With Steve Comer firing a four-hitter, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 5-2, for their fourth straight victory. The Rangers scored three runs in the first inning. Mickey Rivers led off the game with a double, Bump Wills walked and both moved up on a groundout by Al Oliver.

A single by Buddy Bell plated two tallies and a double by Pat Putnam drove in Bell. The Rangers picked up two more markers in the seventh on consecutive singles by Rivers, Wills, Oliver and Bell. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 4, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 11  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .282      Cruz 2b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .264
Wills 2b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .275      R. Jones cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .324      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .320
Bell 3b               5   1   2   3     0   0   .301      Horton dh             4   0   2   2     0   1   .276
Montanez dh           3   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  J. Ellis ph,dh      1   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Paciorek lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Putnam 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .283      Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Zisk ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Grubb rf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .278        Beamon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Mendoza ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .209
Mahlberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .202        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   5     6   3             Totals               31   2   4   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,759
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Mariners 6
DP: Rangers 0, Mariners 2
Doubles: Rivers (24), Putnam (18), Horton (16)
Triples: Horton (5)
Stolen Bases: Bell (4), Paciorek (6), Cruz (39)
Caught Stealing: Wills (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahlberg (1)
GIDP: Mahlberg (2), Zisk (12)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (4,by Comer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(14-10)          9     4   2   2   3   3   0  35   3.83
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   3   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(13-9)         6.1   9   5   5   4   3   0  31   3.66
Rawley                  2.2   2   0   0   2   0   0  10   4.28
Totals                  9    11   5   5   6   3   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Comer (7)
Wild Pitches: Rawley (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills walked; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third, Wills to
second]; Bell singled to left [Rivers scored, Wills scored];
Montanez struck out; Bell stole second; Putnam doubled to left
[Bell scored]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Mahlberg grounded
out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
struck out; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Norman lined to left; Rivers singled to right;
Wills grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rivers to second]; Oliver
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton doubled to center; Meyer flied out to
center; Paciorek was hit by a pitch; Simpson grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Horton to third, Paciorek to second]; Cox popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell flied out to left; Montanez flied out to
right; Putnam flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to center; Cruz lined to center;
R. Jones flied out to left; Bochte walked [Mendoza to second];
Horton lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb walked; Mahlberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Grubb to second]; Norman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
walked; Paciorek stole second; Simpson flied out to center; Cox
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Mariners 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills struck out; Oliver singled to center; Bell
flied out to right; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza singled to left; Cruz forced Mendoza
(second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; R. Jones walked;
Bochte popped to pitcher in foul territory; Horton tripled to
center [Cruz scored, R. Jones scored]; Meyer popped to catcher
in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam walked; Grubb flied out to left; Mahlberg
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Putnam out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simpson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cox grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Mariners 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rivers
singled to right; Wills singled to center [Rivers scored];
Oliver singled to right [Wills to second]; Bell singled to
center [Wills scored, Oliver to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT
(PITCHING); J. ELLIS BATTED FOR MONTANEZ; Rawley threw a wild
pitch [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; J. Ellis was walked
intentionally; ZISK BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Zisk grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [J. Ellis out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ZISK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 1B);
Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left;
R. Jones lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Mariners 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Mahlberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman singled to left;
Rivers forced Norman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte flied out to center; Horton struck out;
Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Mariners 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills singled to left; Wills was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Oliver
walked; Bell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); J. Ellis flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek struck out; Simpson grounded out (second
to first); BEAMON BATTED FOR COX; Beamon grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Mariners 2.