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Solo homers by Buddy Bell and Richie Zisk provided the winning margin for the Rangers in a 2-1 victory over the Orioles. Jim Kern garnered his 21st save of the season in relief of Steve Comer, striking out Doug DeCinces with two on and two out in the eighth. The Orioles' lone run scored in the fourth when Eddie Murray walked, stole second and scored on a single by DeCinces. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 21, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRangers 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Rivers cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Zisk rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Murray 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .285 Bell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .300 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .228 Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Kelly lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Crowley dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Montanez dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Dauer 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Norman ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Skaggs c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 8 2 1 4 Totals 32 1 5 1 3 6 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 14,891 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 7 DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Bell 2, Belanger Doubles: Montanez (1), Bell (34) Home Runs: Bell (15), Zisk (13) Stolen Bases: Murray (4) Caught Stealing: Sundberg (3) GIDP: Bumbry (5) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(13-8) 7.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 31 3.60 Kern SV(21) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1.38 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 6 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(14-10) 9 8 2 2 1 4 2 35 3.62 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 4 2 35 Wild Pitches: Comer (5) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dallas Parks RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers singled to left; Oliver singled to shortstop [Rivers to second]; Oliver was picked off first (pitcher to first); Zisk lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Comer threw a wild pitch [Bumbry to second]; Belanger struck out; Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell homered; Putnam flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg reached on an error by Belanger; Norman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces lined to left; Kelly flied out to center; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied out to left; Skaggs struck out; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk singled to right; Bell lined to center; Putnam flied out to center; Montanez doubled to left [Zisk to third]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger reached on an error by Bell [Belanger out at second (second to shortstop)]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray walked; Murray stole second; DeCinces singled to center [Murray scored]; Kelly made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. RANGERS 5TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley grounded out (second to first); Dauer walked; Skaggs singled to right [Dauer to third]; Bumbry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Skaggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk homered; Bell doubled to left; Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to third]; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Murray singled to right; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Norman struck out; Wills struck out while Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Crowley singled to second; Dauer lined to third; Skaggs forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers singled to second; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Zisk grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Bell made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger lined to third; Singleton walked; Murray reached on an error by Bell [Singleton to third]; KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 9TH: Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 1B); Kelly flied out to right; Crowley struck out; SMITH BATTED FOR DAUER; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. |
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