A double by Al Bumbry in the seventh inning drove home the tie-breaking run as the Orioles eked out a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. Rich Dauer led off that frame with a single and scored on Bumbry's long two-bagger to right field. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      30, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 13  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .319      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .310
Lowenstein lf         4   2   2   0     0   0   .299      Wills 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Oliver lf             5   0   4   0     0   0   .303
  Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Murray 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .287      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Graham c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .268        Zisk ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Putnam 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .291
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .236        Ellis ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Grubb rf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .259        Sample ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     1   0   .264
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .232
                                                            Roberts ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               36   2  13   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 12,704
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Rangers 13
DP: Orioles 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Putnam
Doubles: Graham (4), Murray (21), Bumbry (17), Grubb (7), Sundberg (14)
Home Runs: Wills (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Frias (7), Bell (3)
GIDP: Staub (10), Wills (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-8)          6.1  11   2   2   3   1   1  31   3.52
T. Martinez             2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.06
Stoddard SV(14)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.56
Totals                  9    13   2   2   4   2   1  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(5-8)            9     8   3   2   3   6   0  36   3.26
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Palmer (2), T. Martinez (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Mark Johnson


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein reached on an error by Putnam; Singleton walked
[Lowenstein to second]; Murray struck out; Graham doubled
[Lowenstein scored (unearned), Singleton to third]; Crowley
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to left; Bell
forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; Garcia struck out; Dauer flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub lined to pitcher; Putnam singled to right;
Grubb doubled to right [Putnam to third]; Sundberg popped to
shortstop; Frias flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry walked; Lowenstein singled to center [Bumbry
out at third (center to third), Lowenstein to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Singleton flied out to left; Murray doubled to right
[Lowenstein scored]; Graham grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers struck out; On a bunt Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliver singled to center; Bell singled
[Oliver to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley walked; DeCinces struck out; Garcia popped
to third; Dauer singled [Crowley to second]; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam singled; Grubb forced Putnam (second to
shortstop); Palmer threw a wild pitch [Grubb to second];
Sundberg walked; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Grubb to third, Sundberg to second]; Rivers grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein singled to center [Lowenstein out at
second (center to second)]; Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); Murray singled to center; Graham flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills hit an inside the park homer to center;
line drive took big hop over Al Bumbry's head; Oliver
singled to center; Bell lined to shortstop; Staub grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley popped to second; DeCinces struck out;
Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Grubb
singled to right; Sundberg doubled to right [Grubb scored];
NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris walked; Rivers walked [Sundberg
to third, Norris to second]; Wills grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; Bump
Wills hit low liner that Kiko Garcia dove for to his right; 2B
umpire Jim Evans signaled out then safe when Garcia dropped the
ball; 1B umpire Dale Ford called Wills safe at 1B then out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); Dauer singled
to left; Bumbry doubled [Dauer scored, Bumbry out at third
(right to second to catcher to third)]; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliver to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Staub flied out to center; ELLIS BATTED FOR
PUTNAM; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murray grounded
out (first unassisted); Graham grounded out (second to first);
Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR GRUBB; Sample flied out to
center; Sundberg singled to left; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch
[Sundberg to second]; Roberts flied out to center; Rivers
walked; Wills forced Rivers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DeCinces
grounded out (second to first); Garcia flied out to right; Dauer
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center;
STODDARD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); ZISK BATTED FOR STAUB;
Zisk struck out; Ellis lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Rangers 2.