The Orioles took advantage of Red Sox misplays to come from behind with three runs in the eighth inning and gain an 8-6 victory. The winning surge began when John Lowenstein singled and raced to third on a single by Doug DeCinces.

Rich Dauer then grounded to Rick Burleson and Carlton Fisk took the shortstop's throw off the base, Lowenstein scoring to tie the game at 6-6. Burleson then fumbled Mark Belanger's grounder and the bases were loaded for Al Bumbry, who stroked a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 11  3
Orioles      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   8  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Bumbry cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .312
Stapleton 2b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .328      Kelly dh              5   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Fisk c,1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Singleton rf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .291
Rice lf               3   2   1   3     1   0   .289        Corey pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Perez 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .271      Murray 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .300
  Nichols pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Lowenstein lf         4   2   2   0     0   0   .313
  Allenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .365      Graham c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hancock cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .250      DeCinces 3b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .244
Evans rf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .265      Dauer 2b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .285
Walker dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .316      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Hoffman 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .328        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hurst p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  MacWhorter p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   5     2   6             Totals               32   8   8   5     5   4

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 20,798
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Burleson, Fisk, Perez, Belanger
Doubles: Singleton (25)
Home Runs: Rice (21)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (11), DeCinces (9), Dauer (3)
Caught Stealing: Hancock (2), Bumbry (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (4)
GIDP: Kelly (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (3,by MacWhorter)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford                0     4   4   4   1   0   0   5   4.02
Hurst                   0.2   0   1   1   3   0   0   4   9.40
MacWhorter              6.1   2   1   1   1   3   0  23   5.93
Stanley L(9-7)          0.1   2   2   0   0   0   0   5   3.62
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.89
Totals                  8     8   8   6   5   4   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  3     7   4   3   1   4   1  16   4.02
D. Martinez             4     4   2   2   1   1   0  17   4.43
Stoddard W(5-3)         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.67
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: MacWhorter (2)
Wild Pitches: Hurst (4)
Balks: Hurst (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Derryl Cousins


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Stapleton singled to
left [Burleson to third]; Fisk struck out; Rice homered
[Burleson scored, Stapleton scored]; Perez singled to right;
Hancock popped to shortstop; Evans was called out on strikes; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Kelly singled to right [Bumbry to
second]; Singleton walked [Bumbry to third, Kelly to second];
Murray singled [Bumbry scored, Kelly scored, Singleton to
second]; Lowenstein singled to right [Singleton to third, Murray
to second]; HURST REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Graham hit into
a double play (right to catcher to third) [Singleton out at
home]; DeCinces walked [Murray to third, Lowenstein to second];
Hurst threw a wild pitch [Murray scored, Lowenstein to third,
DeCinces to second]; Hurst balked [Lowenstein scored, DeCinces
to third]; Dauer walked; DeCinces stole home and Dauer stole
second; Glenn Hoffman chased Doug DeCinces across HP in
rundown; MACWHORTER REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); Belanger
walked (walk was charged to Hurst); Bumbry grounded out (second
to first); first inning lasted 50 minutes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Walker struck out; Hoffman flied out to left;
Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
doubled to left; Murray grounded out (second to first)
[Singleton to third]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton singled to right; Fisk singled to right
[Stapleton to second]; Stapleton was picked off second (pitcher
to second); Fisk stole second; Rice popped to shortstop; Perez
walked; Hancock singled to shortstop [Fisk scored (error by
Belanger) (unearned), Perez to third]; Evans lined to first; 1 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Graham flied out to right; DeCinces reached on an
error by Perez (assist by Burleson); Dauer lined to center;
Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 4TH: D. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Walker
grounded out (second to first); Hoffman flied out to left;
Burleson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Kelly grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Bumbry out at
second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
flied out to left; Rice grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray struck out; Lowenstein grounded out
(shortstop to first); Graham grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock
popped to second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Dauer
popped to shortstop; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); Hoffman
singled to left; Burleson flied out to center; Stapleton singled
to left [Hoffman to second]; Fisk popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry struck out; Kelly flied out to center;
Singleton walked; COREY RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: COREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rice walked;
Perez singled to center [Rice to third]; NICHOLS RAN FOR PEREZ;
Hancock singled to center [Rice scored, Nichols to third];
STODDARD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Hancock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Evans hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Nichols scored]; Walker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: ALLENSON REPLACED NICHOLS (PLAYING C ); FISK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lowenstein singled to right;
STANLEY REPLACED MACWHORTER (PITCHING); Graham grounded out
(first unassisted) [Lowenstein to second]; DeCinces singled to
left [Lowenstein to third]; Dauer reached on an error by Fisk
(assist by Burleson) [Lowenstein scored, DeCinces to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley reached on an error by
Burleson (assist by Stanley) [DeCinces to third, Dauer to
second]; Bumbry singled to left [DeCinces scored (unearned),
Dauer scored (unearned), Crowley to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Kelly struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Orioles 8.

RED SOX 9TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); RADER BATTED
FOR HOFFMAN; Rader lined to third; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 8.