Entering the game with a .179 average, Juan Beniquez broke out with four straight hits, driving in three runs, to pace the Rangers to a 9-3 victory over the Orioles. The Rangers snapped a 2-2 tie and beat Jim Palmer with a three-run outburst in the seventh inning.

Palmer left the mound with the bases loaded and Al Oliver greeted reliever Don Stanhouse with a sacrifice fly for the tie-breaking tally. Beniquez then delivered two more runs with a double. Richie Zisk homered with a man on base in the eighth when the Rangers iced the verdict with their final four runs. Eddie Murray accounted for the Orioles' tallies with two singles and a homer. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Orioles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 x - 9 15 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Roenicke pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Jorgensen pr,1b 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 Belanger ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 .293 Wills 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .250 Singleton lf,rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .344 Oliver lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .273 Murray 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .271 Zisk rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .311 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Lowenstein dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .355 Lopez rf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Beniquez cf 4 1 4 3 0 0 .220 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Sundberg c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .309 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .209 Dauer 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .147 Campaneris ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .167 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 11 3 2 2 Totals 33 9 15 9 5 2 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 30,803 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Rangers 8 DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 2 Doubles: Belanger (7), Bumbry (5), Beniquez 2 (4), Wills (2) Triples: Lowenstein (2) Home Runs: Murray (6), Zisk (9) Stolen Bases: Campaneris (6), Harrah (4) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (2), Campaneris (6) Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1), Jorgensen (1) GIDP: May (5), DeCinces (4), Harrah (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(3-3) 6 11 5 5 3 1 0 29 2.91 Stanhouse 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 9 3.38 T. Martinez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 8.62 Totals 8 15 9 9 5 2 1 41 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(3-4) 9 11 3 3 2 2 1 38 3.22 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 2 1 38 Passed Balls: Dempsey (2) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger walked; Singleton singled to center [Belanger to second]; Murray singled to center [Belanger scored, Singleton to second]; May popped to first in foul territory; Lopez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Wills flied out to center; Oliver singled to center; Zisk forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey singled to left; Dauer forced Dempsey (third to second); Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to right; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg walked; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Belanger to third]; Murray singled to left [Belanger scored]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Wills flied out to left; Oliver was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Hargrove out at second (first unassisted)]; Zisk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Lopez singled to right; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lopez out at second]; Dempsey walked; Dauer singled to left [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to center; Sundberg popped to second; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to left; Singleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Belanger to second]; Murray grounded out (third to first) [Belanger to third]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris singled to right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris to second]; Wills flied out to center [Campaneris to third]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Lopez popped to first; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Lowenstein tripled to center; Beniquez doubled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Beniquez to third]; Sundberg singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Harrah grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry doubled to center; ROENICKE RAN FOR BUMBRY; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SINGLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole second; Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Wills walked [Campaneris to third, Jorgensen to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Campaneris scored]; Zisk popped to shortstop; Lowenstein walked [Jorgensen to third, Wills to second]; Beniquez doubled to left [Jorgensen scored, Wills scored, Lowenstein to third]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Rangers 5. ORIOLES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murray homered; May flied out to center; Lopez grounded out (second to first); DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrah to third]; Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrah scored]; Wills doubled to center; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Wills scored]; Zisk homered [Oliver scored]; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 9. ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer singled to center; Roenicke popped to third; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 9.

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