Combining on a four-hitter and not permitting any Orioles to reach third base, Steve Comer and Reggie Cleveland hurled the Rangers to a 2-0, 11-inning whitewashing of the Birds. Bump Wills opened the 11th with a single, stole second, continued to third when catcher Rick Dempsey's throw hit him in the back and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds. Juan Beniquez then followed with a solo home run. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .264 Harlow cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .251 Beniquez cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .288 Dauer 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Sundberg c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Oliver dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Singleton rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Kelly lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .282 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .187 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Wills 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 2 9 2 0 7 Totals 34 0 4 0 4 8 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 11,676 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Orioles 5 DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 1 Errors: Dempsey Home Runs: Beniquez (5) Stolen Bases: Wills (28) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (7), Bonds (11), Harlow (8) Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (7) GIDP: Sundberg (10), Dauer (4), DeCinces (8) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer 9 4 0 0 4 7 0 32 0.69 Cleveland W(3-5) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.88 Totals 11 4 0 0 4 8 0 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(13-7) 11 9 2 2 0 7 1 39 3.42 Totals 11 9 2 2 0 7 1 39 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford RANGERS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Kelly flied out to right; May was called out on strikes; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove was called out on strikes; On a bunt Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); Harlow forced Belanger (second to shortstop); Harlow was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Beniquez singled to center [Bonds to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to first) [Beniquez to second, Bonds out at third]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (second to first); Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to shortstop; Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris forced Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly walked; May popped to second; DeCinces singled to right [Kelly to second]; Dempsey struck out; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Bonds singled to center; Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow walked; Dauer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Oliver popped to second; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to right; On a bunt Kelly singled to pitcher [Singleton to second]; May forced Kelly (third to shortstop); DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to left; Wills popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger flied out to left; Harlow walked; Dauer forced Harlow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 9TH: Bonds flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg singled to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Murray popped to shortstop; Singleton popped to shortstop; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 10TH: Zisk struck out; Bevacqua flied out to right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 10TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); May struck out; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 11TH: Campaneris struck out; Wills singled to right; Wills stole second [Wills to third (error by Dempsey)]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored]; Beniquez homered; Sundberg flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 11TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

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