The Orioles built a 5-1 early lead and then hung on to edge the Rangers, 6-5. Kiko Garcia belted a three-run homer in the second inning for his first RBIs in 16 games. The Orioles pushed across the eventual winning run in the sixth on a double by Rich Dauer and single by Dave Skaggs. The Rangers had a two-run homer by Buddy Bell and solo shots by Mickey Rivers and Richie Zisk. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    23, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   5 11  0
Orioles      2  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .272      Bumbry cf             3   2   0   0     2   0   .280
Bell 3b,ss            5   2   2   2     0   0   .301      Garcia ss             4   2   2   3     0   1   .255
Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .319        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Zisk rf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .275      Singleton rf          2   0   0   1     2   0   .292
J. Ellis dh           2   0   0   1     0   1   .282      Murray 1b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .283
  Putnam ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Roenicke lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      DeCinces 3b           3   0   3   0     1   0   .236
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Dauer 2b              4   2   1   0     0   1   .251
Norman ss             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Skaggs c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .225
  Soderholm ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .251      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     1   3             Totals               31   6   7   6     6   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 28,099
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 7
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Bell (35), Garcia (12), Dauer (19), DeCinces (18)
Home Runs: Rivers (5), Bell (16), Zisk (14), Garcia (5)
Stolen Bases: DeCinces (5), Murray (5)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (3)
Sacrifice Flies: J. Ellis (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(13-10)        5.2   6   6   6   5   4   1  28   3.97
Darwin                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.50
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.61
Totals                  8     7   6   6   6   6   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(9-4)         7.1   9   5   5   1   3   3  31   3.80
Stanhouse SV(14)        1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.48
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   3   3  38

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Bell doubled to right; Oliver
singled to left [Bell to third]; Zisk walked [Oliver to second];
J. Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bell scored]; Montanez
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Garcia doubled to left [Bumbry to
third]; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry
scored, Garcia to third]; Murray reached on a fielder's choice
[Garcia scored]; Roenicke grounded out (second to first) [Murray
to second]; May flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
flied out to center; Norman singled to center; Rivers made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to left; Dauer forced DeCinces
(third to second); Skaggs walked [Dauer to second]; Bumbry
forced Skaggs (second to shortstop) [Dauer to third]; Garcia
homered [Dauer scored, Bumbry scored]; Singleton walked; Murray
was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (third
to first); Zisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); DeCinces singled to left; DeCinces stole second; Dauer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 5.

RANGERS 4TH: J. Ellis struck out; Montanez lined to second;
Wills made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles
5.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Soderholm flied out to center; Rivers homered; Bell
lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); Murray struck out; Roenicke grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk singled to left
[Oliver to second]; Rangers coach Frank Lucchesi ejected by
1B umpire Durwood Merrill; J. Ellis lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Oliver out at second]; Montanez struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: May flied out to left; DeCinces walked; DeCinces
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dauer doubled
to left; Skaggs singled to left [Dauer scored]; Bumbry walked
[Skaggs to second]; DARWIN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Garcia
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to
center; Soderholm lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton walked; Murray forced Singleton (second
to shortstop); Murray stole second; Roenicke made an out to
second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Orioles 6.

RANGERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Rivers
singled to left; Bell homered [Rivers scored]; Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Zisk homered; STANHOUSE REPLACED
MCGREGOR (PITCHING); PUTNAM BATTED FOR J. ELLIS; Putnam singled
to left; Montanez forced Putnam (pitcher to shortstop); Wills
forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DeCinces
doubled to right; Dauer flied out to center; Skaggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); LYLE REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Bumbry
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to center; Soderholm out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sundberg to second]; Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg to third]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 6.