Back-to-back homers by Johnny Grubb and Buddy Bell in the seventh inning followed with a three-run smash by Rusty Staub in the eighth helped power the Rangers to an 11-6 victory over the Mariners. The Rangers trailed, 3-1, until the sixth when they rallied for four runs, with the pair of go-ahead counters crossing the plate on a double by Bud Harrelson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, Seattle Mariners 6
Game Played on Saturday, October   4, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   6  9  1
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  4    2  4  x  -  11 15  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .209      Norris rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .249
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Grubb lf              5   3   3   1     0   0   .274
  Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Bell 3b               5   3   2   2     0   0   .331
  T. Cox ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Zisk dh               3   0   2   0     0   0   .289
Simpson rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Wills pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .263
  Walton ph,cf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .272        Staub ph,dh         1   1   1   3     1   0   .300
Meyer lf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .263
  Beniquez ph,lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Bochte 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .301      Sample cf             3   1   2   0     2   1   .254
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .223      Richardt 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Narron c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .196        Oliver ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .319
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Roberts pr,2b       2   1   0   0     0   1   .242
L. Roberts cf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   2     1   0   .271
  J. Anderson pr,ss   1   2   1   0     0   0   .223      Butcher p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edler 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .225        Matlack p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Craig ph,cf,rf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .237
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   5     3   8             Totals               37  11  15  11     5   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  9,241
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Rangers 9
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Harrelson (6), Norris (5)
Home Runs: Grubb (9), Bell (17), Staub (9)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (45)
Sacrifice Hits: Putnam (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (5)
GIDP: Norris (10)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(5-15)         5.2   7   4   1   2   0   0  25   4.85
McLaughlin              0.1   4   3   3   0   0   2   5   6.85
D. Roberts              2     4   4   4   3   2   1  14   4.35
Totals                  8    15  11   7*  5   2   3  44

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butcher W(3-3)          6.2   5   4   4   2   6   0  27   4.08
Matlack SV(1)           2.1   4   2   2   1   2   0  12   3.68
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   8   0  39

Passed Balls: Narron 3 (4)
Wild Pitches: Beattie (4), Butcher (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Terry Cooney


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Simpson
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Meyer singled to
center [Cruz scored]; Bochte walked [Meyer to second]; Horton
lined to left; Narron singled to center [Meyer scored, Bochte to
third]; Butcher threw a wild pitch [Bochte scored, Narron to
second]; L. Roberts struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Grubb
singled to center; Bell flied out to center; Zisk singled to
right [Grubb to second]; Putnam singled to center [Grubb scored,
Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Zisk out at home
(left to third to shortstop), Putnam to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Edler struck out; Mendoza flied out to center;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sample singled to left; Richardt flied out to
right; Harrelson grounded out (third to first) [Sample to
second]; Narron allowed a passed ball [Sample to third]; Norris
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (catcher unassisted); Meyer
flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Narron
grounded out (second to first); L. Roberts grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
flied out to right; On a bunt Sample singled; Richardt flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Edler flied out to center; Mendoza made an out to
first; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Norris grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second];
Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell reached on an error by Mendoza; Zisk singled
to center [Bell to second]; WILLS RAN FOR ZISK; Putnam flied out
to right; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Bell to third, Wills to
second]; Sundberg lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Bell
scored (unearned)]; Sample walked; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BEATTIE
(PITCHING); OLIVER BATTED FOR RICHARDT; Oliver singled to left
[Wills scored (unearned), Sample to third]; ROBERTS RAN FOR
OLIVER; Harrelson doubled to left [Sample scored (unearned),
Roberts scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Norris
made an out to shortstop; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 7TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROBERTS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Horton struck out; Narron struck out; L.
Roberts walked; J. ANDERSON RAN FOR L. ROBERTS; Edler singled to
left [J. Anderson to second]; CRAIG BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Craig
singled to center [J. Anderson scored, Edler to third]; MATLACK
REPLACED BUTCHER (PITCHING); PACIOREK BATTED FOR CRUZ; Paciorek
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING 2B); J.
ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CRAIG STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Grubb homered; Bell homered; STAUB BATTED FOR
WILLS; D. ROBERTS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Staub walked;
Putnam out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Staub to
second]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Narron allowed a
passed ball [Staub to third, Sundberg to second]; Sample was
walked intentionally; Roberts struck out; Harrelson forced
Sample (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Rangers 7.

MARINERS 8TH: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WALTON BATTED
FOR SIMPSON; Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); BENIQUEZ
BATTED FOR MEYER; Beniquez walked; Bochte lined to left; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: WALTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BENIQUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRAIG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Norris doubled to left; On a bunt Grubb singled [Norris to
third]; Bell singled to left [Norris scored, Grubb to second];
Staub homered [Grubb scored, Bell scored]; Putnam grounded out
(second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; Sample struck
out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Roberts forced
Sample (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Rangers 11.

MARINERS 9TH: STEIN BATTED FOR NARRON; Stein made an out to
second; J. Anderson singled to left; Edler singled to left [J.
Anderson to second]; Craig made an out to second; T. COX BATTED
FOR MILBOURNE; T. Cox singled to left [J. Anderson scored, Edler
to second]; Walton singled to center [Edler scored, T. Cox to
second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 6, Rangers 11.