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.