| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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