Scattering seven hits, Steve Comer hurled the Rangers to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Orioles. With one out in the second inning, Richie Zisk doubled and Johnny Grubb walked. Jim Sundberg then followed with a double up the alley in left center, scoring both runners. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Sample lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Kelly lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .367      Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .406
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Krenchicki pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Zisk dh               3   1   1   0     0   0   .220
DeCinces 3b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .248      Grubb cf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .269
May dh                3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Sundberg c            3   0   2   2     0   0   .227
  Roenicke pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Dauer 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .265        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   7   0     3   3             Totals               29   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 17,383
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Rangers 5
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 4
Doubles: Zisk (6), Sundberg 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Wills (22)
GIDP: May (11), DeCinces (6), Gamble (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (1,by Comer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(10-5)     8     6   2   2   2   3   0  31   3.56
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   3   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(8-6)            9     7   0   0   3   3   0  33   3.33
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Comer (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ted Hendry


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Garcia walked; Kelly singled to
right [Garcia to third]; Singleton hit into a double play
(center to center to catcher) [Garcia out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Sample
walked; Gamble grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Wills to third, Sample out at second]; Bell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to center; DeCinces singled to
center [Murray to second]; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murray to third, DeCinces out at
second]; Dauer walked; Skaggs forced Dauer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Zisk doubled
to right; Grubb walked; Sundberg doubled [Zisk scored, Grubb
scored]; Blanks grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia lined to first;
Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample flied out to left; Gamble was called out on
strikes; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to right; Murray singled to
right; DeCinces singled to center [Murray to second]; May hit
into a double play (left to left to third) [Murray out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam popped to catcher in foul territory; Zisk
lined to shortstop; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs
struck out; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg doubled; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Sample was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia flied out to center; Kelly was hit by a
pitch; Singleton flied out to left; Murray grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Bell lined
to shortstop; Putnam flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to left; May forced DeCinces
(shortstop to second); ROENICKE RAN FOR MAY; Dauer popped to
shortstop; CROWLEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Crowley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DEMPSEY
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Zisk flied out to right; Grubb
singled to left; Sundberg forced Grubb (pitcher to second);
OLIVER BATTED FOR BLANKS; Oliver grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: NORMAN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out (third to
first); Kelly singled to left [Kelly out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills lined to first; Sample singled to center;
Gamble forced Sample (shortstop to second); Bell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton walked; KRENCHICKI RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Murray forced Krenchicki (shortstop to second); DeCinces
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murray
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.