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 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    21, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      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.