Jim Kern, who had a 7-0 record as the Rangers' relief ace, gained credit for his eighth save in a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. The Rangers took advantage of an error by Rich Dauer and scored two unearned runs in the second inning. Bump Wills drove them in with a single.

After the Orioles picked up a counter in the fourth, the Rangers came back with a pair in their half on a homer by Richie Zisk, two walks and a double by Buddy Bell. Kern relieved Steve Comer and put down an Oriole threat in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, June      1, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  1
Rangers      0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .295      Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .295
Dauer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .305
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Roenicke lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .265      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Zisk rf               4   2   1   1     0   0   .238
Smith 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Norman ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .192
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Wills 2b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .245
  Belanger pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .139      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     3   6             Totals               32   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 18,761
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Rangers 7
DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Dauer
Doubles: Dauer (9), Bell (15)
Home Runs: Singleton (13), Zisk (5)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (5), Oliver (3)
GIDP: Murray (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(3-4)            3.2   7   4   2   2   3   1  20   4.15
McGregor                4.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  15   5.40
Totals                  8     8   4   2   3   4   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(5-4)            7.1   4   1   1   3   4   0  26   3.74
Kern SV(8)              1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   6   1.24
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   1  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Mike Reilly


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Dauer flied out to left; Singleton lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver singled to center; J. Ellis was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to center; Roenicke struck out;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
reached on an error by Dauer; Sundberg singled to left [Zisk to
second]; Norman grounded out (third to first) [Zisk to third,
Sundberg to second]; Wills singled to center [Zisk scored
(unearned), Sundberg scored (unearned)]; Grubb singled to right
[Wills to third]; Bell flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); Garcia
flied out to right; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver singled to center; Oliver was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); J. Ellis struck out; Putnam
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry singled to left; Dauer doubled to left
[Bumbry scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Dauer
to third]; Murray struck out; Roenicke grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk homered; Sundberg flied out to center; Norman
walked; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Norman to second];
Grubb walked; Bell doubled to left [Norman scored, Grubb to
third]; MCGREGOR REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied
out to center; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: J. Ellis flied out to left; Putnam walked; Zisk
forced Putnam (first to second); Sundberg flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey grounded out (first to pitcher); Bumbry
walked; Dauer lined into a double play (center to first) [Bumbry
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Norman flied out to center; Wills popped to first
in foul territory; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at
second]; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); J. Ellis lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: May grounded out (third to first); Smith walked;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley singled to right [Smith to
third]; BELANGER RAN FOR CROWLEY; KERN REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Lowenstein struck
out; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SKAGGS
REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); Putnam singled to right; Zisk
forced Putnam (pitcher to second); Sundberg forced Zisk
(shortstop to second); Norman forced Sundberg (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer flied out to right; Singleton homered; Murray
grounded out (second to first); Roenicke struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 4.