Laying down a homer barrage, the Rangers whipped the Mariners, 4-1. Bump Wills clouted a bases-empty round-tripper in the first inning, Willie Montanez drilled a solo shot in the second and Greg Mahlberg connected for his first major league homer in the seventh. Wills drove in the final Texas run with a ninth-inning single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4 11  3
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .267
Wills 2b              5   1   4   2     0   0   .273      R. Jones cf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .265
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Bochte 1b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .322
J. Ellis dh           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     1   0   .274
  Oliver ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Meyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Zisk rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Paciorek lf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .305
Montanez 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .239      Simpson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Sample lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .246
  Grubb ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Mendoza ss            1   0   1   0     1   0   .205
Mahlberg c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .182        Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Norman ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .201      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     3   3             Totals               34   1   7   1     6   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  7,302
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Mariners 13
DP: Rangers 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Bell, Norman, Kern, Stinson
Doubles: Sample (17), Zisk (19), Norman (7), Bochte (33)
Home Runs: Wills (5), Montanez (4), Mahlberg (1)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (34), Cruz (38)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers 2 (4), Meyer (5)
GIDP: R. Jones (16)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(7-6)           5.2   5   1   1   2   2   0  25   4.49
Kern SV(23)             3.1   2   0   0   4   3   0  16   1.46
Totals                  9     7   1   1   6   5   0  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(7-14)       6.1   8   3   3   2   2   3  28   3.99
McLaughlin              2.2   3   1   1   1   1   0  12   4.43
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   3   3  40

Wild Pitches: McLaughlin (10)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
homered; Bell grounded out (third to first); J. Ellis struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
lined to second; Bochte doubled to right; Horton lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
homered; Sample struck out; Mahlberg lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Simpson singled to center;
Stinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman flied out to left; Rivers popped to catcher
in foul territory; Wills singled to left; Wills stole second
[Wills to third (error by Stinson)]; Bell walked; J. Ellis flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to second; Cruz singled to center
[Mendoza to second]; R. Jones grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mendoza to third, Cruz out at
second]; Bochte struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Sample doubled to left; Mahlberg
walked; Norman forced Mahlberg (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Meyer flied out to
center; Paciorek reached on an error by Norman; Simpson forced
Paciorek (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
singled to center; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wills
to second]; J. Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Bruce
Bochte caught the ball off a speaker in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
walked; Cruz forced Mendoza (third to second); Cruz stole
second; R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to center; Montanez forced Zisk
(second to shortstop); Sample lined into a double play (right to
first) [Montanez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte singled to second; Horton walked [Bochte to
second]; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bochte
to third, Horton to second]; Paciorek reached on a fielder's
choice [Bochte scored, Horton to third (error by Bell), Paciorek
to second]; Simpson grounded out (second to first); KERN
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Stinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Mahlberg homered; Norman singled to center; Rivers
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Norman to second];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Wills lined to center;
McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Norman to third]; Bell lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne walked;
Cruz was called out on strikes; R. Jones walked [Milbourne to
second]; Bochte forced R. Jones (first to shortstop) [Milbourne
to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

RANGERS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); OLIVER
BATTED FOR J. ELLIS; Oliver flied out to right; Zisk doubled to
center; Montanez was walked intentionally; GRUBB BATTED FOR
SAMPLE; Grubb lined to center; Mahlberg forced Montanez (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled
to right; Meyer was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Kern [Meyer to third]; Paciorek struck out; Simpson popped to
third in foul territory; Stinson walked; Milbourne popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Norman doubled to right; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Norman to third]; Wills singled to right
[Norman scored]; Bell flied out to center; Wills stole second;
Oliver struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz struck out; R. Jones walked; Bochte singled
to first [R. Jones to second]; Horton made an out to second;
Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Mariners 1.