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.

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