Reggie Jackson homered for his fifth game in a row, one short of the A. L. record, to provide a run in the ninth inning that gave the Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Five players share the A. L. mark of homers in six consecutive games. In the N. L., Dale Long of the Pirates hit homers in eight straight games in 1956. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      22, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1
Rangers      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .279      Clines lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Grich 2b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .289      Thompson 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Hargrove 1b           1   1   0   0     2   0   .293
R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .244
L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Grieve dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Howell ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Nordbrook 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Muser 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .221        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Duncan c              3   1   0   0     0   0   .217      Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     0   4             Totals               30   3   5   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,336
Left on Base: Orioles 2, Rangers 5
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Belanger
Doubles: Bumbry (9), Sundberg (16), Harrah (12)
Triples: Muser (1), Burroughs (2)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     5   3   3   3   2   0  29   3.82
Holdsworth W(1-0)       2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   4   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(9-8)            9     7   4   4   0   4   1  33   3.52
Totals                  9     7   4   4   0   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to first; Grich grounded out (second
to first); R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines walked; Thompson singled to shortstop
[Clines to second]; Hargrove out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Clines to third, Thompson to second]; Burroughs grounded
out (second to first) [Clines scored, Thompson to third]; Grieve
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Singleton
flied out to left; Muser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Randle flied
out to left; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; On a bunt DeCinces
singled; Duncan forced DeCinces (third to second); Bumbry
singled to second [Duncan to second]; Grich flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg doubled to right; Clines grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove walked; Burroughs
tripled [Hargrove scored]; Grieve struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson made an out to third; L. May grounded
out (pitcher to first); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah lined to pitcher; Randle singled to center;
Beniquez lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Randle out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser tripled to right; Belanger flied out to
center; DeCinces singled to center [Muser scored]; Duncan forced
DeCinces (shortstop to second); Bumbry doubled to right [Duncan
to third]; Grich singled [Duncan scored, Bumbry scored, Grich
out at second (left to third to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Clines
flied out to center; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson lined to second; L. May flied out to
center; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove walked; Burroughs flied out to left;
Grieve flied out to center; Harrah doubled to right [Hargrove to
third]; Randle made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Muser flied out to left; Belanger flied out to
right; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Clines reached on an error by
Belanger; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan flied out to left; Bumbry struck out; Grich
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Hargrove
flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to center; HOWELL
BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: HOWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. Jackson
homered; L. May was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded
out (second to first); Muser made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORDBROOK REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING
2B); Harrah flied out to left; Randle struck out; LAHOUD BATTED
FOR BENIQUEZ; Lahoud made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Rangers 3.