to
center; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Harrelson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer singled to first; Horton flied out to left;
Craig flied out to center; Meyer stole second; Narron grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills reached on an error by Bochte; Grubb flied to
left in foul territory [Wills to second]; Oliver singled to
center [Wills scored (unearned)]; Bell grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: On a bunt Edler singled; Allen reached on an error
by Wills [Edler to second]; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Edler to third, Allen to second]; Milbourne
walked; JOHNSON REPLACED KAINER (PITCHING); Bochte was called
out on strikes; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MEYER; DARWIN REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Paciorek singled to center [Edler scored
(unearned) (RBI), Allen scored (unearned) (RBI), Milbourne to
third, Paciorek to second (error by Sample)]; Horton made an out
to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 7TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Putnam grounded out (second to
first); Sample singled to left; Sundberg lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Craig flied out to center; Narron popped to second
in foul territory; Edler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 8TH: ZISK BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills struck out; Grubb doubled to right;
Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING SS); Allen reached on
an error by Davis; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Allen to second]; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first) [Allen to third]; Bochte was walked intentionally;
Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Putnam
doubled to right; HEAVERLO REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Sample
doubled to left [Putnam scored]; Sundberg struck out; ROBERTS
BATTED FOR DAVIS; On a bunt Roberts grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Horton
homered; Craig flied out to left; Narron struck out; Edler flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Wills flied out to right; Grubb flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 10TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
singled to center; Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 11TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Staub singled
to left; Putnam homered [Staub scored]; Sample grounded out
(third to first); Sundberg struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 11TH: Bochte singled to center; Paciorek singled to
right [Bochte to second]; J. ANDERSON RAN FOR PACIOREK; Horton
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bochte to third, J.
Anderson to second]; Craig popped to third in foul territory;
Narron walked; CRUZ RAN FOR NARRON; Edler doubled to right
[Bochte scored, J. Anderson scored, Cruz scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 7.