A run-scoring single by Tom Paciorek in the 11th inning enabled the Mariners to edge the Rangers, 2-1. Dan Meyer singled with one out and stole second to set the stage for Paciorek's game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  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               5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Wills 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Meyer 3b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .249      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .276
  Randle 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Oliver dh             5   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Paciorek lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .327      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     1   1   .326      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Anderson pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Ellis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .146
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .270        Norman pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Poquette lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .190
  Allen pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tolleson pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henderson rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .168        Wagner ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Simpson cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Serna ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .266      Roberts rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Bulling c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .244        Stein ph,lf         2   0   0   1     1   2   .330
  Parsons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Firova c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Narron ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Sample ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2   8   2     5   6             Totals               35   1   4   1     8   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  7,087
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Rangers 10
DP: Mariners 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell
Home Runs: Meyer (2)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (4), Tolleson (2)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (8), Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (6), Putnam (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 6.1   2   1   1   3   1   0  24   2.97
Andersen                0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.18
Rawley W(3-6)           4     2   0   0   3   1   0  16   4.13
Drago SV(5)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.74
Totals                 11     4   1   1   8   3   0  44

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(9-6)          10.2   8   2   2   4   6   1  41   3.12
Comer                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.75
Totals                 11     8   2   2   5   6   1  43

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Meyer homered;
Paciorek reached on an error by Bell; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Paciorek to second]; Bochte walked;
Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers was
called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Simpson lined to pitcher; Serna struck out;
Bulling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam
grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
popped to third; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
popped to second; Mendoza popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Zisk singled to center; Bochte forced Zisk
(shortstop to second); Burroughs singled to center [Bochte out
at third (center to third)]; Simpson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Serna grounded out (shortstop to first); Bulling
struck out; Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam flied
out to left; Poquette walked; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

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

RANGERS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
grounded out (first unassisted); Wills singled to center; Rivers
walked [Wills to second]; Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte singled to center; Burroughs popped to
first in foul territory; Simpson lined into a double play
(second to first) [Bochte out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell walked; Putnam out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Bell to second]; Poquette singled to left [Bell to
third]; ANDERSEN REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); TOLLESON RAN FOR
POQUETTE; Tolleson stole second; Sundberg walked; STEIN BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Stein walked [Bell scored, Tolleson to third,
Sundberg to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR MENDOZA; RAWLEY REPLACED
ANDERSEN (PITCHING); SAMPLE BATTED FOR GRUBB; Sample forced
Tolleson (third to catcher) [Sundberg to third, Stein to
second]; Wills forced Sample (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: TOLLESON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); STEIN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Serna
flied out to left; PARSONS BATTED FOR BULLING; Parsons flied out
to right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: FIROVA REPLACED PARSONS (PLAYING C ); Rivers
walked; Rivers was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Oliver flied to left in foul
territory; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

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

RANGERS 9TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); WAGNER
BATTED FOR TOLLESON; Wagner popped to shortstop; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 10TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Burroughs
walked; ALLEN RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Allen to second]; Serna struck out; NARRON
BATTED FOR FIROVA; Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 10TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HENDERSON
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF); Stein was called out on strikes;
Sample walked; Wills singled to left [Sample to second]; Rivers
flied out to left; Oliver forced Wills (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 11TH: Cruz flied out to center; Meyer singled to right;
Meyer stole second; Paciorek singled to left [Meyer scored,
Paciorek out at second (left to second)]; Zisk walked; ANDERSON
RAN FOR ZISK; Bochte walked [Anderson to second]; COMER REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Henderson walked [Anderson to third, Bochte
to second]; Simpson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 11TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RANDLE
REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); Bell singled to left; ELLIS BATTED
FOR PUTNAM; Ellis walked [Bell to second]; NORMAN RAN FOR ELLIS;
Wagner forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop) [Norman to second];
DRAGO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Sundberg popped to second;
Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.