Glenn Abbott, getting relief help from Shane Rawley, pitched the Mariners to a 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. Paul Serna cracked a leadoff homer in the seventh inning and, after Dave Henderson and Bud Bulling followed with singles, Henderson scored Seattle's second run as Julio Cruz bounced into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Bell 3b               2   0   0   1     1   1   .293
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Parsons rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sample ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Gray 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Serna ss              4   1   1   1     0   2   .283      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Henderson cf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .168      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Bulling c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .336
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   1     0   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     1   2

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance:  7,644
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Rangers 4
DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Serna, Bell
Doubles: Gray (7)
Home Runs: Serna (4)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (9)
GIDP: Cruz (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(4-7)           8.1   3   1   0   0   2   0  28   3.66
Rawley SV(7)            0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.42
Totals                  9     4   1   0   1   2   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(10-6)       9     8   2   2   0   4   1  35   3.11
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   4   1  35

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek singled to left; Zisk
singled to right [Paciorek to third]; Burroughs forced Zisk
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: Gray doubled to right; Serna struck out; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gray to third]; Bulling
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (second to first); Putnam flied
out to center; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Randle singled
to left; Paciorek flied out to center; Zisk forced Randle
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to left; Sundberg was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Gray
grounded out (pitcher to first); Serna reached on an error by
Bell; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills flied out to right; Rivers reached on an
error by Serna; Oliver singled to right [Rivers to third]; Bell
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Putnam
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Rangers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Bulling singled to third; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bulling to second]; Randle grounded
out (third to first); Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Mendoza struck out; Wills flied out to left; Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Serna homered; Henderson singled to left; Bulling
singled to right [Henderson to third]; Cruz grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson scored (no
RBI), Bulling out at second]; Randle grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Bell struck
out; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: PARSONS REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Poquette
grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Gray flied out to right; Serna struck out;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 9TH: STEIN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Stein flied out to
center; Wills singled to shortstop; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Rivers singled to left [Wills to second]; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third, Rivers to
second]; Bell was walked intentionally; SAMPLE BATTED FOR
PUTNAM; Sample forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.