Overcoming a four-run deficit in the first inning, the Orioles rallied to defeat the Rangers, 5-4. The Rangers knocked out Dennis Martinez before the Orioles' starter could retire a batter, but they were checked thereafter by three relievers.

Ken Singleton started the Orioles' comeback with a homer in the second. After the Orioles picked up another run in the fifth, Gary Roenicke, who had a 4-for-4 night, singled in the seventh and Kiko Garcia homered to tie the score. The winning run followed in the ninth on a single by Garcia, sacrifice by Dave Skaggs and single by Al Bumbry. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   5 14  0
Rangers      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   0   2   2     0   2   .297      Grubb lf,rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .296
Dauer 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Holle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .280
  Ayala ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .303
Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .320      J. Ellis dh           4   1   1   2     0   2   .261
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Roenicke lf           4   1   4   0     0   0   .289      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Sample pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Lowenstein ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .226
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .139        Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .349
Garcia ss,2b          4   3   3   2     0   0   .252        Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Skaggs c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  14   5     0   6             Totals               32   4   7   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 26,362
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: Roenicke (4)
Home Runs: Singleton (14), Garcia (3)
Stolen Bases: Wills (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (1)
GIDP: Murray (6), Zisk (6)
Hit by Pitch: Wills (2,by Stewart)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             0     4   4   4   1   0   0   5   3.33
Stewart                 7.2   3   0   0   4   4   0  29   2.21
T. Martinez W(3-1)      0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.98
Stanhouse SV(5)         0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.83
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   5   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 7    11   4   4   0   4   2  30   3.57
Farmer                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.32
Lyle L(3-5)             1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   4.37
Totals                  9    14   5   5   0   6   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Stewart (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer popped to second; Kelly
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb singled to center; Bell singled to right
[Grubb to second]; Oliver walked [Grubb to third, Bell to
second]; J. Ellis singled to center [Grubb scored, Bell scored,
Oliver to third]; Putnam singled to center [Oliver scored, J.
Ellis to third]; STEWART REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Zisk
grounded into a double play (second to first) [J. Ellis scored
(no RBI), Putnam out at second]; Sundberg flied out to center; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton homered; Murray grounded out (second to
first); Roenicke doubled to left; Smith flied out to right
[Roenicke to third]; Garcia grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Norman lined to first; Wills walked; Wills stole
second; Wills was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Bumbry struck
out; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to center; J. Ellis was called out on strikes; Putnam
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk flied out to center; Sundberg singled to left;
Norman flied out to center; Wills was hit by a pitch [Sundberg
to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke singled to left [Roenicke out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Smith grounded out (second to first);
Garcia singled to center; Skaggs singled to second [Garcia to
second]; Bumbry singled to center [Garcia scored, Skaggs to
second]; Dauer forced Bumbry (third to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to center; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
singled to right; Murray grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam flied out to center; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke singled to center; Smith struck out;
Garcia homered [Roenicke scored]; Skaggs singled to left; Bumbry
forced Skaggs (second to shortstop); Dauer singled to center
[Bumbry to third]; Kelly flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Norman popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt
Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb walked; Bell
singled to third [Grubb to second]; Oliver flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: FARMER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray struck out; Roenicke
singled to left; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR SMITH; LYLE REPLACED
FARMER (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; May struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); J. Ellis popped to second; Putnam
grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked; SAMPLE RAN FOR
ZISK; Sundberg walked [Sample to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR
NORMAN; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); BLANKS BATTED
FOR GAMBLE; Blanks forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SAMPLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Garcia
singled to left; Skaggs out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Garcia to second]; Bumbry singled to center [Garcia
scored]; Dauer forced Bumbry (second to shortstop); AYALA BATTED
FOR KELLY; Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wills grounded
out (shortstop to first); HOLLE BATTED FOR GRUBB; STANHOUSE
REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Holle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Debut game for Gary Holle; Bell walked; Oliver
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Rangers 4.