4/9/1977: Orioles Walk It Off 6-5 Over Rangers in Eleven

 

977 - GAME LOG   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Texas Rangers (1-1) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 11 1 Baltimore Orioles (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 6 8 1

Orioles Top Texas, 6-5 Texas first baseman Mike Hargrove was sensational. He was 3-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Baltimore beat the Rangers, 6-5. Texas falls to 1-1. The Orioles procured the win, in large part because of right fielder Elliott Maddox. In the bottom of the 11th, he produced the game-winning run-scoring double. "I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Maddox.

TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Campaneris SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1 B. Wills 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .556 0 1 M. Hargrove 1B 5 2 3 4 0 1 2 .444 2 5 T. Harrah 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 0 0 R. Howell DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0    c-K. Bevacqua DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 J. Sundberg C 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0 C. Washington LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    a-K. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    b-T. Grieve LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Beniquez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0 D. May RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 39 5 11 5 3 5 14       a - K. Henderson pinch hit for C. Washington in the 9th b - T. Grieve substituted for K. Henderson in the 9th c - K. Bevacqua inserted as DH in the 11th BATTING Doubles: J. Beniquez (2, 7th Inning off M. Flanagan, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: M. Hargrove 2 (2, 6th Inning off M. Flanagan, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Flanagan, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Campaneris 2 , B. Wills 2 , M. Hargrove 9 , T. Harrah , R. Howell , K. Bevacqua , J. Beniquez 2 2-out RBI: B. Campaneris , M. Hargrove Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hargrove , T. Harrah , T. Grieve GIDP: J. Sundberg Sac Bunt: B. Campaneris Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: B. Campaneris (1) , B. Wills (2) FIELDING Errors: M. Hargrove (1) Double Plays: 2 (Campaneris-Wills-Hargrove, Campaneris-Wills-Hargrove) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Kelly DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 1 A. Bumbry CF 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .111 1 4 K. Singleton LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .125 0 0 D. DeCinces 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 0 0 L. May 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0    b-T. Shopay PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    c-T. Crowley 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 E. Maddox RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .375 0 1 R. Dauer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    a-B. Smith PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 R. Dempsey C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .571 0 0 M. Belanger SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .375 0 1 Totals 38 6 8 5 4 12 11       a - B. Smith pinch hit for R. Dauer in the 7th b - T. Shopay pinch ran for L. May in the 7th c - T. Crowley substituted for T. Shopay in the 8th BATTING Doubles: E. Maddox (1, 11th Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: A. Bumbry (1, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. Kelly , A. Bumbry 4 , D. DeCinces , E. Maddox 2 , R. Dempsey 2 , M. Belanger 2 2-out RBI: A. Bumbry Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. DeCinces , T. Crowley GIDP: E. Maddox , B. Smith Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: M. Belanger (1) FIELDING Errors: T. Martinez (1) Double Plays: 3 (Flanagan-May, DeCinces-Dauer-May, Singleton-Dempsey) OF assists: 1 (Singleton(Harrah at home))

TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA    B. Blyleven 7.0 4 3 3 2 9 1 111 3.86    A. Devine BS (2) 2.0 3 2 1 1 2 0 45 4.50    L. Barker L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 3.86    PITCHING Game Score: B. Blyleven 64 Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 25, A. Devine 11, L. Barker 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 5-5, A. Devine 3-1, L. Barker 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 111-74, A. Devine 45-26, L. Barker 19-11 Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA    M. Flanagan 8.0 10 5 5 2 4 2 107 5.62    T. Martinez W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 1.80    PITCHING Game Score: M. Flanagan 44 Batters Faced: M. Flanagan 32, T. Martinez 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flanagan 9-7, T. Martinez 3-4 Pitches - Strikes: M. Flanagan 107-61, T. Martinez 38-23

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Mike Hargrove Ballpark: Memorial Stadium 1976-1991 Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 3:14 Attendance: 9517