Combining on a four-hitter and not permitting any Orioles to reach third base, Steve Comer and Reggie Cleveland hurled the Rangers to a 2-0, 11-inning whitewashing of the Birds. Bump Wills opened the 11th with a single, stole second, continued to third when catcher Rick Dempsey's throw hit him in the back and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds. Juan Beniquez then followed with a solo home run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   2  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .264      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .251
Beniquez cf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .288      Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Sundberg c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .282
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .187      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2   9   2     0   7             Totals               34   0   4   0     4   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 11,676
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Orioles 5
DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Dempsey
Home Runs: Beniquez (5)
Stolen Bases: Wills (28)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (7), Bonds (11), Harlow (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (7)
GIDP: Sundberg (10), Dauer (4), DeCinces (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer                   9     4   0   0   4   7   0  32   0.69
Cleveland W(3-5)        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.88
Totals                 11     4   0   0   4   8   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(13-7)       11     9   2   2   0   7   1  39   3.42
Totals                 11     9   2   2   0   7   1  39

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


RANGERS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Beniquez singled
to left; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Kelly flied out to right; May was
called out on strikes; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Wills grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Belanger forced Dempsey
(shortstop to second); Harlow forced Belanger (second to
shortstop); Harlow was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Beniquez singled to center
[Bonds to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Beniquez to second, Bonds out at third]; Oliver flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray
grounded out (second to first); Singleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to
shortstop; Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris forced
Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly walked; May popped to second; DeCinces
singled to right [Kelly to second]; Dempsey struck out; Belanger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Bonds singled
to center; Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow walked; Dauer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; Murray
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Oliver popped to
second; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to right; On a bunt Kelly singled
to pitcher [Singleton to second]; May forced Kelly (third to
shortstop); DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to left;
Wills popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
left; Harlow walked; Dauer forced Harlow (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Bonds flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out
(third to first); Sundberg singled to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray popped to shortstop; Singleton popped to
shortstop; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 10TH: Zisk struck out; Bevacqua flied out to right;
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 10TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); May struck
out; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 11TH: Campaneris struck out; Wills singled to right;
Wills stole second [Wills to third (error by Dempsey)]; Bonds
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored]; Beniquez homered;
Sundberg flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 11TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 0.