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Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

1980-09-28 Β· Day game Β· Kingdome Β· Att: 7616 Β· dome, dry Β· 2:30

Texas Rangers defeated Seattle Mariners 4–1. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 7th. John Butcher earned the win and Danny Darwin picked up the save. Johnny Grubb went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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TEX000100201413
SEA00010000018

W: John Butcher   L: Jim Beattie   SV: Danny Darwin

Umpires β€” HP: George Maloney Β· 1B: Fred Spenn Β· 2B: Jerry Neudecker Β· 3B: Dallas Parks Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Texas Rangers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bump Wills512000
Johnny Grubb511201
Al Oliver514100
Buddy Bell502001
Rusty Staub402000
Pat Putnam400100
Dave Roberts400000
Billy Sample400000
Bud Harrelson412000

Seattle Mariners β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Julio Cruz400001
Kim Allen300011
Larry Milbourne301010
Bruce Bochte412000
Dan Meyer401000
Rod Craig403000
Jerry Narron401102
Bill Stein400003
Dave Edler300001

Texas Rangers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Butcher6.0726
John Henry Johnson2.0001
Danny Darwin1.0101

Seattle Mariners β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Beattie8.11101
Dave Roberts0.2201

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bump Wills: S9
  • Johnny Grubb: SB2
  • Johnny Grubb: 5
  • Al Oliver: 7/L
  • Buddy Bell: 53

Bot 1

  • Julio Cruz: 63
  • Kim Allen: W
  • Larry Milbourne: W.1-2
  • Bruce Bochte: S6.2-3;1-2
  • Dan Meyer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

  • Rusty Staub: S1
  • Pat Putnam: 36(1)/FO
  • Dave Roberts: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

  • Rod Craig: S3
  • Jerry Narron: CS2(26)
  • Jerry Narron: K
  • Bill Stein: K

Top 3

  • Billy Sample: 7/L
  • Bud Harrelson: S7
  • Bump Wills: 43.1-2
  • Johnny Grubb: 8

Bot 3

  • Dave Edler: K
  • Julio Cruz: 13
  • Kim Allen: 5/L

Top 4

  • Al Oliver: S7
  • Buddy Bell: S9.1-3
  • Rusty Staub: HP.1-2
  • Pat Putnam: FC3.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2(E3/TH)
  • Dave Roberts: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
  • Billy Sample: 8
  • Bud Harrelson: 43

Bot 4

  • Larry Milbourne: 43
  • Bruce Bochte: S9
  • Dan Meyer: S9.1-2
  • Rod Craig: 8.2-3
  • Jerry Narron: S8.3-H;1-2
  • Bill Stein: K

Top 5

  • Bump Wills: 3/G
  • Johnny Grubb: 4
  • Al Oliver: D9
  • Buddy Bell: 63

Bot 5

  • Dave Edler: 63
  • Julio Cruz: K/C
  • Kim Allen: K/C

Top 6

  • Rusty Staub: S9
  • Pat Putnam: 143.1-2
  • Dave Roberts: 8
  • Billy Sample: 53

Bot 6

  • Larry Milbourne: S1
  • Bruce Bochte: 46(1)/FO
  • Dan Meyer: 8
  • Rod Craig: S9.1-2
  • Jerry Narron: 2/FL

Top 7

  • Bud Harrelson: S/BG
  • Bump Wills: 9
  • Johnny Grubb: HR/9.1-H
  • Al Oliver: S7
  • Buddy Bell: K/C
  • Rusty Staub: 43

Bot 7

  • Bill Stein: K
  • Dave Edler: 3/G
  • Julio Cruz: 53

Top 8

  • Pat Putnam: 2/FL
  • Dave Roberts: 8
  • Billy Sample: 53

Bot 8

  • Kim Allen: 63
  • Larry Milbourne: 2/FL
  • Bruce Bochte: 53

Top 9

  • Bud Harrelson: 43
  • Bump Wills: D7
  • Johnny Grubb: K
  • Al Oliver: S7.2-H
  • Buddy Bell: S8.1-2
  • Rusty Staub: 63

Bot 9

  • Dan Meyer: 7
  • Rod Craig: S8
  • Jerry Narron: K
  • Bill Stein: 63

Notes & reviews

  • ball hit speaker and was then caught by Dave Roberts