Completing a sweep of the five-game series, the Rangers won a doubleheader from the Mariners, 5-3 and 4-3. A squeeze bunt by Mike Jorgensen in the second inning produced Texas' first run of the opening game. A double by Al Oliver plated two more tallies in the third frame and Pat Putnam cracked his first major league homer to lead off the fourth.

In the second contest, rookie righthander Danny Darwin got credit for his first big league win as another rookie, Billy Sample, hit a two-run double in the first inning to start the Rangers off to their victory. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 5 0 Rangers 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Harrah ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Wills 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .249 Bernhardt ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Grubb lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .268 Ruppert Jones cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .240 Oliver cf 3 0 3 3 1 0 .321 Roberts rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .301 Zisk rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Bochte dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Beamon pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Putnam dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 .156 Stanton ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Bonds ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Jorgensen 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .211 Meyer 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Gray ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Alomar pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Milbourne 3b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Mason 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 5 3 1 6 Totals 29 5 9 5 5 3 Time of Game: 2:00 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Rangers 7 DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 0 Doubles: Paciorek (19), Sundberg (21), Harrah (16), Oliver (33) Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (6), Putnam (1) Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (22) Caught Stealing: Wills (13) Sacrifice Hits: Jorgensen (2), Wills (7) Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (4), Meyer (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(4-12) 4 7 5 5 2 2 1 21 5.09 Rawley 3.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 14 4.05 Brown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.16 Totals 8 9 5 5 5 3 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(10-5) 7 4 3 3 1 3 1 26 2.20 Mirabella SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 6.75 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 6 1 33 Wild Pitches: Comer (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; Reynolds struck out; Ruppert Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Wills singled to third; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Wills to second]; Oliver walked; Zisk forced Wills (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg doubled to left; Putnam grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sundberg scored]; Mason was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson lined to third; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah doubled to center; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrah to third]; Grubb walked; Oliver doubled to center [Harrah scored, Grubb scored]; Zisk flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones walked; Comer threw a wild pitch [Ruppert Jones to second]; Ruppert Jones stole third; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam homered; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Mason made an out to third; Harrah flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 4. MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to center; Grubb singled to right [Wills to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Oliver singled to right [Wills scored, Grubb to second]; Zisk flied into a double play (right to second) [Grubb out at second]; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. MARINERS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: BONDS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Bonds flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5. MARINERS 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ruppert Jones homered; Roberts struck out; Bochte singled to center; BEAMON RAN FOR BOCHTE; Paciorek doubled to center [Beamon to third]; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Beamon scored]; Stinson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills walked; Wills was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5. MARINERS 8TH: MIRABELLA REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to center; BERNHARDT BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Bernhardt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Oliver singled to right; Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; GRAY BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Gray walked [Oliver to third, Bonds to second]; ALOMAR RAN FOR GRAY; BROWN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5. MARINERS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts singled to center; STANTON BATTED FOR BEAMON; Stanton was called out on strikes; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 5.

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