Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1979 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
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivers cf 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Zisk rf 4 1 2 1
Bell 3b 4 1 2 1
Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Montanez dh 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Norman ss 3 0 0 0
Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1
Kelly lf 4 0 0 0
Crowley dh 4 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Skaggs c 3 0 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Texas 010 001 000282
Baltimore 000 100 000151
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  W (13-8) 7.2 5 1 1 3 3
  Kern  SV (21) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (14-10) 9.0 8 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–Bell 2 (9), Belanger (2).  DP–Texas 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Montanez (1,off D Martinez); Bell (34,off D Martinez).  HR–Texas Bell (15,2nd inning off D Martinez 0 on, 0 out); Zisk (13,6th inning off D Martinez 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Sundberg (3,2nd base by D Martinez/Skaggs).  SB–Murray (4,2nd base off Comer/Sundberg).  WP–Comer (5).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dallas Parks.  T–2:35.  A–14,891.
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