Jerry Narron led off the 12th inning with a homer, enabling the Mariners to edge the Rangers, 5-4. Narron had given the Mariners a 3-2 lead in the ninth with a pinch-hit RBI single and Seattle added another tally later in that frame on a sacrifice fly by Julio Cruz. The Rangers, however, bounced back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game on run-scoring singles by Mark Wagner and Bump Wills. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Friday, May 29, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 5 9 1 Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 3 2 1 0 .240 Wills 2b 5 0 2 1 1 0 .282 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Stein lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .500 Bochte ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Grubb ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Oliver dh 6 1 3 0 0 1 .319 Paciorek lf 5 0 1 0 1 1 .323 Bell 3b 5 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Gray dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .326 Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Putnam ph,1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Simpson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Roberts rf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .312 Meyer 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .189 Sundberg c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Henderson cf,rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .177 Lisi cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Bulling c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Wagner ss 2 1 1 1 0 1 .273 Narron ph,c 2 1 2 2 0 0 .250 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Cruz 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .203 Rivers ph,cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Galasso p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 9 5 7 4 Totals 45 4 12 3 4 5 Time of Game: 3:32 Attendance: 14,447 Left on Base: Mariners 7, Rangers 10 DP: Mariners 3, Rangers 3 Errors: Anderson, Ellis Home Runs: Randle (3), Narron (2), Stein (1) Caught Stealing: Randle (4), Paciorek (3) Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach (4), Mendoza (8) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2) GIDP: Cruz (2), Stein (3), Ellis 2 (2) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clark 7.2 6 2 2 3 3 1 30 2.15 Andersen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.05 Rawley 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 5.16 Drago W(2-2) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 5.04 Galasso SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 12 12 4 4 4 5 1 50 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 7.1 4 2 2 4 1 1 28 3.52 Comer 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 6 3.71 J. Johnson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.71 Babcock L(1-1) 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 9 2.33 Hough 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.23 Totals 12 9 5 5 7 4 2 48 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark MARINERS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Anderson grounded out (third to first); Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills reached on an error by Anderson; Stein flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to second]; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Wills out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 2ND: Gray flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer reached on an error by Ellis; Henderson forced Meyer (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 3RD: Bulling walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bulling out at second]; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Lisi walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lisi to second]; Wills walked; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 4TH: Anderson flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to right; Gray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Bell singled to center [Oliver to third]; Ellis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver scored (no RBI), Bell out at second]; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 5TH: Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Lisi lined to shortstop; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 6TH: Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Randle homered [Cruz scored]; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to right; Paciorek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. MARINERS 7TH: Gray struck out; Burroughs walked; Meyer flied out to center; Henderson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Bell walked; Ellis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; Roberts singled to left; Sundberg singled to right [Roberts to second]; Lisi flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. MARINERS 8TH: Bulling grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cruz singled to shortstop; Randle walked [Cruz to second]; COMER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); BOCHTE BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Bochte flied out to center [Cruz to third, Randle to second]; Paciorek walked; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING SS); RIVERS BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; Stein homered; Oliver singled to right; ANDERSEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Bell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 2. MARINERS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED LISI (PLAYING SS); RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Burroughs flied out to center; Meyer singled to right; Henderson walked [Meyer to second]; NARRON BATTED FOR BULLING; J. JOHNSON REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Narron singled to right [Meyer scored, Henderson to third]; Cruz sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Henderson scored, Narron out at second (center to first to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SIMPSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RAWLEY REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); PUTNAM BATTED FOR ELLIS; Putnam walked; Roberts singled to left [Putnam to second]; Sundberg forced Putnam (catcher to third) [Roberts to second]; Wagner singled to center [Roberts scored, Sundberg to third]; Rivers reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg out at home (second to catcher), Wagner to second]; Wills singled to right [Wagner scored, Rivers to third]; DRAGO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR STEIN; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 4. MARINERS 10TH: ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BABCOCK REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); On a bunt Randle singled; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; Paciorek lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 10TH: Oliver singled to center; Bell forced Oliver (third to second); Putnam grounded out (second to first) [Bell to second]; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 4. MARINERS 11TH: Gray struck out; Simpson grounded out (second to first); Meyer singled to left; Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 11TH: Sundberg singled to third; Wagner struck out; Rivers struck out; Wills singled to right [Sundberg to third]; Wills advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Wills to second]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 4. MARINERS 12TH: Narron homered; Cruz walked; HOUGH REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Randle flied out to left; Auerbach flied out to left; Paciorek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 4. RANGERS 12TH: GALASSO REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 4.

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