The Orioles shaded the Twins, 5-4, as Minnesota bungled a rundown play that permitted the winning run to score in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Birds trailed, 4-3, in the ninth when Rick Dempsey drew a one-out walk, took second on a single by Lenn Sakata and scored on a single by Al Bumbry as Sakata reached third and Bumbry reached second on the play at the plate.

Doug Corbett replaced Jack O'Connor on the mound for the Twins and induced Mark Belanger to hit a grounder to third baseman John Castino, whose throw home nailed Sakata for the second out. Catcher Sal Butera then threw to second baseman Rob Wilfong and Belanger was caught in a rundown. But Belanger knocked the ball from Wilfong's glove and Bumbry raced home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       6, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 17  3
Orioles      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .254      Bumbry cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .274
Castino 3b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .263      Krenchicki ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hatcher cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .271        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .545
Smalley ss            5   0   1   1     0   1   .294        Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Adams dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .394
Ward lf               5   0   3   0     0   1   .300      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .127
Wilfong 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .207      Crowley dh            3   1   2   0     0   0   .313
R. Jackson 1b         4   1   3   1     1   0   .269        Ayala ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Butera c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .351      Lowenstein lf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .171
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roenicke ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .176
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .178
                                                          Sakata 2b             3   1   3   1     0   0   .308
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  17   4     3   4             Totals               33   5   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  9,085
Left on Base: Twins 13, Orioles 7
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Smalley, Wilfong, Butera, Sakata
Doubles: Powell (4), Hatcher (5), Bumbry (4), Sakata (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Butera (1)
GIDP: Butera (2), Smalley (6), Murray (4)
Hit by Pitch: Sakata (1,by Arroyo)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo                  6     6   3   2   3   2   0  27   3.12
O'Connor L(0-1)         2.1   2   2   1   1   1   0  10   2.16
Corbett                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.23
Totals                  8.2   8   5   3   4   3   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  4    10   2   1   1   1   0  21   2.78
Stewart W(1-1)          5     7   2   2   2   3   0  23   0.95
Totals                  9    17   4   3   3   4   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Arroyo (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Mike Reilly


TWINS 1ST: Powell doubled; Castino walked; Hatcher made an out
to catcher; Smalley struck out; Adams lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to right; Krenchicki grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton walked; Murray
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ward singled to shortstop; Wilfong forced Ward (third
to second) [Wilfong to second (error by Sakata)]; R. Jackson
singled [Wilfong scored (unearned)]; Butera grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [R. Jackson out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell singled to center; Castino popped to second in
foul territory; Hatcher doubled [Powell to third]; Twins
Manager Johnny Goryl ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan;
Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Powell scored, Hatcher
to third]; Hatcher was picked off third (catcher to third); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Butera dropped a foul fly hit by Dempsey for an
error; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Sakata was hit by a
pitch; Bumbry walked [Sakata to second]; Krenchicki forced
Bumbry (pitcher to shortstop) [Sakata scored (error by Smalley)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Singleton grounded out (second to first);
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to right; Ward singled to left;
Wilfong singled to left [Ward to second]; R. Jackson singled to
right [Ward to third, Wilfong to second]; Butera made an out to
shortstop; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied out to left; Crowley singled to left;
Lowenstein walked [Crowley to second]; DeCinces forced
Lowenstein (third to second) [Crowley to third]; Dempsey singled
to left [Crowley scored, DeCinces to third]; Sakata singled
[DeCinces scored, Dempsey to second]; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 3.

TWINS 5TH: Castino singled to right; Hatcher singled to left
[Castino to second]; STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Smalley
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Castino to third, Hatcher out at second]; Adams grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Krenchicki grounded out (second to first);
Singleton lined to right; Murray grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 3.

TWINS 6TH: Ward flied out to right; Wilfong grounded out
(pitcher to first); R. Jackson walked; Butera walked [R. Jackson
to second]; Powell singled to left [R. Jackson scored, Butera to
second]; Castino singled to right [Butera scored, Powell to
second]; Hatcher struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley singled to right; Lowenstein struck out;
DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 3.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to left; Adams grounded out (second
to first); Ward singled to left; Wilfong forced Ward (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Sakata doubled to left; O'CONNOR REPLACED ARROYO
(PITCHING); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); MORALES
BATTED FOR KRENCHICKI; Morales struck out; Singleton flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 3.

TWINS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING SS); On a bunt R.
Jackson singled; Butera out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [R. Jackson to second]; Powell struck out; Castino flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (third to first); AYALA BATTED
FOR CROWLEY; Ayala lined to third; ROENICKE BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Orioles 3.

TWINS 9TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROENICKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Hatcher made an out to second; Smalley
singled to right; Adams singled to right [Smalley to second];
Ward struck out; Wilfong singled to second [Smalley to third,
Adams to second]; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey walked; Sakata
singled to center [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry singled to left
[Dempsey scored, Sakata to third, Bumbry to second (on throw)];
CORBETT REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Belanger reached on a
fielder's choice [Sakata out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop to first), Bumbry scored (error by Wilfong) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 5.