The Rangers stole seven bases in eight attempts while romping to an 11-4 victory over the Mariners. Thefts included the 52nd of the season for Bump Wills, who set a Ranger club record.

Toby Harrah, who hit two singles and stole second twice, capped the Rangers' attack by smashing a homer with two men on base in the ninth inning. Bobby Bonds stole three bases. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 11, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Rangers 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 - 11 10 1 Mariners 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 11 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds dh 4 1 1 2 2 1 .267 Cruz 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .237 Wills 2b 3 1 1 1 2 2 .249 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Grubb lf 3 2 1 1 2 1 .273 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Oliver cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .324 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Zisk rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .258 Bochte dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Sundberg c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Meyer 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .227 Jorgensen 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .200 Stinson c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .258 Harrah ss 5 3 3 3 0 0 .232 Hale lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174 Mason 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Milbourne 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Bevacqua ph,3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 11 10 9 9 4 Totals 36 4 11 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 5,998 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Mariners 6 DP: Rangers 2, Mariners 0 Errors: Sundberg, Reynolds, Stinson Doubles: Sundberg (23), Jorgensen (3), Meyer (18), Hale (8) Triples: Stinson (3) Home Runs: Harrah (12) Stolen Bases: Bonds 3 (41), Grubb (6), Harrah 2 (31), Wills (52), Cruz (58) Caught Stealing: Oliver (9) GIDP: Stinson (10) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(11-5) 7 10 4 3 1 1 0 30 2.30 Cleveland 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.08 Totals 9 11 4 3 1 1 0 37 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott L(1-5) 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 11 5.14 House 5.1 1 3 0 6 0 0 23 4.66 Brown 1.2 5 4 4 1 2 1 11 5.40 Todd 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.99 Totals 9 10 11 8 9 4 1 46 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Vic Voltaggio RANGERS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Wills struck out; Grubb singled to center [Bonds scored]; Oliver lined to third; Grubb stole second [Grubb to third (error by Stinson)]; Zisk singled [Grubb scored]; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds singled to left; Ruppert Jones forced Reynolds (second to shortstop); Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 0. RANGERS 2ND: Jorgensen walked; Harrah singled to right [Jorgensen to third]; Mason popped to third in foul territory; Harrah stole second; Bonds grounded out (first to pitcher) [Jorgensen scored, Harrah to third]; Wills singled to center [Harrah scored]; HOUSE REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wills stole second; Grubb walked; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Meyer singled to pitcher; Stinson singled to right [Meyer to second]; Hale flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 0. RANGERS 3RD: Zisk lined to third; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Mason popped to third in foul territory; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Wills walked; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte singled to right; Meyer doubled to center [Bochte scored]; Stinson tripled to right [Meyer scored]; Hale hit into a double play to left [Stinson out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. RANGERS 5TH: Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Zisk popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds singled to shortstop; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON; Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Roberts walked; Bochte flied out to center; Meyer singled to center [Roberts to second]; Stinson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2. RANGERS 7TH: Bonds made an out to first; Wills walked; Grubb walked [Wills to second]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Wills scored (error by Reynolds) (unearned), Grubb scored (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sundberg doubled to center [Oliver scored (unearned)]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Hale doubled to center; Milbourne flied out to center; Cruz singled to left [Hale to third]; Cruz stole second [Hale scored (error by Sundberg), Cruz to third]; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 4. RANGERS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Harrah singled to left; Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah stole second; Bonds singled to center [Harrah scored]; Bonds stole second; Wills struck out; Grubb was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Roberts flied out to center; Bochte flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 4. RANGERS 9TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Zisk walked; Sundberg flied out to center; Jorgensen doubled to center [Zisk to third]; Harrah homered [Zisk scored, Jorgensen scored]; Bevacqua singled to center; TODD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Bonds struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: Stinson singled to center; Hale flied out to left; Milbourne forced Stinson (third to second); Cruz forced Milbourne (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 4.

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