Ken Singleton cracked a homer and two singles and drove in four runs to pace a 19-hit attack that carried the Orioles to a 9-4 decision over the Twins. Singleton clouted a two-run round-tripper in the first inning following an RBI single by Rich Dauer and singled home two tallies in the eighth after the Twins had closed to within 5-4 on a two-run circuit clut by Gary Ward in the sixth. Baltimore's final two markers came in the ninth chukker on an error by Twins shortstop Roy Smalley and run-scoring single by John Lowenstein. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Friday, May       15, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      3  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  2  -   9 19  0
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   3   2   1     3   0   .261      Powell rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .276
Dauer 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Castino 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .276
Singleton rf          4   1   3   4     1   1   .378      Hatcher cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .284
  Lowenstein pr,lf    1   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Murray 1b             6   1   3   0     0   1   .202      Adams dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
Crowley dh            3   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Ward lf               3   3   2   2     1   0   .271
  Ayala ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Graham 3b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .250      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .242
  DeCinces ph,3b      3   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Butera c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .283
Dwyer lf              2   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roenicke ph,lf,rf   2   0   1   0     1   0   .323        O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .217        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonner ss             5   2   4   0     0   1   .462
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   9  19   8     6   5             Totals               34   4  10   4     5   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  6,268
Left on Base: Orioles 13, Twins 8
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 2
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Dempsey (3), Murray (3), Crowley (4), Roenicke (6), Hatcher 2 (9)
Home Runs: Singleton (8), Ward (3)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (7), Bonner (1), Ward (1)
Caught Stealing: Dwyer (2), Bumbry (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dauer (1)
GIDP: Crowley (1), Dauer (1), Adams (4), Butera (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(4-1)      5     9   4   4   2   3   1  24   4.33
Stewart SV(2)           4     1   0   0   3   4   0  15   1.59
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   7   1  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(3-3)          4.1  11   5   5   2   3   1  23   3.65
O'Connor                3     6   2   2   3   1   0  17   3.00
Verhoeven               1.2   2   2   0   1   1   0   9   3.12
Totals                  9    19   9   7   6   5   1  49

Passed Balls: Butera (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Dauer singled
to center [Bumbry scored]; Butera allowed a passed ball [Dauer
to second]; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; Murray singled to
center; Crowley grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Murray out at second]; Graham singled to right; Dwyer
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Castino
singled to left; Hatcher doubled [Castino to third]; Smalley
walked; Adams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Bonner
singled to center; Bumbry singled to left [Bonner to second];
Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonner to third, Bumbry
to second]; Singleton walked; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ward walked; Ward stole second; Wilfong flied out to
center [Ward to third]; R. Jackson was called out on strikes;
Butera singled to left [Ward scored]; Powell flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher); Graham
struck out; Dwyer singled to center; Dwyer was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Castino flied out to center; Hatcher doubled to left;
Smalley grounded out (third to first); Adams flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey doubled; On a bunt Bonner singled [Dempsey
to third]; Bumbry forced Bonner (second to shortstop) [Dempsey
scored]; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dauer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ward singled to left; On a bunt Wilfong singled [Ward
to second]; R. Jackson singled to center [Ward scored, Wilfong
to second]; Butera grounded into a double play (pitcher to third
to first) [R. Jackson to second, Wilfong out at third]; Powell
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray
doubled; Crowley doubled [Murray scored]; O'CONNOR REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); DECINCES BATTED FOR GRAHAM; DeCinces popped
to second; ROENICKE BATTED FOR DWYER; Roenicke walked; Dempsey
walked [Crowley to third, Roenicke to second]; Bonner struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROENICKE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Castino grounded out (first unassisted);
Hatcher flied out to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry walked; Dauer grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Singleton
singled to right; Murray popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Adams singled to right; Ward homered [Adams scored];
STEWART REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Wilfong grounded out
(first unassisted); R. Jackson grounded out (third to first);
Butera grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala grounded out (first
unassisted); DeCinces lined to third; Roenicke doubled to right;
Dempsey lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Powell singled to center; Powell was picked off first
(catcher to first); Castino struck out; Hatcher grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bonner singled to left; On a bunt Bumbry singled
[Bonner to second]; Dauer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Bonner to third, Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled to
center [Bonner scored, Bumbry scored]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Murray singled to left [Lowenstein to second];
VERHOEVEN REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Ayala forced Lowenstein
(pitcher to third) [Murray to second]; DeCinces popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); Adams walked; Ward popped to second; Wilfong struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); Bonner singled to center; Bonner
stole second; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Dauer reached on
an error by Smalley [Bonner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bumbry
to second]; Lowenstein singled to center [Bumbry scored
(unearned), Dauer to second]; Murray struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera
walked; Powell walked [Butera to second]; Castino struck out;
Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Twins 4.