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.