Hitting safely in his 16th straight game, Johnny Grubb belted a homer and two singles and scored three runs to pace the Rangers to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. Grubb scored in the third on a single by Pat Putnam, in the fifth on a single by Al Oliver and in the seventh when he drove the ball over the left field fence. Ranger relief ace Jim Kern recorded his ninth save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Rangers      0  1  1    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .293      Grubb lf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .311
Dauer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Oliver cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .307
Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .324      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      J. Ellis dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Smith 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .205        Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Kelly ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .342      Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Garcia ss             4   1   2   0     0   1   .261      Norman ss             2   0   1   0     1   1   .193
Skaggs c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dempsey c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   2             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,851
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Rangers 6
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 0
Doubles: Garcia (5), Sundberg (8)
Home Runs: Grubb (7)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (11), J. Ellis (1)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (5)
GIDP: Sundberg (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(6-3)           8     9   4   4   2   4   1  34   2.95
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   4   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(3-3)        7     5   1   1   2   0   0  27   3.72
Kern SV(9)              2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   1.36
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Dauer grounded out (third to first);
Lowenstein singled to center; Singleton forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb flied out to left; Bell flied out to left;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
popped to third; Smith walked; Garcia popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to left; Zisk walked; J. Ellis
forced Zisk (second to shortstop); J. Ellis stole second;
Sundberg doubled to right [J. Ellis scored]; Norman struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grubb singled to center; Bell flied out to right; Oliver singled
to center [Grubb to third]; Putnam singled to right [Grubb
scored, Oliver to third]; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Singleton singled
to right; May forced Singleton (shortstop to second); Murray
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: J. Ellis struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third
to first); Norman walked; Wills grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

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

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb singled to right; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Grubb to second]; Oliver singled to
left [Grubb scored]; Putnam forced Oliver (second to shortstop);
Zisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Singleton grounded
out (second to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
center; Norman singled to left; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to right; Garcia doubled to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
SKAGGS; Crowley lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Grubb
homered; Bell popped to second; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); Putnam was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: KERN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers
4.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk popped to shortstop; J. Ellis singled to
center; SAMPLE RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Sundberg grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
singled to right; May flied out to center; Murray singled to
right [Singleton to third]; KELLY BATTED FOR SMITH; Kelly
singled to right [Singleton scored, Murray to second]; Garcia
struck out; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 4.