A three-run homer by Billy Sample triggered the Rangers to a 6-2 decision over the Mariners. Sample's blast came in the second inning after walks to Jim Sundberg and Leon Roberts. Doc Medich allowed six singles over the first seven frames to notch his 10th victory and Jim Kern came on to record his sixth save. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Simpson cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .223
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .286      Meyer 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Oliver dh             2   1   1   1     2   0   .307      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Bell 3b               1   1   0   0     1   0   .295      Zisk dh               3   0   0   0     1   1   .319
  Tolleson 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .268
Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .281      Burroughs rf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .257
  B. Johnson c        1   0   1   1     0   0   .500        Walton pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Serna 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Sample lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .270      Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264        Narron ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257        McHenry ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parsons ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Bulling c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Maler ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Clark p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   5     7   6             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  4,810
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Mariners 9
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Wagner, Bulling
Doubles: Rivers (21), Oliver (29)
Home Runs: Sample (3)
Stolen Bases: Sample (4), Wills (11)
Caught Stealing: Paciorek (10)
GIDP: Roberts (7)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by Clark), Sample (7,by Parrott), Parsons (2,by Kern)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(10-6)          7     6   2   2   3   2   0  30   3.09
Kern SV(6)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(2-5)            4     4   4   3   4   2   1  21   4.34
Parrott                 4     1   0   0   2   4   0  15   5.08
Rawley                  0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.26
Andersen                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.66
Totals                  9     9   6   5   7   6   1  43

Passed Balls: Bulling (4)
Hit by Pitch: Kern (1), Clark (1), Parrott (1)
Wild Pitches: Clark (7)
Balks: Clark (3)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
struck out; Oliver was hit by a pitch; Bell flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
flied out to center; Paciorek reached on an error by Wagner;
Paciorek was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg walked; Roberts walked [Sundberg to
second]; Sample homered [Sundberg scored, Roberts scored];
Putnam singled to right; Wagner made an out to second; Wills
forced Putnam (shortstop to second); Clark balked [Wills to
second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
walked; Clark threw a wild pitch [Bell scored (error by Bulling)
(unearned)]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: TOLLESON REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Serna popped
to third in foul territory; Anderson was called out on strikes;
Bulling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample singled to center; Putnam flied out to
center; Sample stole second; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Simpson walked; Meyer forced Simpson (second to
shortstop); Paciorek singled to left [Meyer to second]; Zisk
walked [Meyer to third, Paciorek to second]; Bochte was called
out on strikes; Burroughs forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers doubled to left; Bulling allowed a passed
ball [Rivers to third]; Oliver walked; PARROTT REPLACED CLARK
(PITCHING); Tolleson grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to
second]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Roberts grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Serna grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
flied out to right; Bulling grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample was hit by a pitch; Putnam lined to left;
Wagner flied out to right; Wills singled to right [Sample to
third]; Wills stole second; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson singled to center; Meyer singled to right
[Simpson to second]; Paciorek forced Simpson (third unassisted)
[Meyer to second]; Zisk flied out to right [Meyer to third];
Bochte walked [Paciorek to second]; Burroughs singled to center
[Meyer scored, Paciorek scored, Bochte to second]; Serna forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver walked; Tolleson flied out to left; Sundberg
struck out; Jim Sundberg ejected by 1B umpire Vic
Voltaggio; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: B. JOHNSON REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); NARRON
BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Narron flied out to center; Bulling singled
to center; Simpson flied out to center; Meyer singled to center
[Bulling to third]; Paciorek forced Meyer (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 8TH: MCHENRY REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING SS); Sample
grounded out (pitcher to first); Putnam was called out on
strikes; Wagner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Zisk struck out;
Bochte struck out; Burroughs singled to right; WALTON RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Serna grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 9TH: WALTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RAWLEY REPLACED
PARROTT (PITCHING); Wills grounded out (third to first); Rivers
walked; Oliver doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Tolleson singled
to shortstop [Oliver to third]; B. Johnson singled to left
[Oliver scored, Tolleson to second]; ANDERSEN REPLACED RAWLEY
(PITCHING); Roberts singled to left [Tolleson out at home (left
to catcher), B. Johnson to second]; Sample popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: PARSONS BATTED FOR MCHENRY; Parsons was hit by a
pitch; ALLEN RAN FOR PARSONS; MALER BATTED FOR BULLING; Maler
forced Allen (shortstop to second); Simpson forced Maler (second
to shortstop); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Mariners 2.