Exploding for four runs in the first inning, the Rangers went on to a 5-1 victory over the Orioles behind the steady pitching of Jon Matlack. Al Oliver and Pat Putnam drove in the first two runs of the opening frame and Richie Zisk capped the rally with a two-run homer. Jim Sundberg completed the Texas scoring with a solo round-tripper in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, May       12, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Ayala lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Oliver dh             3   1   1   1     1   1   .293      Roenicke cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .357      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .250      May dh                4   0   1   0     0   2   .246
Zisk rf               3   1   1   2     0   0   .238      DeCinces 3b           2   0   2   1     1   0   .268
  Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .210
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .200      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Sundberg c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Dauer 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .211
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Ford p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   7   5     1   6             Totals               32   1   9   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,184
Left on Base: Rangers 1, Orioles 6
DP: Rangers 3, Orioles 3
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Bell (11), May (4), DeCinces (6), Murray (5)
Home Runs: Zisk (5), Sundberg (4)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (1)
GIDP: Wills (1), Bell (3), Norris (2), Roenicke (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(3-0)          9     9   1   1   1   4   0  34   2.29
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   4   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ford L(1-2)             0.2   4   4   4   0   0   1   6   4.24
T. Martinez             8.1   3   1   1   1   6   1  27   2.53
Totals                  9     7   5   5   1   6   2  33

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Wills grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Rivers to second]; Oliver singled to left [Rivers
scored]; Bell doubled to left [Oliver to third]; Putnam grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Oliver scored]; Zisk
homered [Bell scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FORD (PITCHING);
Grubb struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to second; Ayala singled to
right; Roenicke grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Ayala out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to center; Frias grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to center; May doubled to right;
DeCinces walked; Singleton struck out; Dempsey forced DeCinces
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Bell reached on an error by DeCinces; Putnam
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to left; Belanger flied into a double
play (center to first) [Dauer out at first]; Ayala flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk flied out to right; Grubb struck out; Sundberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke flied out to left; Murray struck out; May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
singled; Wills grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled; Singleton singled to right
[DeCinces to third]; Dempsey lined into a double play (third to
first) [Singleton out at first]; Dauer popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver walked; Bell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Putnam lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger made an out to second; Ayala grounded out
(third to first); Roenicke popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck
out; Sundberg homered; Frias struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: NORRIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Murray grounded
out (third to first); May struck out; DeCinces doubled;
Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey lined to third; Dauer singled to left;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Ayala lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell singled to center; Putnam struck out; Norris
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Roenicke singled to left; Murray doubled to right
[Roenicke to third]; May popped to shortstop in foul territory;
DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to center [Roenicke scored];
Singleton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Orioles 1.