A three-run double by Mark Wagner in the second inning propelled the Rangers to a 6-5 decision over the Mariners. Wagner's blow followed a single by Pat Putnam, double by Jim Sundberg and walk to Leon Roberts. Buddy Bell stroked a sacrifice fly in the third, and singles by Mickey Rivers, Al Oliver, Bell and Sundberg in the fifth frame produced the final two Texas markers. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome

Rangers 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 0 Mariners 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 12 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Cruz 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Rivers cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .286 Bochte lf 3 1 1 3 1 0 .270 Oliver dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .306 Randle 3b,2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Bell 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .296 Paciorek cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .328 Putnam 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Zisk dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Poquette lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Burroughs rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Sundberg c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 Gray 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .245 Roberts rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Meyer lf,3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .260 Wagner ss 4 0 1 3 0 0 .273 Serna ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .286 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bulling c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parsons ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Mercer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Firova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gleaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 6 14 6 2 1 Totals 38 5 12 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 4,674 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 9 DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 1 Doubles: Sundberg (17), Wagner (4), Rivers (20) Home Runs: Meyer (3), Bochte (6) Caught Stealing: Serna (2) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (10) GIDP: Wagner (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(11-6) 6 10 5 5 1 0 2 28 3.31 Comer 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.59 Mercer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.70 Kern SV(5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.96 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 2 2 41 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(4-8) 4.1 9 6 6 1 1 0 22 3.97 Gleaton 4.2 5 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.75 Totals 9 14 6 6 2 1 0 41 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek walked; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam singled to center; Poquette lined to second; Sundberg doubled to left [Putnam to third]; Roberts walked; Wagner doubled to right [Putnam scored, Sundberg scored, Roberts scored]; Wills made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (first unassisted); Gray singled to left; Meyer homered [Gray scored]; Serna singled to center; Serna was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 2. RANGERS 3RD: BOCHTE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MEYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rivers doubled to right; Oliver singled to left [Rivers to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Putnam forced Oliver (first to shortstop); Poquette popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 3RD: Bochte flied out to center; Randle grounded out (third to first); Paciorek singled to shortstop; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts singled to left; Wagner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Gray flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers singled to second; Oliver singled to right [Rivers to third]; Bell singled to center [Rivers scored, Oliver to second]; GLEATON REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Putnam flied out to left; Poquette walked [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Sundberg singled to shortstop [Oliver scored, Bell out at home (shortstop to third), Poquette to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2. MARINERS 5TH: Serna singled to left; Bulling forced Serna (first to shortstop); Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bulling to second]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2. RANGERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to left; Wagner flied out to left; Wills singled to right; Rivers forced Wills (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Burroughs singled to center; Gray singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Putnam singled to left [Bell to second]; Poquette made an out to third; Sundberg forced Putnam (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Serna singled to left; Bulling singled to center [Serna to second]; Bochte homered [Serna scored, Bulling scored]; COMER REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (second to first); Paciorek singled to right; Zisk forced Paciorek (shortstop to second); Burroughs forced Zisk (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 5. RANGERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Wagner made an out to second; Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: Gray grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer walked; Serna flied out to right; PARSONS BATTED FOR BULLING; Parsons singled to left [Meyer to second]; MERCER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Bochte walked [Meyer to third, Parsons to second]; KERN REPLACED MERCER (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 5. RANGERS 9TH: FIROVA REPLACED PARSONS (PLAYING C ); Rivers flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to left; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 5. MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek made an out to second; Zisk struck out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 5.

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