Joe Simpson went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs to pace the Mariners to a 5-3 triumph over the Rangers. Simpson cracked a solo homer in the third inning and capped a three-run sixth with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Mariners 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 15 0 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 11 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Simpson cf 5 1 3 3 0 1 .231 Wills 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Randle lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Stein lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .510 Parsons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver dh 4 1 3 3 0 0 .326 Bochte 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .239 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Gray dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .299 Putnam 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Burroughs rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .274 Ellis ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Henderson pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Grubb rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Meyer 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .244 Roberts cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .327 Narron c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .245 Wagner ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Auerbach ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Cox c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .273 Cruz 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .213 Sundberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Allard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 5 15 5 2 7 Totals 36 3 11 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,636 Left on Base: Mariners 12, Rangers 7 DP: Mariners 2, Rangers 0 Doubles: Meyer (4), Burroughs (3), Oliver (14), Cox (1), Roberts 2 (10) Home Runs: Simpson (1), Oliver (3) Stolen Bases: Simpson (2), Cruz (26) Sacrifice Hits: Narron (1) GIDP: Bell (5), Wills (7) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Allard W(3-1) 7.1 10 3 3 1 3 1 31 3.82 Rawley SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.81 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 3 1 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(3-4) 5 9 4 4 0 4 1 24 5.75 Comer 4 6 1 1 2 3 0 20 3.55 Totals 9 15 5 5 2 7 1 44 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry MARINERS 1ST: Simpson singled to center; Simpson stole second; Randle struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Simpson to third]; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Stein walked; Oliver doubled to right [Stein scored]; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at third (shortstop to third)]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Meyer singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Narron out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Burroughs to third, Meyer to second]; Auerbach reached on a fielder's choice [Burroughs out at home (third to catcher)]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts struck out; Wagner singled to catcher; Cox doubled to center [Wagner to third]; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 3RD: Simpson homered; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte lined to center; Gray popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Stein flied out to right; Oliver singled to right; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 1. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer doubled to right; Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Auerbach singled to third [Meyer to third]; Cruz singled to left [Meyer scored, Auerbach to third]; Cruz stole second; Simpson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb flied out to left; Roberts doubled to left; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. MARINERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Bochte was called out on strikes; Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Cox singled to center; Wills grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cox out at second]; Stein singled to center; Oliver forced Stein (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 1. MARINERS 6TH: Burroughs doubled to left; Meyer singled to center [Burroughs scored]; COMER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Narron singled to right [Meyer to second]; Auerbach forced Meyer (center to third) [Narron to second]; On a bunt Cruz singled to third [Narron to third, Auerbach to second]; Simpson singled to center [Narron scored, Auerbach scored, Cruz to third, Simpson to second (on throw)]; Randle struck out; Bochte was walked intentionally; Gray struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 1. MARINERS 7TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Meyer singled to left; Narron flied out to right; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Roberts doubled to right; Wagner struck out; Cox struck out; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 1. MARINERS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: PARSONS REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING LF); Stein singled to left; Debut game for Casey Parsons; Oliver homered [Stein scored]; Bell made an out to shortstop; RAWLEY REPLACED ALLARD (PITCHING); ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Ellis flied out to center; Grubb singled to right; Roberts flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 3. MARINERS 9TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bochte singled to center; Gray struck out; Burroughs singled to left [Bochte to third]; HENDERSON RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Meyer forced Henderson (first to shortstop); Narron walked [Meyer to second]; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wagner flied out to right; SUNDBERG BATTED FOR COX; Sundberg flied out to left; Wills made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 3.

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