Bert Blyleven equalled a career high with 14 strikeouts as the Rangers won over the Orioles, 5-1. Jim Sundberg's run-scoring single with two out in the fourth broke a 1-1 tie. Doug DeCinces, the only man in the Oriole lineup not to be struck out, doubled home the Birds' lone run in the second stanza. Toby Harrah tripled home two tallies in the seventh and Ken Henderson and Willie Horton each knocked in a run to support Blyleven. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Friday, July      22, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  0  -   5 10  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .303      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Campaneris ss         2   1   0   0     1   0   .254        Criscione c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  May pr,lf           1   1   0   0     0   0   .253      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .280
Horton dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .286      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   2   .328
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .279      Murray dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .279
Henderson rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      L. May 1b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .242
Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     1   1   .255      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   2   .196
Washington lf,cf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .290      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shopay ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     4   2             Totals               31   1   4   1     1  14

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 39,323
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Orioles 4
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 2
Errors: DeCinces, Grimsley
Doubles: Washington (17), Henderson (10), Hargrove (15), DeCinces (16)
Triples: Harrah (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris 2 (13)
GIDP: Wills (8), Henderson (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(9-9)         9     4   1   1   1  14   0  32   2.52
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1  14   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(9-5)         6.2   9   5   2   4   1   0  32   3.52
Drago                   2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.65
Totals                  9    10   5   2   4   2   0  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
walked; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Campaneris to
second]; Horton singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Harrah
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Maddox flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Sundberg walked;
Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Murray struck out; L. May singled
[Singleton to second]; DeCinces doubled [Singleton scored, L.
May to third]; Belanger was called out on strikes; Skaggs popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Washington walked; Hargrove singled to right
[Washington out at home (right to second to catcher), Hargrove
to second (on throw to home)]; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Hargrove to third]; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton singled; Harrah singled [Horton to second];
Henderson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Horton
to third, Harrah out at second]; Sundberg singled to left
[Horton scored]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (catcher unassisted); Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Washington doubled; Hargrove grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Washington to third]; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Belanger singled to
right; Skaggs struck out; Maddox grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton popped to third in foul territory; Harrah
reached on an error by Grimsley; Henderson doubled to right
[Harrah scored (unearned)]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); Wills was walked intentionally; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Kelly struck out;
Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove doubled; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to third]; Beniquez reached on
an error by DeCinces; MAY RAN FOR BENIQUEZ; Horton struck out;
Harrah tripled to left [Hargrove scored (unearned), May scored
(unearned)]; DRAGO REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WASHINGTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Murray singled to right; L. May struck
out; DeCinces flied out to right; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Wills grounded
out (pitcher to first); Washington singled to left; Hargrove
forced Washington (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Shopay grounded out
(second to first); Maddox struck out; Smith flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 9TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CRISCIONE
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING C ); Campaneris made an out to
shortstop; May flied out to center; Horton made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton was
called out on strikes; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.