The Rangers smashed four homers -- two by Dave Roberts and one each by Buddy Bell and Billy Sample -- to gain a 7-3 victory over the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  0  0    3  2  1    1  0  0  -   7 12  0
Mariners     0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .262      Allen 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Sample cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .245      Simpson rf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .249
Oliver lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Bell 3b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .326      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Zisk dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .286      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .234
  Davis pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .222
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240        J. Anderson pr,dh   0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Putnam 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Narron c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Roberts rf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .253      Edler 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Anderson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   7     3   3             Totals               34   3   9   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 12,496
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Mariners 5
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 3
Doubles: Wills 2 (30), Harrelson (5), Bochte (32)
Home Runs: Bell (16), Roberts 2 (10), Sample (4)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (2), Allen (10), Simpson (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (9), Allen (1)
GIDP: Roberts (5), Bell (16), Ellis (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(13-11)         9     9   3   3   0   4   0  35   3.97
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   4   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(9-12)       8    11   7   7   2   3   4  34   3.36
R. Anderson             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   3   3   4  39

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Sample grounded out (first
unassisted); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
made an out to third; Meyer singled to center; Bochte doubled to
left [Meyer to third]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
walked; Ellis singled to right [Zisk to second]; Roberts
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Zisk out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

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

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
made an out to second; Wills doubled to left; Sample made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to center; Allen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mendoza to second]; Simpson
singled to left [Mendoza scored, Simpson out at second (left to
second)]; Meyer lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to shortstop; Bell homered [Oliver
scored]; Zisk struck out; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roberts homered; Sundberg struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to left; Beniquez stole second; Horton singled to center
[Beniquez scored]; Narron was called out on strikes; Edler
forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrelson doubled to left; Wills doubled to left
[Harrelson scored]; Sample singled to center [Wills scored];
Oliver flied out to center; Bell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sample out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Allen
singled to second; Allen stole second; Simpson singled to left
[Allen scored]; Simpson stole second; Meyer flied out to center
[Simpson to third]; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts homered; Sundberg walked;
Harrelson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
flied out to center; Narron grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Sample
homered; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Bell flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Edler flied out to right; Mendoza lined to center;
Allen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
7, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk singled to center; DAVIS RAN FOR ZISK; Ellis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PUTNAM REPLACED
ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Simpson lined to center; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 9TH: R. ANDERSON REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Sundberg
singled to third; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Sundberg to second]; Wills walked; Sample flied out to
left; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Beniquez struck out; Horton singled to second; J.
ANDERSON RAN FOR HORTON; Narron grounded out (first unassisted)
[J. Anderson to second]; Edler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 7, Mariners 3.