Scorring all their runs in the seventh inning, the Mariners shaded the Rangers, 3-2. With one out in the top of the seventh, Richie Zisk singled and went to second on a groundout. After a walk to Jeff Burroughs, Joe Simpson blooped an RBI single to center to tie the game at 1-1. Paul Serna then singled to plate Burroughs, and Bud Bulling followed with a run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 7 0 Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Meyer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Poquette cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .189 Randle 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Norman pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Oliver dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Zisk dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 .328 Bell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .295 Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Putnam 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .259 Burroughs rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 Stein ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .339 Henderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 Tolleson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .229 Grubb lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Serna ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Sample ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Bulling c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .238 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Rivers ph,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Butcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 4 Totals 34 2 7 2 0 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 12,121 Left on Base: Mariners 4, Rangers 5 DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1 Doubles: Bell (15) GIDP: Paciorek (8) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay W(1-6) 7.2 6 2 2 0 6 0 29 4.53 Rawley SV(6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.47 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 7 0 34 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butcher L(0-1) 6.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 26 2.13 Comer 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.76 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Meyer singled to left; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to center; Bell singled to shortstop [Oliver to second]; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Bochte grounded out (second to pitcher); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 3RD: Simpson flied out to center; Serna grounded out (third to first); Bulling walked; Cruz singled to center [Bulling to second]; Bulling was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza popped to second; Wills grounded out (second to first); Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek was called out on strikes; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell doubled to left; Putnam singled to right [Bell scored]; Grubb flied out to left; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs singled to left; Simpson was called out on strikes; Serna forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza flied out to center; Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 6TH: Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (third to first); Oliver grounded out (second to pitcher); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Zisk singled to center; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first) [Zisk to second]; Burroughs walked; Simpson singled to center [Zisk scored, Burroughs to second]; Serna singled to center [Burroughs scored, Simpson to second]; COMER REPLACED BUTCHER (PITCHING); Bulling singled to right [Simpson scored, Serna to third]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Putnam struck out; Grubb was called out on strikes; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 1. MARINERS 8TH: Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: RANDLE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); Roberts singled to first; RIVERS BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Rivers forced Roberts (first to shortstop); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Poquette singled to center [Rivers scored]; NORMAN RAN FOR POQUETTE; RAWLEY REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Oliver forced Norman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. MARINERS 9TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Bell was called out on strikes; STEIN BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Stein singled to right; TOLLESON RAN FOR STEIN; SAMPLE BATTED FOR GRUBB; Sample forced Tolleson (shortstop to second); Sundberg popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2.

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