Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 2 0
Wills 2b 3 1 0 0
Oliver lf 2 0 0 0
  Lowenstein lf 1 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 0 2 2
Washington dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 3 0 0 0
Smith 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 4 0 1 0
Harlow cf 2 0 0 0
May dh 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0
Dempsey c 3 0 1 1
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Dauer 2b 0 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Texas 000 001 010261
Baltimore 010 000 000130
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (2-1) 9.0 3 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   6.0 5 1 1 1 6
  Stanhouse  L (0-1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9

  E–Campaneris (5).  DP–Texas 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Hargrove (2,off Palmer); Zisk (6,off Palmer), Baltimore DeCinces (7,off Alexander).  HBP–Lowenstein (1,by Palmer).  SB–Wills (8,2nd base off Stanhouse/Dempsey).  CS–Harlow (2,2nd base by Alexander/Sundberg).  HBP–Palmer (1,Lowenstein).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:38.  A–6,118.
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