Jimmy Sexton collected four straight hits and Kevin Pasley, making his first appearance with the Mariners, knocked in the tie-breaking run with a single in a 6-4 victory over the Rangers. Sexton hit a triple, double and two singles. Mike Hargrove and Jim Sundberg homered for the Rangers.

After Sundberg's smash tied the score at 4-4 in the sixth inning, Sexton doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Pasley, who had been acquired from the Dodgers. Dan Meyer iced the Mariners' victory with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Mariners     0  1  0    0  3  1    0  1  x  -   6 11  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .304      Collins lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .222
  Beasley pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Baez 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Beniquez cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   1     0   1   .266
  Miller cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanton rf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .273
  Washington ph,cf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Delgado rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Bevacqua lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .338      Meyer 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .268
  May lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Bernhardt 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Sexton ss             4   2   4   1     0   0   .276
Sundberg c            3   2   3   1     1   0   .298      Pasley c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .205        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alomar ss             3   0   1   1     0   1   .243
  Fahey ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Devine p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     4   5             Totals               32   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  8,363
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 6
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Collins, Sexton
Doubles: Harrah (25), Hargrove (22), Bernhardt (8), Baez (13), Stanton (23), Sexton (1)
Triples: Sexton (1)
Home Runs: Hargrove (15), Sundberg (5), Meyer (20)
Caught Stealing: Sexton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pasley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stanton (5,by Devine)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Devine                  5     7   4   4   2   3   0  24   3.54
Lindblad L(4-4)         3     4   2   2   0   1   1  12   3.58
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               5.2   5   4   4   2   3   2  25   5.48
Romo W(7-10)            3.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  14   3.03
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   5   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Devine (4)
Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (1)
Balks: Honeycutt (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Honeycutt balked [Hargrove to
second]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first) [Hargrove to
third]; Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hargrove
scored]; Harrah doubled to left; J. Ellis grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: MILLER REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Collins
singled to pitcher; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Collins to second]; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton was hit
by a pitch; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg walked; Honeycutt threw a wild pitch
[Sundberg to second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sundberg to third]; Grieve was called out on strikes; Alomar
singled to left [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bernhardt doubled to left; Braun grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Bernhardt to third]; Sexton singled to
center [Bernhardt scored]; Sexton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Pasley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Miller made an out to second; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Harrah reached on an error by Sexton; J. Ellis
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins struck out; Baez doubled to right; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first) [Baez to third]; Stanton
lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to left; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sundberg to second]; Grieve grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove homered; Miller flied out to center;
Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Sexton singled to right; Pasley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sexton to second]; Collins walked;
Baez forced Collins (second to shortstop) [Sexton to third];
Ruppert Jones singled to left [Sexton scored, Baez to second];
Stanton doubled to right [Baez scored, Ruppert Jones scored];
Meyer was walked intentionally; Bernhardt flied out to left; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 4.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
homered; Wills struck out; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
Grieve flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Braun popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Sexton doubled to left; Pasley
singled to left [Sexton scored, Pasley out at third (catcher to
shortstop)]; Collins grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Collins dropped a foul fly hit by Alomar for an
error; Alomar flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to right;
WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MILLER; Washington flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Baez
struck out; Ruppert Jones made an out to third; Stanton made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua walked; Harrah flied out to right; J.
Ellis flied out to left; Sundberg singled to center [Bevacqua to
second]; Wills walked [Bevacqua to third, Sundberg to second];
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: MAY REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING LF); Meyer homered;
Bernhardt flied out to left; Braun flied out to left; Sexton
tripled to right; Pasley flied to right in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

RANGERS 9TH: DELGADO REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); FAHEY BATTED
FOR ALOMAR; Fahey was called out on strikes; Hargrove doubled to
center; BEASLEY RAN FOR HARGROVE; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Beasley to third]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 6.