Entering the game with a .179 average, Juan Beniquez broke out with four straight hits, driving in three runs, to pace the Rangers to a 9-3 victory over the Orioles. The Rangers snapped a 2-2 tie and beat Jim Palmer with a three-run outburst in the seventh inning.

Palmer left the mound with the bases loaded and Al Oliver greeted reliever Don Stanhouse with a sacrifice fly for the tie-breaking tally. Beniquez then delivered two more runs with a double. Richie Zisk homered with a man on base in the eighth when the Rangers iced the verdict with their final four runs. Eddie Murray accounted for the Orioles' tallies with two singles and a homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    3  4  x  -   9 15  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Roenicke pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   1   0   1     0   0   .400
Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     1   0   .293      Wills 2b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .250
Singleton lf,rf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .344      Oliver lf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .273
Murray 1b             4   1   3   3     0   0   .271      Zisk rf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .311
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Lowenstein dh         4   1   1   0     1   1   .355
Lopez rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Beniquez cf           4   1   4   3     0   0   .220
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .309
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Harrah 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .209
Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .147      Campaneris ss         3   1   2   0     0   1   .167
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     2   2             Totals               33   9  15   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 30,803
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Belanger (7), Bumbry (5), Beniquez 2 (4), Wills (2)
Triples: Lowenstein (2)
Home Runs: Murray (6), Zisk (9)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (6), Harrah (4)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (2), Campaneris (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1), Jorgensen (1)
GIDP: May (5), DeCinces (4), Harrah (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(3-3)           6    11   5   5   3   1   0  29   2.91
Stanhouse               1.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   9   3.38
T. Martinez             0.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   3   8.62
Totals                  8    15   9   9   5   2   1  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(3-4)          9    11   3   3   2   2   1  38   3.22
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   2   1  38

Passed Balls: Dempsey (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger walked;
Singleton singled to center [Belanger to second]; Murray singled
to center [Belanger scored, Singleton to second]; May popped to
first in foul territory; Lopez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Wills flied out to
center; Oliver singled to center; Zisk forced Oliver (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey singled to
left; Dauer forced Dempsey (third to second); Bumbry grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to right; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Sundberg walked; Harrah singled to center
[Sundberg to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger doubled to left; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Belanger to third]; Murray singled to left
[Belanger scored]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murray out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Wills flied out to left;
Oliver was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Hargrove out at second (first unassisted)]; Zisk
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Lopez singled to right; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Lopez out at second];
Dempsey walked; Dauer singled to left [Dempsey to second];
Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to center; Sundberg popped to second; Harrah grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to left; Singleton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Belanger to second]; Murray
grounded out (third to first) [Belanger to third]; May struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris singled to right; Hargrove grounded out
(second to first) [Campaneris to second]; Wills flied out to
center [Campaneris to third]; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lopez popped to first; DeCinces flied out to left;
Dempsey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Lowenstein tripled to
center; Beniquez doubled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Dempsey
allowed a passed ball [Beniquez to third]; Sundberg singled to
center [Beniquez scored]; Harrah grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry
doubled to center; ROENICKE RAN FOR BUMBRY; Belanger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole second;
Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Wills walked
[Campaneris to third, Jorgensen to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Campaneris scored]; Zisk popped to shortstop; Lowenstein walked
[Jorgensen to third, Wills to second]; Beniquez doubled to left
[Jorgensen scored, Wills scored, Lowenstein to third]; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murray
homered; May flied out to center; Lopez grounded out (second to
first); DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Campaneris out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrah to third];
Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrah scored]; Wills
doubled to center; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING);
Oliver singled to center [Wills scored]; Zisk homered [Oliver
scored]; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer singled to center;
Roenicke popped to third; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 9.