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.