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.

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