With Mike Cuellar pitching a three-hitter, the Orioles shut out the Rangers, 2-0, for their sixth straight victory. The loss was the fifth in a row for the Rangers. The Orioles scored their first run in the sixth inning on a double by Brooks Robinson and single by Dave Duncan. Singles by Andres Mora, Mark Belanger, Duncan and Ken Singleton added the other tally in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton dh          3   0   1   1     1   0   .231      Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
R. Jackson rf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Bumbry lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     1   2   .247
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Grieve dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Mora lf,rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Howell 3b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .290        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Robinson 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .171        Pryor 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Duncan c              3   0   2   1     1   0   .250      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   9             Totals               29   0   3   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,081
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Rangers 4
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: Robinson (4)
GIDP: Sundberg (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(4-7)          9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31   5.27
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(7-5)            9     9   2   2   2   9   0  36   3.11
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   9   0  36

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to left; Randle flied out to center;
Hargrove flied out to right; Harrah singled to right [Clines to
third]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mora flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to
center; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan walked; Singleton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg popped to shortstop; Clines popped to
second; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Rich
Garcia; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair struck out; Grich struck out; R. Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Grieve
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May struck out; Mora flied out to right;
Belanger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Howell singled to
center; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson doubled to right; Duncan singled to right
[Robinson scored]; Singleton walked [Duncan to second]; On a
bunt Blair singled [Duncan to third, Singleton to second]; Grich
flied out to right; R. Jackson struck out; Reggie Jackson
ejected by HP umpire Rich Garcia; L. May struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: BUMBRY REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING LF); MORA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Clines popped to first; Randle
flied out to center; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora singled to left; On a bunt Belanger singled
[Mora to second]; Robinson popped to shortstop; Duncan singled
to center [Mora to third, Belanger to second]; Singleton singled
to center [Mora scored, Belanger out at home (center to
catcher), Duncan to second]; Blair forced Singleton (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Burroughs was
called out on strikes; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Bumbry singled
to second; L. May struck out while Bumbry was picked off first
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez walked; FREGOSI BATTED FOR HOWELL; Fregosi
flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to center; Clines forced
Beniquez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Mora struck
out; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Robinson singled to
left; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Randle grounded
out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first);
Harrah lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Rangers 0.