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A three-run eruption in the eighth inning lifted the Orioles to a 3-2 triumph over the Royals. The Birds trailed, 2-0, when they loaded the bases in the top of the eighth on singles by Gary Roenicke, pinch-hitter Terry Crwoley and Al Bumbry. Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1981 (Night game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 10 0 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 5 1 4 0 0 0 .273 Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Dauer 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .333 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .227 Singleton dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Murray 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .111 Aikens 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .263 Lowenstein lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Otis lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Hurdle rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Roenicke rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Wathan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Crowley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Washington ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .353 Krenchicki pr,ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 3 2 3 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 2 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 30,367 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Royals 7 DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1 Errors: Aikens Doubles: Dauer (3), Otis (1), White (1) Home Runs: Aikens (1) Sacrifice Hits: White (1) Sacrifice Flies: Murray (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 6.2 8 2 2 2 0 1 29 3.09 T. Martinez W(1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 2 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(1-1) 7 8 3 3 0 3 0 28 1.80 Quisenberry 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 2.25 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Jim McKean ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer forced Bumbry (third to second); Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; G. Brett singled to right [G. Brett out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein struck out; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens homered; Otis doubled to left; Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Wathan grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke flied out to left; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: White doubled to left; Wilson flied out to left; McRae lined to first; G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton lined to shortstop; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens walked; Otis flied out to right; Hurdle walked [Aikens to second]; Wathan popped to second; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein flied out to right; DeCinces popped to second; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White singled to center; On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first) [White to second]; McRae lined to shortstop; G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Roenicke popped to catcher; Belanger singled to left; Bumbry singled to center [Belanger to second]; Dauer singled to second [Belanger to third, Bumbry to second]; Singleton lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Aikens popped to shortstop; Otis flied out to center; Hurdle singled to right; Wathan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Murray singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to left; DeCinces flied to left in foul territory; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Washington singled to shortstop; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second]; Wilson flied out to center [Washington to third]; McRae singled to right [Washington scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); G. Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke singled to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to right [Roenicke to second]; KRENCHICKI RAN FOR CROWLEY; On a bunt Bumbry singled [Roenicke to third, Krenchicki to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Dauer doubled to left [Roenicke scored, Krenchicki scored, Bumbry to third]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry scored]; Lowenstein forced Singleton (second to shortstop) [Dauer to third]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: KRENCHICKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; MAY BATTED FOR HURDLE; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 2. ORIOLES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Roenicke walked; Krenchicki forced Roenicke (first to shortstop); On a bunt Bumbry singled [Krenchicki to third (error by Aikens), Bumbry to second]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 2. |
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