Helped by Baltimore misplays, the Rangers scored five runs in the second inning en route to a 7-3 triumph over the Orioles. The Rangers loaded the bases in the second on a double by Bill Stein, infield hit by Leon Roberts and single by Jim Sundberg. Stein scored the first run of the frame on a passed ball.

After an out, Mario Mendoza struck out but reached first on a wild pitch that allowed Roberts to score. Mendoza stole second and continued to third and Sundberg scored when catcher Dan Graham's throw bounced into center field. A triple by Bump Wills plated Mendoza and a single by Mickey Rivers drove in Wills. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Rangers      0  5  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 16  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .274      Wills 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .130      Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .291
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Oliver dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
Crowley dh            5   0   1   1     0   2   .300      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Singleton rf          4   0   0   1     0   2   .369      Stein 1b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .448
Graham c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Lisi rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .500
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Roberts rf,lf         4   1   3   1     0   0   .333
Roenicke lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .321      Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   2   .275
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .184      Putnam lf,rf,1b       4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Krenchicki 2b         3   0   1   1     1   0   .241      Mendoza ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .239
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   6             Totals               38   7  16   3     0   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 13,190
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Rangers 7
DP: Orioles 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Graham, Wills, Roberts
Doubles: Bumbry (6), Crowley (2), DeCinces (6), Krenchicki (3), Rivers (6), Stein (2), Roberts (4)
Triples: Wills (1)
Stolen Bases: Mendoza (2)
Caught Stealing: Wills (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (1)
GIDP: Singleton (5), Oliver (4), Wills (5)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Darwin)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(3-3)         1.1   7   5   5   0   1   0  11   3.63
Ford                    5     6   1   1   0   2   0  19   7.62
Stoddard                1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   6.00
Totals                  8    16   7   7   0   4   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin W(4-2)           5.1   7   3   3   3   5   0  27   3.82
Comer SV(2)             3.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   6   0  40

Passed Balls: Graham (3), Sundberg (1)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (2)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (2), Stoddard (1), Darwin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Belanger struck out;
Crowley grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to third];
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Wills was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Rivers
doubled to center; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PUTNAM
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Graham flied out to center;
Murray flied out to center; Roenicke singled to right; DeCinces
walked [Roenicke to second]; Darwin threw a wild pitch [Roenicke
to third, DeCinces to second]; Roberts dropped a foul fly hit by
Krenchicki for an error; Krenchicki walked; Bumbry forced
Krenchicki (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Stein doubled to left; Roberts singled to pitcher
[Stein stayed at second]; Sundberg singled to left [Stein to
third, Roberts to second]; Graham allowed a passed ball [Stein
scored, Roberts to third, Sundberg to second]; Putnam grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mendoza struck out but Roberts advanced
to home and Sundberg advanced to third and Mendoza advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Mendoza stole second [Sundberg scored,
Mendoza to third (error by Graham)]; Wills tripled to right
[Mendoza scored]; Rivers singled to center [Wills scored]; FORD
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Rivers out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to right; Sundberg allowed a
passed ball [Belanger to second]; Crowley struck out; Singleton
struck out; Graham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell singled to pitcher; Stein flied out to center;
Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bell to second];
Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: LISI REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murray grounded out (first to pitcher);
Roenicke singled to right; DeCinces popped to second; Krenchicki
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam singled to left; On a bunt Mendoza singled
[Putnam to second]; Wills grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Putnam to third, Mendoza out at second];
Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry walked; Belanger was hit by a pitch [Bumbry
to second]; Crowley doubled [Bumbry scored, Belanger to third];
Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored];
Graham flied out to center; Murray flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell was
called out on strikes; Lisi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Roenicke flied out to left; DeCinces doubled to
right; Krenchicki doubled to center [DeCinces scored]; COMER
REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Bumbry walked; Belanger reached on
an error by Wills [Krenchicki to third, Bumbry to second];
Crowley struck out; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Roberts singled to left; Sundberg flied out to
center; Putnam singled to right [Roberts to second]; Mendoza
flied out to left; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham flied out to left; Murray grounded out
(first unassisted); Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
singled to center; STODDARD REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Bell flied
out to center; Lisi singled to left [Oliver to second]; Roberts
doubled to left [Oliver scored, Lisi to third]; Stoddard threw a
wild pitch [Lisi scored, Roberts to third]; Sundberg struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Krenchicki
lined to third; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam flied out to left; Mendoza singled to left;
Wills flied out to left; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Lowenstein singled
to left; Crowley flied out to center; Singleton grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Lowenstein out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Rangers 7.