Fergie Jenkins gave up a single by John Lowenstein in the fifth inning for the only hit off his deliveries while pitching the Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles. The shutout was the 46th of his career for Jenkins, who struck out 10 to increase his total to 2,702. Jim Sundberg batted in the Rangers' first two runs with a double in the second inning and Oscar Gamble and Buddy Bell produced the other pair with two-baggers in the third. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Rangers      0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .265
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Sample lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Singleton dh          3   0   0   0     1   2   .307      Gamble rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .409
Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Murray 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Putnam 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .280        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .244        Jorgensen 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Zisk dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   3   .251      Grubb cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Washington cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Sundberg c            3   0   2   2     0   1   .232
                                                          Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     3  10             Totals               32   4   9   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 27,981
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Rangers 6
DP: Orioles 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Lowenstein
Doubles: Sundberg (14), Gamble (5), Bell (21)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sample (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-6)            2.1   5   4   3   1   0   0  13   3.94
McGregor                5.2   4   0   0   0   2   0  21   4.11
Totals                  8     9   4   3   1   2   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(9-4)          9     1   0   0   3  10   0  31   3.44
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3  10   0  31

Wild Pitches: McGregor (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith struck
out; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to right; Sample flied out to
right; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke popped to second; Murray walked;
Lowenstein forced Murray (pitcher to shortstop); Lowenstein
stole second; DeCinces grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded
out (first unassisted); Zisk singled to center; Grubb singled to
right [Zisk to third, Grubb to second (error by Lowenstein)];
Sundberg doubled to left [Zisk scored, Grubb scored (unearned)];
Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer popped to second; Dempsey struck out; Bumbry
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Sample out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Gamble doubled to left
[Wills scored]; Bell doubled to left [Gamble scored]; MCGREGOR
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Putnam grounded out (second to
first); Zisk flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith struck out; Singleton struck out; Roenicke
walked; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
struck out; Norman grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein singled to center; DeCinces forced
Lowenstein (shortstop to second); Dauer flied out to left;
Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills popped to first in foul territory; Sample
singled to center; Gamble singled to shortstop [Sample to
second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sample to
third, Gamble to second]; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; J. Ellis
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Smith popped to shortstop;
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
4.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb flied
out to right; Sundberg singled to left; Norman forced Sundberg
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers
4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Murray
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills struck out; Sample flied out to left; Gamble
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; Dauer was called out on
strikes; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled to left; McGregor threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to
second]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); SODERHOLM BATTED
FOR GRUBB; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING CF); Bumbry
flied out to center; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher);
Singleton walked; Roenicke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Rangers 4.