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Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
1979-09-03 · Night game · Kingdome · Att: 7302 · dome, dry · 2:47
Texas Rangers defeated Seattle Mariners 4–1. Doc Medich earned the win and Jim Kern picked up the save. Bump Wills went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
W: Doc Medich L: Floyd Bannister SV: Jim Kern
Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: John Shulock · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Bill Deegan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Mahlberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ruppert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bruce Bochte | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Meyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Paciorek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Stinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mario Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Milbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Medich | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 Jim Kern | 3.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Seattle Mariners — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Floyd Bannister | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Byron McLaughlin | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Bump Wills: HR/7
- Buddy Bell: 53
- John Ellis: K
Bot 1
- Julio Cruz: 43
- Ruppert Jones: 4/L
- Bruce Bochte: D9
- Willie Horton: 8/L
Top 2
- Richie Zisk: 63
- Willie Montanez: HR/9
- Billy Sample: K
- Greg Mahlberg: 7/L
Bot 2
- Dan Meyer: 43
- Tom Paciorek: 53
- Joe Simpson: S8
- Bob Stinson: K
Top 3
- Nelson Norman: 7
- Mickey Rivers: 2/FL
- Bump Wills: S7
- Buddy Bell: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Buddy Bell: W
- John Ellis: 9
Bot 3
- Mario Mendoza: S4
- Julio Cruz: S8.1-2
- Ruppert Jones: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Bruce Bochte: K23
Top 4
- Richie Zisk: 43
- Willie Montanez: 43
- Billy Sample: D7
- Greg Mahlberg: W
- Nelson Norman: 6(1)/G/FO
Bot 4
- Willie Horton: 9
- Dan Meyer: 8
- Tom Paciorek: E6
- Joe Simpson: 46(1)/FO
Top 5
- Mickey Rivers: 3/G
- Bump Wills: S8
- Buddy Bell: 13.1-2
- John Ellis: 3/FL
Bot 5
- Bob Stinson: 63
- Mario Mendoza: W
- Julio Cruz: 54(1)/FO
- Ruppert Jones: SB2
- Ruppert Jones: 3/G
Top 6
- Richie Zisk: S8
- Willie Montanez: 46(1)/FO
- Billy Sample: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 6
- Bruce Bochte: S4
- Willie Horton: W.1-2
- Dan Meyer: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Tom Paciorek: FC5.3-H;2-3(E5);B-2
- Joe Simpson: 43
- Bob Stinson: 3/G
Top 7
- Greg Mahlberg: HR/7
- Nelson Norman: S8
- Mickey Rivers: 13/SH.1-2
- Bump Wills: 8/L
- Buddy Bell: WP.2-3
- Buddy Bell: 8/L
Bot 7
- Larry Milbourne: W
- Julio Cruz: K/C
- Ruppert Jones: W.1-2
- Bruce Bochte: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Willie Horton: 53
Top 8
- Al Oliver: 9
- Richie Zisk: D8
- Willie Montanez: IW
- Johnny Grubb: 8/L
- Greg Mahlberg: 54(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Dan Meyer: S9
- Tom Paciorek: PO1(E1).1-3#
- Tom Paciorek: K
- Joe Simpson: 5/FL
- Bob Stinson: W
- Larry Milbourne: 5/FL
Top 9
- Nelson Norman: D9
- Mickey Rivers: 53/SH.2-3
- Bump Wills: S9.3-H
- Buddy Bell: 8
- Al Oliver: SB2
- Al Oliver: K
Bot 9
- Julio Cruz: K
- Ruppert Jones: W
- Bruce Bochte: S3.1-2
- Willie Horton: 4
- Dan Meyer: 8
Notes & reviews
- Bruce Bochte caught the ball off a speaker in foul territory