Doc Medich pitched a four-hitter to lead the Rangers to a 6-0 blanking of the Mariners. Texas took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on singles by Mickey Rivers, Buddy Bell, Pat Putnam and Johnny Grubb and upped their lead to 3-0 in the seventh when Leon Roberts tripled and tallied on a squeeze bunt by Jim Sundberg. An RBI single by Al Oliver and two-run single by Roberts produced three eighth-inning runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       30, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  3  x  -   6 10  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .204      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Rivers cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .281
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Oliver dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .317
Gray dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Bell 3b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .303
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Meyer 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .208      Grubb rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   3   .172      Roberts lf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .320
Narron c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Sundberg c            3   0   0   1     0   1   .241
Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   7             Totals               32   6  10   6     2   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 20,530
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Rangers 5
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Burroughs
Doubles: Rivers (7), Oliver (13)
Triples: Roberts (1)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (1), Cruz (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (2)
GIDP: Roberts (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(1-4)          7     7   3   3   0   2   0  27   4.63
Clay                    0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   7   5.40
Galasso                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   2   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(4-3)           9     4   0   0   0   7   0  30   3.12
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   7   0  30

Wild Pitches: Clay (5)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo


MARINERS 1ST: On a bunt Cruz made an out to first; Paciorek
flied out to left; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
singled to right [Rivers to second (error by Burroughs)]; Oliver
flied out to left; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled to left;
Meyer stole second; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied
out to left; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg struck out; Mendoza struck out; Wills
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Bochte
singled to center [Bochte out at second (center to second)];
Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers singled to shortstop; Oliver flied out to
left; Bell singled to left [Rivers to second]; Putnam singled to
right [Rivers scored, Bell to third]; Grubb singled to center
[Bell scored, Putnam to second]; Roberts grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Burroughs struck out; Meyer flied out to left;
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Narron flied out to center; Anderson grounded out
(third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to left; Putnam
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers
2.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Bochte flied out to
left; Gray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb flied out to right; Roberts tripled to right;
Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Roberts
scored]; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Meyer singled to
center; Henderson was called out on strikes; Narron lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: CLAY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wills grounded
out (second to first); Rivers doubled to right; Oliver doubled
to right [Rivers scored]; Clay threw a wild pitch [Oliver to
third]; Bell walked; Putnam flied out to left; Grubb walked
[Bell to second]; Roberts singled to center [Oliver scored, Bell
scored, Grubb to second]; GALASSO REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING);
Sundberg lined to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 6.

MARINERS 9TH: Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz
singled to center; Cruz stole second; Paciorek grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 6.