Driving in three runs apiece, Dan Meyer and Jerry Narron batted the Mariners to a 7-2 victory over the Rangers. Meyer drove in a run with a single in the first inning and homered with a man on base in the third.

Narron homered with two aboard in the sixth as the Mariners pinned the defeat on Fergie Jenkins, who made his first start since being reinstated by an arbiter's decision after being suspended following his arrest in Canada for alleged drug possession. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Mariners     1  0  2    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   7  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .260      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Grubb rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Simpson rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Meyer lf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .279
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Bochte 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .233
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Sample cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Narron c              3   1   1   3     0   0   .193
Sundberg c            4   1   3   0     0   0   .272      Edler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Harrelson ss          2   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .249
  Roberts ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   1     1   0             Totals               31   7   8   7     1   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  9,535
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Mariners 1
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 2
Doubles: Mendoza (6), Simpson (15)
Home Runs: Meyer (11), Narron (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (43), Meyer (7)
GIDP: Grubb 2 (10), Beniquez (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(12-11)        5.2   7   7   7   1   3   2  25   3.70
Hough                   2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.65
Totals                  8     8   7   7   1   3   2  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(12-11)         8     9   2   2   0   0   0  31   3.97
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.95
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   0   0  36

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Wills to second]; Oliver lined to center [Wills to
third]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; On a
bunt Simpson made an out to pitcher; Meyer singled to center
[Cruz scored]; Meyer stole second; Bochte struck out; Beniquez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Putnam lined
to center; Sample grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Narron
grounded out (third to first); Edler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to left; Harrelson singled to
right [Sundberg to third]; Wills singled to right [Sundberg
scored, Harrelson to third]; Grubb grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Harrelson scored (no RBI), Wills out at
second]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza doubled to right; Cruz lined to first;
Simpson grounded out (third to first); Meyer homered [Mendoza
scored]; Bochte flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Staub singled to right;
Putnam forced Staub (second to shortstop); Sample forced Putnam
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Narron popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg made an out to second; Harrelson singled
to center; Wills singled to left [Harrelson to second]; Grubb
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wills out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Edler grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell flied out to
right; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson doubled to right; Meyer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Simpson to third]; Bochte was walked
intentionally; Beniquez singled to left [Simpson scored, Bochte
to second]; Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; Narron
homered [Bochte scored, Beniquez scored]; HOUGH REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Edler flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to left; Sample flied out to left;
Sundberg singled to center; ROBERTS BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mendoza made
an out to second; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Simpson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to center; Bell
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer lined to left; Bochte singled to center;
Beniquez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 7.

RANGERS 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Putnam walked; Sample lined to
right; Sundberg singled to center [Putnam to second]; NORRIS
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 7.