A double by Johnny Grubb in the ninth inning scored Jim Norris from first base to snap a 2-2 tie and give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. Mike Parrott lost his 16th straight game since winning on the opening day of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   5, 1980 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Allen 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .235      Norris rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Simpson 1b,rf         5   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Grubb lf              4   0   2   1     1   1   .277
Craig cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .238      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Zisk dh               2   0   1   0     1   1   .290
  Cruz pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Wills pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .263
Walton rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .277        Rivers ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Stein ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Putnam 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
L. Roberts lf         3   0   0   0     2   0   .251      Roberts c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Milbourne ss          3   1   1   0     1   1   .264      Sample cf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .260
J. Anderson 3b        3   1   2   0     0   0   .227      Richardt 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Bochte ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Oliver ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .319
  Edler 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Davis pr,ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
L. Cox c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Harrelson ss,2b       3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Kainer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Anderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   1     5   6             Totals               32   3   8   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  7,384
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Rangers 10
DP: Mariners 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Simpson, J. Anderson, Grubb, Harrelson
Doubles: Sample (10), Grubb (12)
Stolen Bases: Simpson (17), Sample (8)
Sacrifice Hits: L. Cox (9), Allen (2), Cruz (13)
GIDP: Bochte (16), Harrelson (3), Norris (11)
Hit by Pitch: Horton (4,by Kainer), Walton (1,by Kainer)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Anderson             5.2   2   2   1   6   6   0  24   3.72
Parrott L(1-16)         2.2   6   1   1   0   0   0  14   7.28
Totals                  8.1   8   3   2   6   6   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kainer                  6     7   2   1   5   4   0  33   1.83
Darwin W(13-4)          3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     8   2   1   5   6   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Kainer 2 (3)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; Simpson
singled to third; Simpson stole second; Craig walked; Horton
struck out; Walton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Norris flied out to center; Grubb struck out; Bell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers
0.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts walked; Milbourne singled to right [L.
Roberts to second]; On a bunt J. Anderson singled [L. Roberts to
third, Milbourne to second]; L. Cox forced L. Roberts (pitcher
to catcher) [Milbourne to third, J. Anderson to second]; Allen
singled to left [Milbourne scored, J. Anderson to third, L. Cox
to second]; Simpson struck out; Craig struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Putnam made an out to shortstop;
Roberts grounded out (first unassisted) [Zisk to second (error
by Simpson)]; Sample was walked intentionally; Richardt was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Walton
walked; L. Roberts forced Walton (third to second); Milbourne
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Norris flied to right in foul
territory [Harrelson to second]; Grubb walked; Bell popped to
first in foul territory; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: J. Anderson singled to center; L. Cox out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [J. Anderson to second]; Allen
struck out; Simpson reached on an error by Grubb [J. Anderson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simpson to second]; Craig flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam walked; Roberts struck out; Sample doubled
to center [Putnam scored, Sample to third (on throw to home)];
OLIVER BATTED FOR RICHARDT; Oliver was walked intentionally;
DAVIS RAN FOR OLIVER; Harrelson grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HARRELSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Horton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Walton singled to center; L. Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Walton to second]; Milbourne was walked
intentionally; J. Anderson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Norris struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to
first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: L. Cox singled to right; Allen out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [L. Cox to second]; Simpson flied out
to left; Craig grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to center; Putnam grounded out (second
to first) [Zisk to second]; WILLS RAN FOR ZISK; Roberts struck
out; PARROTT REPLACED R. ANDERSON (PITCHING); Sample reached on
an error by J. Anderson [Wills scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Sample stole second; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 7TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Horton was hit
by a pitch; CRUZ RAN FOR HORTON; Walton was hit by a pitch [Cruz
to second]; L. Roberts walked [Cruz to third, Walton to second];
DARWIN REPLACED KAINER (PITCHING); Milbourne struck out; BOCHTE
BATTED FOR J. ANDERSON; Bochte grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [L. Roberts out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EDLER REPLACED
BOCHTE (PLAYING 3B); Harrelson singled; Norris grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Grubb singled to center; Bell forced Grubb (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: MEYER BATTED FOR L. COX; Meyer popped to third in
foul territory; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: HILL REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING C ); RIVERS BATTED FOR
WILLS; Rivers made an out to first; Putnam singled to right;
Roberts forced Putnam (first to shortstop); Sample singled to
center [Roberts to third, Sample to second (on throw to 3b)];
Davis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Craig singled to center; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Craig to third (error by Harrelson)];
STEIN BATTED FOR WALTON; Stein struck out; L. Roberts made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: STEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Norris singled to left; Grubb doubled to left [Norris
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 3.