Completing the three-game series sweep, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 5-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Mickey Rivers began the seventh inning with a single. Al Oliver then reached first on an error by second baseman Lenny Randle and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Buddy Bell followed with a sacrifice fly and, after Pat Putnam grounded out, a single by Johnny Grubb provided an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  2  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  1
Mariners     0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Randle 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .231
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .288      Paciorek lf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .329
Oliver dh             5   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Gray 1b               5   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .287      Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Putnam 1b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .289      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Grubb rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Meyer 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .194
Roberts lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Henderson cf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Sundberg c            4   0   3   2     0   0   .252        Simpson ph,cf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Mendoza ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bulling c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .200
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Narron ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .211
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bannister p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   5     0   1             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,382
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 9
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Bell, Randle
Doubles: Grubb (8), Putnam (8), Meyer (3), Randle (2), Paciorek (13)
Home Runs: Henderson (4)
Stolen Bases: Randle (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (1), Bell (3)
GIDP: Oliver (9)
Hit by Pitch: Randle (1,by J. Johnson)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(3-3)          6.2   8   3   3   2   5   1  29   3.65
Hough                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.79
J. Johnson SV(2)        1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.94
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   1  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott                 6    11   3   3   0   1   0  28   4.76
Clay L(0-4)             0.1   1   2   0   0   0   0   3   4.83
Bannister               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.61
Andersen                2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.42
Totals                  9    13   5   3   0   1   0  40

Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson (1)
Wild Pitches: J. Johnson (1), Clay (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers
singled to right; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to shortstop) [Rivers out at second]; Mickey Rivers
called for interference when he blocked Jim Anderson's throw to
1B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle stole second;
Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to third];
Gray struck out; Zisk made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell struck out; Putnam singled to center; Grubb
doubled to center [Putnam to third]; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Putnam scored]; Sundberg singled to right [Grubb
scored]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs made an out to second; Meyer doubled to
center; Henderson flied out to center; Bulling singled to center
[Meyer scored]; Anderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to center; Rivers flied out to
left; Oliver singled to center; Bell forced Oliver (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Randle doubled to left; Paciorek walked; Randle
was picked off second (pitcher to second); Gray flied out to
right; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam doubled to center; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Roberts singled [Putnam to third]; Sundberg singled
to third [Putnam scored, Roberts to second]; Mendoza flied out
to right; Wills forced Roberts (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Meyer grounded out (first to
pitcher); Henderson homered; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied
out to left; Bell singled to left; Putnam flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; On a bunt Randle struck
out; Paciorek doubled to center [Anderson scored]; Gray flied
out to left; Zisk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied out to right; Roberts flied out to
left; Sundberg singled to second; Mendoza singled to left
[Sundberg to second]; Wills forced Sundberg (shortstop to
third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer
grounded out (third to first); Henderson reached on an error by
Bell; Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 7TH: CLAY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Rivers singled to
left; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers to second
(error by Randle)]; Clay threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third,
Oliver to second]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivers
scored (unearned)]; BANNISTER REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Putnam
grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to third]; Grubb singled
to center [Oliver scored (unearned)]; ANDERSEN REPLACED
BANNISTER (PITCHING); Roberts flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Bulling walked; Anderson flied out to left; Randle
flied out to center; Paciorek singled to center [Bulling to
second]; HOUGH REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Gray grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Mendoza flied out to
center; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
walked; Meyer forced Burroughs (first to shortstop); SIMPSON
BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Simpson singled to right [Meyer to
second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); NARRON BATTED FOR
BULLING; Narron lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Mariners 3.

RANGERS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NARRON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rivers popped to catcher in foul
territory; Oliver flied out to center; Bell flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Anderson flied out to left; Randle was hit by a
pitch; J. Johnson threw a wild pitch [Randle to second];
Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to third];
Gray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 3.