A leadoff homer by Mickey Rivers in the first inning triggered the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Mariners. Rivers connected off Roy Branch, who was making his first major league appearance. Richie Zisk drove in the second run of the frame with a sacrifice fly.

Billy Sample doubled in a run in the fourth inning and singled in another during a two-run sixth. Jim Sundberg followed Sample's sixth-inning hit with another RBI single. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Monday, September 10, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  0    2  1  0  -   5  6  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  8  3


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
R. Jones cf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .259      Wills 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .268
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Bell 3b,ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Horton dh             4   2   2   1     0   1   .274      Montanez dh           3   0   1   1     1   0   .240
Meyer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Roberts lf            2   1   1   2     1   0   .272      Grubb rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Sample lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .282
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliver ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .327
                                                            Soderholm 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   6   4     2   4             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  6,790
Left on Base: Mariners 2, Rangers 7
DP: Mariners 2, Rangers 3
Errors: Milbourne, Meyer, Norman 2, Jenkins
Doubles: Sample (18)
Triples: Milbourne (4)
Home Runs: Horton (27), Roberts (14)
Stolen Bases: Wills (35)
Caught Stealing: Bochte (2), Roberts (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (6), Sundberg (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (3)
GIDP: Bochte (23), Putnam 2 (11)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler W(2-2)         6.2   8   2   2   1   1   0  27   4.98
McLaughlin SV(13)       2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   4.25
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   3   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(13-13)        7.1   5   5   3   1   3   2  29   4.08
Rajsich                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.06
Totals                  9     6   5   3   2   4   2  34

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim McKean


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne struck out; R. Jones walked; Bochte
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [R.
Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Wills forced Rivers
(second to shortstop); Wills was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Montanez walked; Putnam grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Cox
reached on an error by Jenkins; Mendoza flied into a double play
(right to first) [Cox out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample singled to left; Sundberg out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Sample to second]; Norman reached on
a fielder's choice [Sample out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third to shortstop), Norman to second]; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); R.
Jones flied out to right; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Horton homered; Meyer grounded out (second to
pitcher); Roberts homered; Simpson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam flied out to left; Grubb was called out on
strikes; Sample singled to center; Sundberg reached on an error
by Milbourne [Sample to second]; Norman grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
flied out to center; R. Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to center; Wills forced Rivers
(first to shortstop); Wills stole second; Bell singled to left
[Wills to third]; Montanez singled to right [Wills scored, Bell
to second]; Putnam grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Rangers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte reached on an error by Norman; Horton
singled to shortstop [Bochte to second]; Meyer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bochte to third, Horton to
second]; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bochte scored
(unearned), Horton to third]; Simpson reached on an error by
Norman [Horton scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cox flied out to
center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb flied out to left; Sample doubled to center;
Sundberg grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Sample to third];
OLIVER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Oliver singled to left [Sample
scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Rivers popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Rangers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 3B); BELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Mendoza flied out to center;
Milbourne tripled to right; R. Jones singled to second
[Milbourne scored]; RAJSICH REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Bochte
singled [R. Jones to second]; Bochte was caught stealing second
(catcher to second) [R. Jones to third]; Horton popped to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell flied
out to right; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 5, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer flied out to center; Roberts walked; Simpson
struck out while Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Putnam walked; Grubb struck out; Sample reached on
an error by Meyer [Putnam to second]; ZISK BATTED FOR SUNDBERG;
Zisk struck out; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; J. Ellis forced
Sample (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Rangers 2.