Two home runs by Doug DeCinces powered the Orioles past the Rangers, 7-6. The Bird third baseman hit a solo swat in the fourth inning and a bases-loaded clout in the fifth frame to give the Orioles a 7-4 lead. Ken Singleton drove in the other Oriole tallies with a two-run homer in the first inning. Tippy Martinez pitched 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief to preserve the win. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Rangers      0  2  1    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   6 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .257
Dauer 2b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .281      Beniquez cf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .285
Murray 1b             5   1   0   0     0   3   .269      Sundberg c            3   1   1   1     2   1   .308
Singleton rf          4   2   1   2     1   1   .293      Oliver lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .304
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Bonds rf              2   1   1   0     3   0   .268
DeCinces 3b           5   2   2   5     0   0   .263      Gray dh               5   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Kelly lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .288      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .201
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     0   2   .222
May dh                4   0   4   0     0   0   .246      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .284        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kerrigan 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

Totals               36   7  10   7     6   9             Totals               35   6  10   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 12,686
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Rangers 9
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Doubles: Dauer (14), May (13)
Home Runs: Singleton (11), DeCinces 2 (15), Beniquez (6)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (6), Bonds (12)
GIDP: Oliver (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wills (3,by Kerrigan)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kerrigan W(2-0)         5.1  10   6   6   4   5   1  30   5.46
T. Martinez SV(4)       3.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  12   5.13
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   8   1  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(6-7)        4.1   7   7   7   3   3   3  23   4.64
Barker                  2.2   2   0   0   3   5   0  12   3.86
Cleveland               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.11
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   9   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Kerrigan (2)
Balks: T. Martinez (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Dauer doubled; Murray struck
out; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Beniquez popped to
shortstop; Sundberg walked [Hargrove to second]; Oliver grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly grounded out (second to first); May doubled
to right; Dempsey walked; Garcia flied to right in foul
territory; Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds walked; Gray grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Bonds to second]; Bevacqua popped to second; Wills singled to
center [Bonds scored]; Campaneris singled to left [Wills to
third]; Hargrove singled to right [Wills scored, Campaneris to
third]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer lined to shortstop; Murray struck out;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Oliver popped to first in foul
territory; Bonds singled to shortstop [Sundberg to second]; Gray
struck out; Bevacqua singled to left [Sundberg scored, Bonds to
second]; Wills was hit by a pitch [Bonds to third, Bevacqua to
second]; Campaneris flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces homered; Kelly popped to pitcher; May
singled to center; Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
homered; Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver singled to pitcher;
Bonds popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow walked; Dauer singled to right [Harlow to
third]; Murray reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow out at home
(first to catcher to third), Dauer to second]; Singleton walked
[Dauer to third, Murray to second]; DeCinces homered [Dauer
scored, Murray scored, Singleton scored]; BARKER REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Kelly walked; May singled to right [Kelly
to second]; Dempsey struck out; Garcia was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Gray struck out; Bevacqua struck out; Wills struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
walked; Murray struck out; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris struck out; Hargrove walked; Beniquez
singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg singled to right
[Hargrove scored, Beniquez to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Oliver struck out; Bonds walked [Sundberg
to second]; T. Martinez balked [Beniquez scored, Sundberg to
third, Bonds to second]; Gray flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
May singled to center; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
struck out; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 7, Rangers 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Garcia
singled to right; Harlow popped to first in foul territory;
Dauer flied out to right; Murray lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(third to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Rangers 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; DeCinces flied out to
left; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Oliver flied out to right; Bonds
walked; Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to second); Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 6.