A two-run homer by Ken Singleton in the first inning ignited the Orioles to a 9-5 victory over the Rangers. Singleton's blow came after a single by Pat Kelly. The Birds exploded for five runs in the second stanza. A single by Mark Belanger and safe bunts by Al Bumbry and Gary Roenicke loaded the bases before Singleton walked to force in a run. Eddie Murray then laced a two-run double and Terry Crowley followed with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      2  5  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   9 15  3
Rangers      0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 13  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             6   1   2   0     0   1   .308      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Kelly lf              1   1   1   0     0   0   .273        Sample cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Roenicke ph,lf,rf   4   1   1   0     0   1   .200        Roberts ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Singleton rf          4   2   1   3     1   1   .216      Wills 2b              4   2   0   0     1   1   .247
  Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Oliver lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Murray 1b             4   2   3   2     0   0   .316      Bell 3b               5   1   3   2     0   0   .325
Crowley dh            3   0   3   3     1   0   .444      Putnam 1b             5   2   4   1     0   0   .298
  Rayford ph,dh       1   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Zisk dh               5   0   1   1     0   1   .194
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Grubb rf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .222
Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     1   1   .219      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Garcia 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .122      Frias ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Belanger ss           5   1   3   1     0   1   .195        Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  15   9     4   7             Totals               40   5  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 14,653
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Rangers 10
DP: Orioles 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Dempsey, Garcia, Belanger, Bell
Doubles: Murray 2 (4), Belanger (1), Frias (2)
Home Runs: Singleton (5), Putnam (1)
Stolen Bases: Wills (9)
GIDP: Dempsey 2 (4), Zisk (5), Sample (2)
Hit by Pitch: Murray (1,by Comer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(1-0)      5.1   9   4   4   1   2   1  25   5.93
Ford SV(1)              3.2   4   1   0   1   0   0  17   2.78
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2   2   1  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(1-3)            0.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   5   9.82
Rajsich                 0.2   5   5   5   2   2   0   9   6.28
Devine                  6     5   1   1   1   3   0  23   1.98
Medich                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.20
Lyle                    1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9    15   9   9   4   7   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Comer (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Kelly
singled to left; Singleton homered [Kelly scored]; Murray was
hit by a pitch; Crowley singled to right [Murray to second];
RAJSICH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); DeCinces walked [Murray to
third, Crowley to second]; Dempsey struck out; Garcia struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills flied
out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger singled to center; Bumbry singled to right
[Belanger to second]; ROENICKE BATTED FOR KELLY; On a bunt
Roenicke singled [Belanger to third, Bumbry to second];
Singleton walked [Belanger scored, Bumbry to third, Roenicke to
second]; Murray doubled to left [Bumbry scored, Roenicke scored,
Singleton to third]; Crowley singled to center [Singleton
scored, Murray scored]; DEVINE REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING);
DeCinces reached on an error by Bell [Crowley to second];
Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to first) [DeCinces
to second, Crowley out at third]; Garcia flied out to center; 5
R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Putnam homered; Zisk struck out; Grubb
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Bumbry flied out to
left; Roenicke flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
center; lights went out for 21 minutes due to nearby
accident; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to left; Frias grounded out
(third to first); Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to right; Crowley walked [Murray to
second]; DeCinces popped to second; Dempsey grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Murray out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills walked; Oliver singled to right [Wills to
third]; Bell forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Wills scored];
Putnam singled to right [Bell to second]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Putnam out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Belanger
struck out; Bumbry singled to center; Roenicke struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Sundberg flied out to
left; Frias doubled to left [Grubb to third]; Rivers popped to
third in foul territory; Wills struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 7, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: SAMPLE REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Singleton
flied out to center; Murray doubled; Crowley singled to center
[Murray scored]; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory;
Dempsey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell singled
to left; Putnam singled to right [Bell to third]; Zisk singled
to right [Bell scored, Putnam to second]; Grubb singled to left
[Putnam scored, Zisk to second]; FORD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Sundberg reached on an error by Belanger [Zisk to
third, Grubb to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Ellis popped to
shortstop; Sample flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 8, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING SS); Garcia grounded
out (pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first);
Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
right; Bell singled to third; Putnam singled to right [Bell to
second]; Zisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MEDICH REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Roenicke popped
to shortstop; Singleton struck out; Murray popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF);
ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Grubb singled to left;
Sundberg walked [Grubb to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR NORMAN;
Norris flied out to right; Sample grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROBERTS
REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
RAYFORD BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rayford singled to third; DeCinces
struck out; Dempsey walked [Rayford to second]; Garcia flied out
to left; Belanger doubled to left [Rayford scored, Dempsey to
third]; Bumbry flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 9, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills reached on an error by Garcia; Oliver flied
out to left; Wills stole second [Wills to third (error by
Dempsey)]; Bell singled to center [Wills scored (unearned)];
Putnam flied out to center; Zisk forced Bell (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Rangers 5.