Danny Darwin permitted just three hits as the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 4-1. Texas tallied three times in the fourth on an RBI single by Buddy Bell, throwing error by Seattle center fielder Joe Simpson and run-scoring double by Pat Putnam. Al Oliver delivered an RBI single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Rangers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Wills 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .253
Meyer 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .245      Rivers cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .331      Oliver dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .312
Zisk dh               3   0   0   0     1   1   .329      Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Serna ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .285
Bulling c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Narron ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Firova c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stoddard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   7             Totals               29   4   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  5,873
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Rangers 3
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Simpson
Doubles: Putnam (16), Sundberg (14)
Triples: Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (43)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (3)
GIDP: Burroughs (6), Oliver (17)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoddard L(2-1)         8     8   4   4   1   4   0  31   2.60
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   4   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin W(9-8)           9     3   1   1   3   7   0  32   3.62
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - George Maloney


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Meyer was called
out on strikes; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (catcher to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to center; Burroughs struck out;
Serna struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell was called out on strikes; Putnam grounded out
(pitcher to first); Poquette grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Bulling
walked; Cruz forced Bulling (second to shortstop); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Sundberg was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Roberts was called out on strikes;
Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek was called out on strikes; Zisk walked;
Bochte singled to third [Zisk to second]; Burroughs grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills singled to right; Rivers singled to first
[Wills to second]; Oliver flied out to center; Bell singled to
center [Wills scored, Rivers scored (error by Simpson) (no RBI),
Bell to second (on throw to home)]; Putnam doubled to right
[Bell scored]; Poquette grounded out (second to first) [Putnam
to third]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Serna flied out to center; Simpson flied out to
center; Bulling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts flied out to left; Mendoza flied out to
left; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz tripled to center; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz scored]; Paciorek was called out on strikes;
Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to right; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Serna grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to left; Poquette flied out to
center; Sundberg doubled to left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Simpson flied out to right; NARRON BATTED FOR
BULLING; Narron struck out; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: FIROVA REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING C ); Mendoza struck
out; Wills singled to center; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Oliver singled to right
[Wills scored]; Bell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek singled to
left; Zisk struck out; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 4.