Bill Stein, who earlier had tied a league record with his sixth consecutive pinch-hit, doubled home two runs with two out in the 12th inning to lift the Rangers to a 6-4 decision over the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  2  -   6  7  0
Mariners     0  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     3   0   .293      Randle 2b,ss,3b       4   0   0   0     2   0   .220
Rivers cf             6   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Edler 3b              6   0   0   0     0   0   .141
Oliver dh             6   0   0   0     0   4   .288        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Paciorek lf           6   0   1   0     0   3   .324
Roberts lf            4   1   2   0     2   0   .292      Zisk dh               5   1   1   0     1   0   .318
Sundberg c            5   2   0   0     1   0   .235      Burroughs rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Grubb rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Simpson cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Lisi ph,rf          2   2   1   0     2   0   .308      Gray 1b               4   2   3   4     0   0   .333
Putnam 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .282        Bochte 1b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .226
  Stein ph,1b         3   1   2   3     0   0   .526      Henderson cf,rf       3   0   1   0     1   1   .160
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Bulling c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .184
  Ellis ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .150        Narron ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Wagner pr,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Anderson ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Meyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz pr,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clark p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   6   7   6    10   7             Totals               42   4  10   4     7   5

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 31,306
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Mariners 11
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Randle, Edler, Clark
Doubles: Roberts (7), Ellis (1), Stein (4), Henderson (3), Paciorek (12)
Triples: Burroughs (1)
Home Runs: Gray 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (1), Henderson (1)
GIDP: Stein (2), Gray (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               5     6   3   3   2   2   1  23   4.03
Babcock                 3     1   1   1   3   1   1  11   2.16
Comer W(3-1)            3.1   3   0   0   2   1   0  15   3.27
J. Johnson SV(1)        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.30
Totals                 12    10   4   4   7   5   2  51

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark                   8     3   3   2   6   6   0  34   2.13
Andersen                0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.70
Rawley L(0-1)           3.2   2   2   2   3   1   0  16   3.79
Drago                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.89
Totals                 12     7   6   5  10   7   0  54

Wild Pitches: Rawley (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RANGERS 1ST: Wills walked; Wills was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Clark [Wills to third]; Rivers struck out;
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Edler
grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Roberts made an out to second; Sundberg walked;
Grubb struck out; Putnam walked [Sundberg to second]; Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to center; Burroughs tripled to
center; Gray singled to center [Burroughs scored]; Henderson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bulling flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to left; Rivers popped to third in
foul territory; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Anderson singled to left; Randle grounded out
(third to first) [Anderson to second]; Edler grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Anderson to third]; Paciorek struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Roberts walked;
Sundberg lined to third; Grubb forced Roberts (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Zisk walked; Burroughs flied out to right; Gray
homered [Zisk scored]; Henderson doubled to center; Bulling
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam made an out to shortstop; Mendoza flied out
to center; Wills singled to center; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Edler
lined to left; Paciorek doubled to left; Zisk flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver struck out; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Roberts singled to left; Sundberg flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Burroughs walked; BABCOCK REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Gray grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; Henderson walked; Henderson
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 7TH: LISI BATTED FOR GRUBB; Lisi flied out to center;
Putnam struck out; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: LISI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bulling walked;
Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bulling to
second]; Randle was walked intentionally; Edler grounded out
(second to first) [Bulling to third, Randle to second]; Paciorek
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills walked; Rivers lined to right; Oliver struck
out; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; Gray homered; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BOCHTE
REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING 1B); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Roberts doubled to left; Sundberg reached on an error by
Edler; Lisi walked [Roberts to third, Sundberg to second];
ANDERSEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR PUTNAM;
Stein singled to center [Roberts scored, Sundberg to third, Lisi
to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Ellis doubled to center
[Sundberg scored (unearned), Lisi scored, Stein scored]; WAGNER
RAN FOR ELLIS; Wills was walked intentionally; RAWLEY REPLACED
ANDERSEN (PITCHING); On a bunt Rivers popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rawley threw a wild pitch [Wagner to third, Wills to
second]; Oliver struck out; Bell was walked intentionally;
Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: STEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WAGNER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); COMER REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); NARRON
BATTED FOR BULLING; Narron flied out to left; MEYER BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Meyer singled to third; CRUZ RAN FOR MEYER; Randle
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Edler grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 4.

RANGERS 10TH: RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); NARRON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
Sundberg flied out to center; Lisi singled to center; Stein
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Lisi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners
4.

MARINERS 10TH: Paciorek struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 11TH: Wagner reached on an error by Randle; Wills flied
out to left; Rivers flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 11TH: Bochte singled to center; Henderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bochte to second]; Narron was
walked intentionally; Cruz forced Narron (second unassisted)
[Bochte to third]; Randle was walked intentionally [Cruz to
second]; Edler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 12TH: AUERBACH REPLACED EDLER (PLAYING SS); RANDLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Roberts walked; Sundberg forced Roberts (third to
second); Lisi walked [Sundberg to second]; Stein doubled to left
[Sundberg scored, Lisi scored]; DRAGO REPLACED RAWLEY
(PITCHING); Wagner lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 12TH: Paciorek grounded out (second to first); Zisk
singled to center; J. JOHNSON REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Simpson
flied out to left; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 4.