The Rangers came from behind to post a 5-4 decision over the Mariners. With two out and the score tied, 4-4, in the ninth inning, Mike Hargrove walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Toby Harrah, who stole second. A double by Al Oliver down the left field foul line scored Harrah. Texas tied the score in the eighth on a steal of home by pinch-runner Bobby Thompson.

Richie Zisk drew a two-out base on balls and was replaced by Thompson, who took third on a single by John Lowenstein. The runners then worked a double steal with Thompson scoring to make it 4-4. Bob Stinson accounted for all the Seattle runs with two homers. Jim Sundberg had two hits for the Rangers and stretched his batting streak to 21 games, tying him with Los Angeles' Steve Garvey for the longest in the majors this season. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome

Rangers 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 1 Mariners 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Harrah pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Oliver dh 4 1 2 3 0 0 .268 Bochte cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Bonds rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Zisk lf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .304 Braun lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Thompson pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Lowenstein 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .364 Stanton dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .209 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Milbourne pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sundberg c 3 0 2 0 1 1 .339 Bernhardt 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .290 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Ruppert Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Stinson c 3 2 2 4 0 0 .275 Mason ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .222 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 4 5 6 Totals 30 4 6 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 28,689 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Mariners 4 DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 2 Errors: Mason Doubles: Oliver (10), Stanton (3) Home Runs: Zisk (10), Oliver (4), Stinson 2 (3) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (2), Thompson (1), Harrah (7), Milbourne (1) Caught Stealing: Reynolds (3) Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (1), Stein (2) Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (3) GIDP: Hargrove (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(4-2) 8 6 4 4 3 2 2 32 3.24 Cleveland SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.98 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 3 2 35 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin 5.1 6 3 3 2 5 2 24 5.73 Todd 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 9 3.86 Romo L(3-1) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.44 Rawley 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.98 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 6 2 39 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds reached on an error by Mason; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk homered; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg struck out; Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to left; Mason flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stanton doubled to center; Bernhardt walked; Stinson homered [Stanton scored, Bernhardt scored]; Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 3. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver homered; Bonds struck out; Zisk struck out; Lowenstein walked; Sundberg singled to center [Lowenstein to third]; Beniquez forced Sundberg (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Braun walked; Stein was called out on strikes; Stanton forced Braun (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 3. RANGERS 5TH: Wills struck out; Mason walked; Hargrove singled to left [Mason to third, Hargrove to second (on throw to 3b)]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mason scored]; Bonds flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 3. MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson homered; Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds walked; Bochte flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to right; Lowenstein flied out to left; Sundberg singled to right [Zisk to third]; TODD REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Beniquez lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to right; Braun flied out to center; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4. RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason singled to right; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mason out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 7TH: Stanton singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR STANTON; Milbourne stole second; Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 4. RANGERS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck out; Zisk walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Lowenstein singled to center [Thompson to third]; Thompson stole home and Lowenstein stole second; Sundberg walked; ROMO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Reynolds singled to right; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Roberts lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 4. RANGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mason flied out to center; Hargrove walked; HARRAH RAN FOR HARGROVE; RAWLEY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Harrah stole second; Oliver doubled to left [Harrah scored]; Bonds made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: HARRAH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JORGENSEN REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Braun singled to center; CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Stein out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Braun to second]; Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Braun to third]; RUPPERT JONES BATTED FOR BERNHARDT; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4.

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