Saturday April 25, 1981
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The Orioles snapped their four-game losing skein, beating the Red Sox, 7-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Mike Flanagan. The Birds collected six singles in a three-run fourth inning with Benny Ayala, Doug DeCinces and Gary Roenicke driving in runs. DeCinces put the game away with a three-run double in the fifth frame. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1981 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Orioles      0  0  0    3  3  0    0  1  x  -   7 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .359      Bumbry cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Stapleton 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Dauer 2b              4   2   3   0     1   1   .342
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Morales 1b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .556
Rice lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .234        Dwyer 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .190      Singleton rf          3   2   0   0     1   2   .394
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .450        Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Allenson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Ayala dh              4   1   1   1     0   3   .143
Hoffman ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .179      DeCinces 3b           4   1   3   4     0   1   .194
Miller cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Roenicke lf,rf        3   0   1   1     1   2   .190
  Rudi ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .154
  Nichols pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   4   .120
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   4   2     2   7             Totals               35   7  12   6     3  15

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 19,634
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Lansford, Dauer
Doubles: DeCinces 2 (2), Dauer (4)
Home Runs: Rice (2)
GIDP: Morales (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(0-2)           4.2   9   6   6   2   7   0  24   5.21
Clear                   3.1   3   1   1   1   8   0  14   5.56
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3  15   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(1-2)         9     4   2   2   2   7   1  34   3.86
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   1  34

Wild Pitches: Clear (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Evans lined to center; Stapleton singled to left;
Yastrzemski struck out; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry reached on an error by Lansford [Bumbry to
second]; Dauer walked; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry to third, Dauer out at
second]; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Ayala struck out; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; Roenicke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Miller flied
out to center; Evans walked; Stapleton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger struck out;
Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice homered;
Perez struck out; Lansford reached on an error by Dauer
[Lansford to first]; Allenson lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer singled to left; Morales singled to first
[Dauer to second]; Singleton forced Morales (second unassisted)
[Dauer to third]; Ayala singled to center [Dauer scored,
Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to center [Singleton
scored, Ayala to second]; Roenicke singled to left [Ayala
scored, DeCinces to second]; Dempsey singled [DeCinces to third,
Roenicke to second]; Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Miller flied
out to left; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to left; Morales singled to right
[Dauer to third]; Singleton walked [Morales to second]; Ayala
was called out on strikes; DeCinces doubled to left [Dauer
scored, Morales scored, Singleton scored, DeCinces out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; CLEAR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING);
Roenicke struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 6.

RED SOX 6TH: DWYER REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 1B); Stapleton
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey struck out; Belanger struck out; Bumbry was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles
6.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez walked; Lansford singled to pitcher [Perez to
second]; Allenson struck out; Hoffman forced Lansford (shortstop
to second) [Perez to third]; RUDI BATTED FOR MILLER; Rudi
singled to shortstop [Perez scored, Hoffman to second]; NICHOLS
RAN FOR RUDI; Evans forced Nichols (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Dauer doubled
to left; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Singleton
struck out; Ayala was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

RED SOX 8TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF);
ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stapleton made an out
to second; Yastrzemski made an out to second; Rice flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces doubled to left; Roenicke walked; On a
bunt Dempsey made an out to first; Belanger struck out; Bumbry
singled to pitcher [DeCinces to third, Roenicke to second];
Clear threw a wild pitch [DeCinces scored, Roenicke to third];
Dauer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez struck out; Lansford struck out; Allenson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.



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