Paced by Bump Wills, who had four hits, the Rangers completed a three-game series sweep of the Orioles with a 9-5 victory. Wills led off the first inning with the single and scored on a homer by Billy Sample. The Rangers added two other runs in the same frame. Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 5Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumOrioles 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Rangers 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 9 15 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .279 Wills 2b 4 3 4 2 0 0 .275 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Sample lf 3 2 2 3 0 1 .280 Kelly ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .377 Bell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Singleton dh 2 1 0 0 3 2 .305 J. Ellis 1b 2 0 2 2 0 0 .264 Murray 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .270 Jorgensen 1b,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .284 DeCinces 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .242 Soderholm dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Lowenstein rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Gamble ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .402 Roenicke lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .281 Zisk rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .218 Smith 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .217 Putnam ph,1b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Dempsey c 3 1 2 0 0 1 .258 Sundberg c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .236 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Skaggs c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Norman ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph,cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 8 5 6 13 Totals 34 9 15 8 1 2 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 41,097 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Rangers 3 DP: Orioles 2, Rangers 0 Errors: Bumbry, Wills Doubles: Dempsey (13), Kelly (7), Sundberg (15), J. Ellis (7) Triples: Murray (2), Wills (1) Home Runs: Bumbry (3), Roenicke (14), Sample (4) Caught Stealing: Putnam (4) Sacrifice Flies: Sample (2) GIDP: Jorgensen (3), Sundberg (8) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(10-6) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 7 3.91 T. Martinez 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 11 3.78 Stewart 4.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 15 2.76 Stanhouse 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.43 Totals 8 15 9 9 1 2 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darwin W(2-0) 5 6 5 5 3 4 2 24 4.43 Kern SV(14) 4 2 0 0 3 9 0 17 1.38 Totals 9 8 5 5 6 13 2 41 Wild Pitches: T. Martinez (2) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Rich Garcia ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Wills dropped a foul fly hit by Garcia for an error; Garcia was called out on strikes; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Sample homered [Wills scored]; Bell singled to left; J. Ellis singled to center [Bell scored (error by Bumbry), J. Ellis to second]; Soderholm reached on a fielder's choice [J. Ellis out at third (shortstop to third)]; Zisk forced Soderholm (third to second); Sundberg doubled to center [Zisk scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 4. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray tripled to right; DeCinces grounded out (second to first) [Murray scored]; Lowenstein flied out to left; Roenicke flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 2ND: Washington flied out to right; Wills singled to third; Sample singled to center [Wills to second]; Bell popped to shortstop; J. Ellis doubled to left [Wills scored, Sample scored]; Soderholm lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6. ORIOLES 3RD: Smith struck out; Dempsey doubled to right; Bumbry homered [Dempsey scored]; Garcia struck out; Singleton walked; Murray flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 6. RANGERS 3RD: Zisk flied out to center; Sundberg singled to center; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to second]; Blanks popped to first in foul territory; Washington walked; STEWART REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Wills singled to left [Sundberg scored, Washington out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 7. ORIOLES 4TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); DeCinces grounded out (first unassisted); Lowenstein lined to shortstop; Roenicke homered; Smith walked; On a bunt Dempsey singled [Smith to second]; Bumbry forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 7. RANGERS 4TH: Sample struck out; Bell singled to left; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 7. ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (catcher to first) [Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to center [Singleton scored]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7. RANGERS 5TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble grounded out (second to first); PUTNAM BATTED FOR ZISK; Putnam singled to center; Sundberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Putnam out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7. ORIOLES 6TH: JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KERN REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Roenicke struck out; Smith singled to right; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: Blanks flied to right in foul territory; GRUBB BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Grubb singled to second; Wills tripled [Grubb scored]; Sample hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wills scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. ORIOLES 7TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORMAN REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Garcia grounded out (third to first); Singleton walked; Murray struck out; DeCinces forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. RANGERS 7TH: Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble lined to second; Putnam singled to left; Putnam was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. ORIOLES 8TH: Lowenstein walked; Roenicke struck out; Smith struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. RANGERS 8TH: SKAGGS REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Sundberg struck out; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry walked; KELLY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Kelly doubled to center [Bumbry to third]; Singleton struck out; Murray struck out; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9. |
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