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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 4, 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 July 4, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 41,097 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Rich Garcia |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| LaRue Washington | Center Fielder |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 4, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Darwin
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Wills settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Darwin
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Flanagan
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Flanagan
Sample hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Flanagan
Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bumbry. Bell goes all the way around to score. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Flanagan
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Flanagan
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Flanagan
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Zisk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Darwin
Murray hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Darwin
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murray scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Darwin
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Darwin
Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Martinez
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Martinez
Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Martinez
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Sample goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Martinez
Soderholm hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Darwin
Dempsey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Darwin
Bumbry hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Darwin
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Darwin
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Martinez
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Martinez
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Martinez
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Martinez
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. There goes Washington trying to get to home. Garcia throws to Dempsey who tags Washington for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Darwin
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeCinces for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Darwin
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards short. Blanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Darwin
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Darwin
Dempsey bunts towards the mound. Darwin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Darwin
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Stewart
Sample strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stewart
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Stewart
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia 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, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Darwin
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Darwin
Murray hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Darwin
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Singleton scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Darwin
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stewart
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Eric Soderholm.
Gamble 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stewart
Pat Putnam pinch hits for Richie Zisk.
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Kern
Mike Jorgensen now playing right field. Pat Putnam now playing first base. Jim Kern now pitching.
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kern
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Kern
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Kern
Bumbry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Stewart
Blanks hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stewart
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for LaRue Washington.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Stewart
Wills hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry, who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple. Grubb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sample vs. Stewart
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Kern
Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Nelson Norman now playing shortstop.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kern
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kern
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Kern
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Stewart
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stewart
Gamble hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stewart
Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stewart
There goes Putnam. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Kern
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Kern
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kern
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Kern
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stanhouse
Dave Skaggs now catching. Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Stanhouse
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stanhouse
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanhouse covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Kern
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kern
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Kiko Garcia.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grubb. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singleton vs. Kern
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Kern
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeCinces vs. Kern
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1979 -- Baltimore at Texas (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 4 1 1 2 Wills B, 2b 4 3 4 2
Garcia K, ss 4 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 3 2 2 3
Kelly P, ph 1 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Singleton K, dh 2 1 0 0 Ellis J, 1b 2 0 2 2
Murray E, 1b 5 1 1 0 Jorgensen M, 1b-rf 2 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 5 0 1 2 Soderholm E, dh 2 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, rf 3 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 2 0 0 0
Roenicke G, lf 4 1 1 1 Zisk R, rf 2 1 0 0
Smith B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Putnam P, ph-1b 2 0 2 0
Dempsey R, c 3 1 2 0 Sundberg J, c 4 1 2 1
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss 3 0 0 0
Skaggs D, c 0 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 1 0 0 0
Washington L, cf 1 0 0 0
Grubb J, ph-cf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 34 9 15 8
Baltimore 012 110 000 -- 5
Texas 421 002 00x -- 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (L) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0
Martinez T 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
Stewart S 4.1 6 2 2 0 1
Stanhouse D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D (W) 5.0 6 5 5 3 4
Kern J (S) 4.0 2 0 0 3 9
E -- Wills B, Bumbry A
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Texas 3
2B -- Sundberg J, Ellis J, Dempsey R, Kelly P
3B -- Murray E, Wills B
HR -- Sample B, Bumbry A, Roenicke G
CS -- Putnam P
SF -- Sample B
WP -- Martinez T
T -- 2:46
A -- 41097
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