The Rangers knocked out Jim Palmer while scoring seven runs in the fifth inning and posted an 11-1 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Orioles won the first game, 8-7, thanks to two errors by Jim Mason on one play. The Orioles had a two-run homer by Pat Kelly in the lidlifter and were leading, 7-4, until the Rangers rallied to tie the score in the sixth with a double by Kurt Bevacqua, single by Bump Wills, a walk and singles by Juan Beniquez and Jim Sundberg. In the Orioles' seventh, Larry Harlow walked with one out and took second on an infield out by Rich Dauer. Ken Singleton then grounded to Mason, who booted the ball and made a wild throw to pthe late, allowing Harlow to score the deciding run.

Palmer already was losing, 2-0, in the nightcap before the Rangers put together three singles, an error, a walk and a balk in the fifth to chase the Orioles' ace. John Flinn gave four walks, plus Bert Campaneris' second single of the stanza, with an error thrown in, before the side was retired. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  4    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   7 12  2
Orioles      2  0  1    4  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   1   1     1   2   .262      Harlow cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .246
Beniquez cf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .275      Dauer 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Sundberg c            4   1   2   2     1   0   .311      Singleton rf          2   2   1   1     3   0   .289
  Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Oliver dh             5   0   2   1     0   1   .301      Crowley dh            3   2   1   1     2   0   .308
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Kelly lf              3   2   1   2     1   1   .283
Bevacqua 3b           4   1   2   0     0   2   .179        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .254
Wills 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     1   1   .273
Mason ss              3   1   2   0     0   1   .247      Belanger ss           2   0   0   1     0   0   .209
  Campaneris ph,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .210        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garcia ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .153
                                                            Dempsey ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     2   8             Totals               33   8  10   7     8   6

Time of Game: 3:07
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 12
DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Mason 2
Doubles: Mason (4), Bevacqua (5), DeCinces (16), Dauer (10), Murray 2 (18)
Triples: Sundberg (4), Singleton (1)
Home Runs: Kelly (1)
Stolen Bases: Wills (27)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (5)
GIDP: Oliver (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (2,by Alexander), DeCinces (2,by Barker)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               3     8   7   7   5   2   1  23   4.46
Barker L(1-4)           5     2   1   0   3   4   0  21   2.83
Totals                  8    10   8   7   8   6   1  44

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             5.2  11   7   7   1   5   0  29   5.03
Flinn                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.22
T. Martinez W(3-1)      3.1   0   0   0   1   3   0  10   5.71
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   8   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1), Barker (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Beniquez struck out; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer flied out to
right; Singleton walked; Crowley walked [Singleton to second];
Kelly walked [Singleton to third, Crowley to second]; DeCinces
doubled to right [Singleton scored, Crowley scored, Kelly to
third]; Murray was walked intentionally; Belanger forced Murray
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Hargrove flied out to left;
Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Skaggs struck out; Harlow struck out; Dauer doubled
to left; Singleton walked; Crowley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason doubled to right; Bonds
singled to left [Mason scored]; Beniquez singled to left [Bonds
scored, Beniquez to second (on throw to home)]; Sundberg tripled
to right [Beniquez scored]; Oliver singled to left [Sundberg
scored]; Hargrove flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly was hit by a pitch; DeCinces singled to
center [Kelly to second]; Murray flied out to center [Kelly to
third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored];
Skaggs singled to left [DeCinces to third]; Harlow grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua singled to right; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Wills popped to shortstop; Mason singled to right
[Bevacqua to third]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer singled to center; Singleton tripled to right
[Dauer scored]; Crowley singled to right [Singleton scored];
Kelly homered [Crowley scored]; BARKER REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Murray
doubled to right; Belanger hit into a double play (right to
right to third) [Murray out at third]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Orioles 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to
center; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs was called out on strikes; Harlow grounded
out (second to first); Dauer popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Bevacqua doubled to right; Lowenstein popped to
third in foul territory; Wills singled to right [Bevacqua
scored]; Wills stole second; Mason struck out; Bonds walked;
Beniquez singled to right [Wills scored, Bonds to second]; FLINN
REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Sundberg singled to center
[Bonds scored, Beniquez to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLINN
(PITCHING); Oliver flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton walked; Crowley walked [Singleton to
second]; Kelly struck out; DeCinces was hit by a pitch
[Singleton to third, Crowley to second]; Murray was called out
on strikes; MAY BATTED FOR BELANGER; May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 7, Orioles 7.

RANGERS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Hargrove flied
out to left; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Lowenstein
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first); Harlow walked; Dauer grounded out (third to
first) [Harlow to second]; Singleton reached on an error by
Mason [Harlow scored (error by Mason) (unearned), Singleton to
second]; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Crowley flied out to left; 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Orioles 8.

RANGERS 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DEMPSEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wills grounded out (third to first);
CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR MASON; Campaneris flied out to center;
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kelly
popped to shortstop; DeCinces grounded out (third to first);
Murray doubled to left; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Orioles 8.

RANGERS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Beniquez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg walked; HARRAH RAN FOR
SUNDBERG; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Orioles 8.