The Orioles drew within four games of New York in the A.L. East race by sweeping a doubleheader from the Tigers, 9-2 and 8-6. Al Bumbry led off the first game with a double and Lenn Sakata walked before a single by Ken Singleton produced the first run. Eddie Murray then unloaded a three-run homer.

Murray also singled home runs in the first and second innings of the nightcap as the Birds registered three tallies in each frame to take a 6-0 lead. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  2  -   9 11  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .313      Peters cf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .298
Sakata 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .197      Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .290      Corcoran 1b           2   0   1   2     1   0   .250
  Roenicke rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Summers lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .296
Murray 1b             5   2   2   3     0   0   .288      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .285
Lowenstein lf         4   2   2   0     1   2   .301      Wockenfuss dh         4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Graham 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .250      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  DeCinces pr,3b      1   1   1   2     0   0   .235      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .283
May dh                5   0   1   2     0   2   .235      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .264      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .203        Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ujdur p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  11   9     5   9             Totals               29   2   5   2     5  11

Time of Game: 3:02
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Bumbry (23), Dempsey (23), Lowenstein 2 (7), Murray (32), May (9), Peters (17)
Home Runs: Murray (24), Bumbry (7), DeCinces (11)
Stolen Bases: Peters (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Corcoran (1)
GIDP: Summers (9), Cowens (5)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (2,by D. Martinez)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(5-3)      5.1   4   2   2   3   5   0  22   4.56
Stewart SV(2)           3.2   1   0   0   2   6   0  14   3.97
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5  11   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(13-10)         0     3   4   4   1   0   1   4   4.18
Weaver                  4     2   0   0   2   6   0  16   2.23
Rozema                  2.2   4   3   3   2   3   1  14   4.25
Ujdur                   2.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   9   7.13
Totals                  9    11   9   9   5   9   3  43

Hit by Pitch: D. Martinez (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to right; Sakata walked; Singleton
singled to right [Bumbry scored, Sakata to third]; Murray
homered [Sakata scored, Singleton scored]; WEAVER REPLACED
WILCOX (PITCHING); Lowenstein struck out; Graham grounded out
(first unassisted); May grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters doubled to left; Trammell struck out;
Corcoran singled to left [Peters scored]; Summers grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey walked; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry reached on a
fielder's choice [Dempsey out at third (shortstop to third)];
Sakata flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish was hit by a pitch; Wockenfuss popped to
first in foul territory; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to left; Murray forced Singleton
(shortstop unassisted) [Murray to second (error by Trammell)];
Lowenstein struck out; Graham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens struck out (catcher to first); Whitaker
walked; Peters forced Whitaker (pitcher to second); Peters stole
second; Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; Dempsey doubled; Garcia struck out;
Bumbry was walked intentionally; Sakata struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Summers struck out;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: ROZEMA REPLACED WEAVER (PITCHING); Singleton
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murray grounded out (second to
first); Lowenstein doubled; Graham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
singled to center; Brookens struck out; Whitaker flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: May struck out; Dempsey grounded out (second to
first); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Peters walked; Trammell singled to right [Peters to
third]; Corcoran hit a sacrifice fly to left [Peters scored];
Summers walked [Trammell to second]; STEWART REPLACED D.
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry homered; Sakata flied out to center;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray doubled to
right; Lowenstein walked; Graham walked [Murray to third,
Lowenstein to second]; DECINCES RAN FOR GRAHAM; May doubled to
left [Murray scored, Lowenstein scored, DeCinces to third];
UJDUR REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Dempsey popped to catcher in
foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROENICKE
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Cowens grounded out (second to
first); Brookens popped to second; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Sakata grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Peters struck out; Trammell walked; Corcoran walked
[Trammell to second]; Summers struck out; Parrish forced
Corcoran (shortstop to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Roenicke popped to third; Murray flied out to
center; Lowenstein doubled; DeCinces homered [Lowenstein
scored]; May popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
9, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Cowens struck out;
Brookens singled to center; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Tigers 2.