Breaking a 5-5 tie with a five-run explosion in the ninth inning, the Orioles sent the Rangers reeling to their seventh straight defeat, 10-6. Rich Dauer opened the ninth with a single and moved to third on a double by Eddie Murray.

After Reggie Cleveland replaced Fergie Jenkins on the hill and intentionally walked Ken Singleton, Lee May singled to center, producing two runs. Pat Kelly followed with an RBI single and Mark Belanger added a sacrifice fly. Larry Harlow greeted reliever Jim Umbarger with an RBI single to cap the inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, July      24, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      2  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  5  -  10 12  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  3  1    0  1  1  -   6  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             6   0   1   1     0   3   .247      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Dauer 2b              6   3   3   0     0   1   .277      Beniquez cf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .282
Murray 1b             3   3   3   1     2   0   .272      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     1   2   .308
Singleton rf          2   1   1   1     3   1   .293      Oliver lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .306
  Lopez pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Bonds rf              2   2   0   0     2   0   .266
May dh                4   1   1   2     1   2   .237      Gray dh               4   1   2   1     0   2   .385
Kelly lf              4   1   3   4     0   1   .294        Thompson pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bevacqua 3b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .200
DeCinces 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Wills 2b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .220
Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .156      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Belanger ss           3   0   0   1     1   1   .198      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  12  10     8  10             Totals               34   6   9   6     5   6

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 11,732
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Rangers 7
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Doubles: Kelly (8), Murray (21), Sundberg (15), Bevacqua (8), Beniquez (10)
Home Runs: Murray (18)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (7), Bonds (22), Wills (29)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (1), Belanger (6)
GIDP: Bevacqua (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (4,by T. Martinez)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             4     5   3   3   1   2   0  17   5.08
T. Martinez             3     2   1   1   1   4   0  13   5.46
Stanhouse W(5-5)        1.2   2   2   2   3   0   0   9   3.23
McGregor SV(1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.68
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   6   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(9-6)          8     9   7   7   6  10   1  39   3.46
Cleveland               0.2   2   3   3   2   0   0   6   3.25
Umbarger                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.52
Totals                  9    12  10  10   8  10   1  47

Hit by Pitch: T. Martinez (1)
Wild Pitches: T. Martinez 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer struck out;
Murray walked; Singleton walked [Murray to second]; May walked
[Murray to third, Singleton to second]; Kelly doubled [Murray
scored, Singleton scored, May to third]; DeCinces popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Beniquez popped to second;
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Skaggs flied out to center; Belanger struck out;
Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to left; Murray singled to center
[Dauer to second]; Singleton singled to center [Dauer scored,
Murray to second]; May struck out; Kelly struck out; DeCinces
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harlow grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove popped to shortstop; Beniquez singled to
right; Sundberg doubled to left [Beniquez out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to third; Murray walked [Dauer to
second]; Singleton walked [Dauer to third, Murray to second];
May popped to first; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dauer
scored, Murray to third]; DeCinces popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds walked; Gray singled to center [Bonds to
third]; Bevacqua doubled to right [Bonds scored, Gray to third];
Wills singled to center [Gray scored, Bevacqua to third]; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Campaneris was called
out on strikes; Hargrove was hit by a pitch [Wills to second];
Beniquez forced Wills (third unassisted) [Bevacqua scored,
Hargrove to second]; Sundberg struck out (catcher to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs struck out; Belanger walked; Harlow forced
Belanger (shortstop to second); Dauer lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Bonds flied out to
center; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Gray
struck out; Bevacqua singled to center [Oliver scored]; Wills
walked [Bevacqua to second]; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch
[Bevacqua to third, Wills to second]; Campaneris flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray homered; Singleton was called out on
strikes; May struck out; Kelly singled to right; Kelly stole
second; DeCinces flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out
(third to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Bonds walked; Bonds stole
second; Gray singled to right [Bonds scored]; THOMPSON RAN FOR
GRAY; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dauer singled
to left; Murray doubled [Dauer to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); Singleton was walked intentionally; LOPEZ
RAN FOR SINGLETON; May singled to center [Dauer scored, Murray
scored, Lopez to third]; Kelly singled to shortstop [Lopez
scored, May to second]; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first)
[May to third, Kelly to second]; Skaggs was walked
intentionally; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [May
scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Harlow singled
to left [Kelly scored, Skaggs to second]; Dauer flied out to
right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Wills walked; Wills stole second;
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hargrove flied out to
left; Beniquez doubled to center [Wills scored]; Sundberg
walked; MCGREGOR REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10,
Rangers 6.