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Thursday June 17, 1976
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A three-run homer by Reggie Jackson in the eighth inning shattered a 1-1 tie and carried the Orioles to a 4-1 victory over the Rangers. Wayne Garland, who was the beneficiary of the blow, won his sixth game without a defeat. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Thursday, June 17, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .250      Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .193      Randle 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .266      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .299
R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   3     0   0   .225      Harrah ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .281
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .241
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Singleton dh          4   1   3   0     0   0   .235      Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
  Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Beniquez cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .244        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   4     2   6             Totals               29   1   4   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 15,400
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Rangers 6
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Belanger, Hargrove
Doubles: Duncan (4)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (5)
Stolen Bases: Randle (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger 2 (4), Beniquez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2)
GIDP: Blair (9), Clines (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(6-0)          7     4   1   1   2   1   0  27   2.25
Pagan SV(1)             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.10
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   3   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(6-3)           8     7   4   1   2   6   1  32   3.19
Foucault                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.62
Totals                  9     8   4   1   2   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Blair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry out at
second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to right; Randle singled to right;
Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to second];
Harrah lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton singled to left; Belanger
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Howell forced Burroughs
(second to shortstop); Grieve forced Howell (second to
shortstop); Beniquez forced Grieve (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Duncan
doubled to center; Bumbry struck out; Blair singled to center
[Duncan to third, Blair out at second (center to catcher to
shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg reached on an error by Belanger; Clines
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sundberg out
at second]; Randle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to right; R. Jackson flied out to
center; L. May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs walked; Howell forced Burroughs
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to center; Belanger reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Singleton to second];
DeCinces struck out; Duncan flied out to right; Bumbry singled
to left [Singleton scored, Belanger to second]; Blair flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to center; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Grieve to second]; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich walked; R. Jackson lined into a double play
(second to first) [Grich out at first]; L. May grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle singled; Randle stole second; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted) [Randle to third]; Harrah hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Randle scored]; Burroughs struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; Belanger popped to
first in foul territory; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell flied out to center; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez walked; Sundberg flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan struck out; Bumbry reached on an error by
Hargrove (assist by Randle) [Bumbry to second]; Blair struck
out; Grich walked; R. Jackson homered (unearned) [Bumbry scored
(unearned), Grich scored (unearned)]; L. May was called out on
strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); PAGAN REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Clines lined to second; Randle grounded out
(second to first); Hargrove walked; Harrah forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers
1.

ORIOLES 9TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Singleton
singled to left; HARPER RAN FOR SINGLETON; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Harper to second]; DeCinces
grounded out (first to pitcher); Duncan flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burroughs flied
out to left; Howell struck out; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.



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