Homers by Willie Horton and Leon Roberts triggered the Mariners to a 5-2 triumph over the Rangers. Horton led off the fifth inning with a round-tripper and one out later, Roberts connected to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead. They scored two runs in the seventh on a pair of errors by Ranger shortstop Nelson Norman and registered their final tally in the eighth on an RBI single by Ruppert Jones. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 11, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  1
Rangers      2  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .284
R. Jones cf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .260      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Bochte 1b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .321      Bell 3b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .298
Horton dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .274      Montanez dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Zisk rf               3   2   2   1     0   0   .272
Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Putnam 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .281
Craig rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .500      Sample lf             3   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Milbourne ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .273
  Valentine ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Cox c                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beamon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Branch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     2   7             Totals               29   5   7   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,473
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Rangers 4
DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 1
Errors: R. Jones
Doubles: Bochte (35), R. Jones (29), Sample (19), Zisk (21)
Home Runs: Rivers (6)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (2)
GIDP: Meyer (11), Bell (13)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Branch L(0-1)           5.2   7   5   5   3   2   1  26   7.94
Hinton                  2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.64
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   2   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(4-6)        6.2   7   1   1   2   2   0  28   4.46
Lyle SV(11)             2.1   4   1   1   0   5   0  11   3.18
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   7   0  39

Wild Pitches: Alexander 2 (4)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Roy Branch; R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bochte singled to right; Horton walked [Bochte to second]; Meyer
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers homered; Wills struck out; Bell walked;
Montanez singled to right [Bell to third]; Zisk hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Bell scored]; Putnam grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Craig grounded out
(second to first); Debut game for Rod Craig; Milbourne
singled to right; Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Sample flied out to left; Sundberg popped to first
in foul territory; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Alexander threw a wild pitch
[Cruz to second]; R. Jones flied out to center; Bochte singled
to left [Cruz scored]; Horton singled to right [Bochte to
third]; Meyer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; Wills walked; Bell
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wills out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Craig popped to
shortstop; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Montanez flied out to right; Zisk singled to left;
Putnam flied out to center; Sample doubled to left [Zisk
scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Cox flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first); R. Jones singled to right; R. Jones stole second;
Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
flied out to center; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton flied out to center; Meyer flied out to
left; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(first unassisted); Zisk doubled to left; Putnam was walked
intentionally; Sample singled to center [Zisk scored, Putnam to
third (error by R. Jones)]; Sundberg singled to center [Putnam
scored, Sample to second]; HINTON REPLACED BRANCH (PITCHING);
Norman popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Craig singled to right; Milbourne flied out to
left; BEAMON BATTED FOR COX; Beamon flied out to center;
Alexander threw a wild pitch [Craig to second]; Cruz walked;
LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); R. Jones struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: STINSON REPLACED BEAMON (PLAYING C ); Rivers
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to
first); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte doubled to right; Horton struck out; Meyer
grounded out (second to first) [Bochte to third]; Roberts struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Craig singled to left; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Valentine singled to center [Craig to second];
PACIOREK BATTED FOR STINSON; Paciorek struck out; Cruz flied out
to right; R. Jones doubled to left [Craig scored, Valentine to
third]; Bochte struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Rangers 5.