Lee May and Andres Mora each homered with two men on base and Reggie Jackson added a solo swat to carry the Orioles to a 9-4 victory over the Rangers. Rudy May, making his first appearance for the Orioles since being obtained in a 10-player deal with the Yankees, gained the decision, pitching 8 1/3 innings before Dyar Miller came in to finish. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Friday, June      18, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    0  3  0    3  0  0  -   9 12  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton dh          4   0   0   0     1   2   .230      Clines lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Blair cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .193      Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .262
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .299
R. Jackson rf         2   3   1   1     3   0   .229      Harrah ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
  Harper pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Pryor ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
L. May 1b             3   2   3   3     0   0   .249        Lahoud ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .186
  Muser 1b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Burroughs rf          5   0   2   1     0   0   .245
Mora lf,rf            5   2   3   3     0   1   .267      Grieve dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .267
Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .296      Thompson 3b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .252
  Nordbrook ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .218      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   3   .226
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  12   9     5   8             Totals               38   4  11   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 32,001
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Rangers 11
DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 0
Errors: DeCinces, Sundberg
Doubles: Lahoud (5)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (6), L. May (12), Mora (3)
Stolen Bases: Blair (8), R. Jackson (8)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (1), Thompson (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(5-3)           8.1  10   4   2   3   6   0  39   3.42
Miller                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.01
Totals                  9    11   4   2   3   6   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(7-5)         1.1   4   3   3   0   1   1   8   2.63
Hargan                  5.2   7   6   6   3   5   2  26   3.28
Terpko                  2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.60
Totals                  9    12   9   9   5   8   3  43

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Blair grounded
out (third to first); Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines popped to first; Randle flied out to right;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson homered; L. May singled to left; Mora
singled to right [L. May to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly
to center [L. May scored, Mora to second]; DeCinces singled to
center [Mora scored]; HARGAN REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING);
Duncan grounded out (third to first) [DeCinces to second];
Singleton grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
center; Grieve singled to left; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to center; Grich walked; R. Jackson
forced Grich (second to shortstop); L. May singled to center [R.
Jackson to third]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez lined to shortstop; Sundberg struck out;
Clines singled to first; Randle walked [Clines to second];
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger singled to left; Belanger was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); DeCinces struck out;
Duncan singled to center; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to center; Burroughs singled to left
[Harrah to third]; Grieve struck out; Thompson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Harrah scored]; Beniquez singled to left
[Burroughs to second]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair singled to right; Blair stole second [Blair
to third (error by Sundberg)]; Grich struck out; R. Jackson was
walked intentionally; R. Jackson stole second; L. May homered
[Blair scored, R. Jackson scored]; Mora popped to third;
Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Clines flied out to center; Randle flied out to
right; Hargrove walked; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces lined to second; Duncan lined to second;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Burroughs flied
out to center; Grieve flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to center; Grich flied out to
center; R. Jackson walked; Muser singled to right [R. Jackson to
third]; Mora homered [R. Jackson scored, Muser scored]; Belanger
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez walked; Sundberg popped to first in foul
territory; Clines struck out; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: TERPKO REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); DeCinces flied
out to right; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; Blair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah
singled to left; Burroughs singled to left [Harrah to second];
Grieve singled to third [Harrah to third, Burroughs to second];
Thompson struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Grich grounded
out (third to first); R. Jackson walked; HARPER RAN FOR R.
JACKSON; Muser struck out; Mora singled to left [Harper to
second]; NORDBROOK BATTED FOR BELANGER; Nordbrook forced Harper
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NORDBROOK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MORA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Sundberg struck out; Clines reached on an error by
DeCinces; Randle singled to right [Clines to third]; Hargrove
singled [Clines scored (unearned), Randle to third]; MILLER
REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); LAHOUD BATTED FOR PRYOR; Lahoud
doubled to left [Randle scored, Hargrove to third]; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove scored (unearned)];
Grieve flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
9, Rangers 4.