A two-run homer by Lee May with one out in the top of the ninth gave the Orioles a 3-2 decision over the Rangers. May drilled the ball into the left field seats after Ken Singleton singled and Eddie Murray hit into a forceout. The other Oriole run came in the seventh when Singleton walked, went to third on Murray's double and scored on a two-out single by Pat Kelly.

Oriole reliever Don Stanhouse entered the game in the bottom of the ninth with runners on second and third and nobody out and worked out of the jam to preserve the victory and earn his sixth save. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  8  0
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .237
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Jorgensen pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Beniquez cf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .233
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .206
Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .324      Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .288
  T. Martinez pr      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            5   0   1   1     0   1   .300
  Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Murray 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Bevacqua dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .132
May dh                4   1   1   2     0   1   .278      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .253
Kelly lf,rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .304      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     0   0   .167
Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Lowenstein ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Dempsey c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .268      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Garcia ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Dauer 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               37   2  10   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 16,440
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Rangers 12
DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Dempsey (3), Murray (5), Oliver (6), Hargrove (4)
Home Runs: May (8)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dauer (1)
GIDP: May (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                6.1   8   2   2   3   5   0  30   3.52
Flinn W(1-0)            1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.70
Stanhouse SV(6)         1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.18
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   8   0  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(2-2)         9     8   3   3   1   2   1  35   3.46
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   1  35

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Belanger lined to
second; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Beniquez lined to third;
Harrah walked; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to right; May grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to second to first) [Murray out at
second]; Kelly grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to left;
Wills singled to left [Bevacqua to second]; Campaneris singled
to right [Bevacqua scored, Wills to third]; Campaneris stole
second; Hargrove lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); Dauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to left; Harrah grounded out
(third to first) [Beniquez to second]; Zisk struck out; Sundberg
singled to left [Beniquez scored]; Oliver singled to center
[Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to left; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Campaneris flied out to right;
Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to left; May grounded out (second
to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Zisk walked; Sundberg grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Dempsey
doubled to center; Dauer flied out to left; Harlow grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver doubled to right; Bevacqua grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wills struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Murray doubled to left [Singleton to third]; May struck out;
Kelly singled to center [Singleton scored, Murray to third];
Smith forced Kelly (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
right; Harrah walked [Beniquez to second]; FLINN REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to right [Beniquez to
third]; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey singled to right; LOPEZ RAN FOR DEMPSEY;
Dauer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lopez to
second]; Harlow flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Crowley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: SKAGGS REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); GARCIA
REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING SS); Oliver flied out to left; Bevacqua
popped to first in foul territory; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton singled to right; T. MARTINEZ RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Murray forced T. Martinez (second to shortstop); May
homered [Murray scored]; Kelly flied out to left; Smith singled
to left; Garcia struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PLAYING LF); KELLY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein singled to center; Hargrove doubled to
right [Lowenstein to third]; STANHOUSE REPLACED FLINN
(PITCHING); JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez was walked
intentionally; Harrah popped to second; Zisk struck out;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.