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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 2, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 2, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,362 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Third Baseman |
| Pat Kelly | DH |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 2, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Jenkins
Dauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Jenkins
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Martinez
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Martinez
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Martinez
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Bell scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Martinez
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards second. Smith scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Ellis scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jenkins
Singleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Jenkins
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Roenicke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Jenkins
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roenicke moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Jenkins
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Stewart
Norman hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stewart
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Stewart
There goes Wills. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Stewart
Stewart spins and fires to second, with Garcia covering, and Wills is picked off. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stewart
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Jenkins
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Jenkins
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stewart
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Stewart
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stewart
Putnam strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Jenkins
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jenkins
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stewart
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Stewart
Norman hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Stewart
Wills is hit by the pitch. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Stewart
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Jenkins
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roenicke is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jenkins
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Jenkins
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Jenkins
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia scores. Skaggs moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Jenkins
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stewart
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Stewart
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Jenkins
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jenkins
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stewart
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stewart
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Jenkins
Roenicke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jenkins
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Jenkins
Garcia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Jenkins
Skaggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Jenkins
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Jenkins
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Stewart
Norman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stewart
Wills bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stewart
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Stewart
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Farmer
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Farmer
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lyle
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Billy Smith. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Lee May pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Stewart
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Kiko Garcia now playing second base.
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stewart
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stewart
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Billy Sample pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Martinez
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Nelson Norman. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Oscar Gamble.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lyle
Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Billy Sample now playing left field. Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop.
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Lyle
Skaggs bunts towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skaggs for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Lyle
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Lyle
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Lyle
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holle vs. Stanhouse
Gary Holle pinch hits for Johnny Grubb. Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Holle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanhouse
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stanhouse
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1979 -- Baltimore at Texas (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 5 0 2 2 Grubb J, lf-rf 3 1 1 0
Dauer R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Holle G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly P, dh 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Ayala B, ph 1 0 0 0 Oliver A, cf 4 1 1 0
Singleton K, rf 4 1 2 1 Ellis J, dh 4 1 1 2
Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 1 1
Roenicke G, lf 4 1 4 0 Zisk R, rf 3 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sample B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, ph 0 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
May L, ph 1 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 3 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 0 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss-2b 4 3 3 2 Blanks L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Skaggs D, c 3 0 2 0 Wills B, 2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 14 5 32 4 7 3
Baltimore 010 010 201 -- 5
Texas 400 000 000 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D* 0.0 4 4 4 1 0
Stewart S 7.2 3 0 0 4 4
Martinez T (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Stanhouse D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F 7.0 11 4 4 0 4
Farmer E 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Lyle S (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
DP -- Baltimore 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Texas 8
2B -- Roenicke G
HR -- Singleton K, Garcia K
SB -- Wills B
SH -- Skaggs D
HBP -- by Stewart S (Wills B)
T -- 2:42
A -- 26362
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