With Mike Flanagan applying the calcimine brush for the fifth time this season, the Orioles corraled the Rangers, 3-0. Ken Singleton drove in all the Birds' runs, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning and RBI double in the third. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, August    20, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Orioles      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Belanger ss           2   2   1   0     2   0   .179
Bell ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Singleton rf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .296
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .318      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   3   .271
J. Ellis 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .285      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Roenicke lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Sample dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Dauer 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Allard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   7             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 21,042
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Orioles 5
DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 0
Doubles: Dauer (18), Singleton (22), Roenicke (11)
Home Runs: Singleton (31)
Caught Stealing: Roenicke (3)
GIDP: Dempsey (11)
Hit by Pitch: Rivers (2,by Flanagan)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allard L(1-2)           8     6   3   3   4   3   1  32   3.70
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   3   1  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(17-7)        9     3   0   0   1   7   0  32   3.21
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   7   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (3)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (6)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RANGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to shortstop; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Bell walked; Flanagan threw a wild pitch
[Bell to second]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger singled to
center; Singleton homered [Belanger scored]; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher); May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; J. Ellis struck out; Sample
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Dauer doubled to right;
Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Soderholm flied out to right; Sundberg struck out;
Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
walked; Singleton doubled to left [Belanger scored]; Murray was
walked intentionally; May struck out; DeCinces made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers was hit by a pitch; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Oliver struck out; Zisk
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke singled to right; Roenicke was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dauer walked; Dempsey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles
3.

RANGERS 5TH: J. Ellis singled to center; Sample forced J. Ellis
(shortstop to second); Soderholm flied out to right; Sundberg
forced Sample (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger
walked; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Belanger to
second]; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rivers singled to right; Bell flied out to center; Oliver made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: May struck out; DeCinces flied out to left;
Roenicke doubled to left; Dauer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk flied out to right; J. Ellis grounded out
(third to first); Sample struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey
popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry flied out to center;
Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to
right; Wills singled to shortstop; On a bunt Rivers popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton flied out to center; Murray made an out
to first; May made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 3.