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Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers
1979-09-11 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 6473 · night · 2:05
Texas Rangers defeated Seattle Mariners 5–2. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 1st. Doyle Alexander earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Mickey Rivers went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Doyle Alexander L: Roy Branch SV: Sparky Lyle
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Fred Spenn · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Seattle Mariners — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruppert Jones | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Bochte | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dan Meyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leon Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rod Craig | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Milbourne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Valentine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Paciorek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nelson Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roy Branch | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Rich Hinton | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doyle Alexander | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Sparky Lyle | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Julio Cruz: 43
- Ruppert Jones: 13
- Bruce Bochte: S9
- Willie Horton: W.1-2
- Dan Meyer: 2/FL/P
Bot 1
- Mickey Rivers: HR/9
- Bump Wills: K
- Buddy Bell: W
- Willie Montanez: S9.1-3
- Richie Zisk: 8/SF.3-H
- Pat Putnam: 3/G
Top 2
- Leon Roberts: 8
- Rod Craig: 43
- Larry Milbourne: S9
- Larry Cox: K
Bot 2
- Billy Sample: 7/7D
- Jim Sundberg: 3/FL/P
- Nelson Norman: 9/9D
Top 3
- Julio Cruz: S7
- Ruppert Jones: WP.1-2
- Ruppert Jones: 8
- Bruce Bochte: S7.2-H
- Willie Horton: S9.1-3
- Dan Meyer: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Mickey Rivers: 7
- Bump Wills: W
- Buddy Bell: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Leon Roberts: K/C
- Rod Craig: 6/P
- Larry Milbourne: 8
Bot 4
- Willie Montanez: 9
- Richie Zisk: S7
- Pat Putnam: 8
- Billy Sample: D7.1-H
- Jim Sundberg: K
Top 5
- Larry Cox: 9
- Julio Cruz: 13
- Ruppert Jones: S9
- Bruce Bochte: SB2
- Bruce Bochte: 9
Bot 5
- Nelson Norman: 63
- Mickey Rivers: 8
- Bump Wills: 63
Top 6
- Willie Horton: 8
- Dan Meyer: 7
- Leon Roberts: 7
Bot 6
- Buddy Bell: 8
- Willie Montanez: 3/G
- Richie Zisk: D7
- Pat Putnam: IW
- Billy Sample: S8.2-H;1-3(E8)
- Jim Sundberg: S8.3-H;1-2
- Nelson Norman: 2/FL/P
Top 7
- Rod Craig: S9
- Larry Milbourne: 7
- Charlie Beamon: 8
- Julio Cruz: WP.1-2
- Julio Cruz: W
- Ruppert Jones: K
Bot 7
- Mickey Rivers: 13
- Bump Wills: 53
- Buddy Bell: 3/FL/P
Top 8
- Bruce Bochte: D9
- Willie Horton: K
- Dan Meyer: 43.2-3
- Leon Roberts: K
Bot 8
- Willie Montanez: 63
- Richie Zisk: 63
- Pat Putnam: 7
Top 9
- Rod Craig: S7
- Bobby Valentine: S8.1-2
- Tom Paciorek: K
- Julio Cruz: 9
- Ruppert Jones: D7.2-H;1-3
- Bruce Bochte: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Roy Branch
- Debut game for Rod Craig