With Richie Zisk batting in both runs, the Rangers rolled to their seventh straight victory, beating the Orioles 2-1. Zisk singled in the tie-breaking tally in the eighth after Bump Wills walked and stole second with two out.

The designated hitter's sixth-inning double plated the first run after Mike Hargrove singled and advanced to second when John Lowenstein was hit by a pitch. Oriole starter Jim Palmer left the game after six innings reportedly because of a stiff right shoulder. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  6  1
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .246      Smith 2b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Oliver lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .198
  Lowenstein lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .353
Zisk rf               4   0   2   2     0   1   .321      Harlow cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .373
C. Washington dh      4   0   0   0     0   3   .184      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .221      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Dempsey c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .185      Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .161        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dauer 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   9             Totals               28   1   3   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,118
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 3
DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Hargrove (2), Zisk (6), DeCinces (7)
Stolen Bases: Wills (8)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (2)
GIDP: Campaneris (3), Smith (1), Harlow (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lowenstein (1,by Palmer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(2-1)        9     3   1   1   3   5   0  31   2.83
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  6     5   1   1   1   6   0  24   1.40
Stanhouse L(0-1)        3     1   1   1   1   3   0  11   0.68
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   9   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Wills flied out to
left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Smith grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Murray
walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; C. Washington struck out; Harrah
walked; Sundberg singled to left [Harrah to second]; Beniquez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); May struck
out; DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey singled to right
[DeCinces scored]; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to left; Hargrove doubled to
center; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to
third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to center; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington struck out; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow
walked; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Harlow was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

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

ORIOLES 5TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center;
Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to left; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Lowenstein was hit by a
pitch; Zisk doubled to left [Lowenstein to third, Hargrove
scored]; C. Washington struck out; Harrah grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith struck
out; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Sundberg
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jim Palmer left with tight
shoulder; Beniquez made an out to third; Campaneris struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to right; Harlow grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at
second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
walked; Wills stole second; Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; Rangers Manager Billy Hunter ejected by HP umpire
Steve Palermo; Zisk singled to center [Wills scored]; C.
Washington forced Zisk (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
reached on an error by Campaneris [Dempsey to first]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bumbry forced Dempsey (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 9TH: DAUER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 2B); SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Harrah popped to third in foul
territory; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Smith struck out; Murray grounded out (second to
first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.