Dave Ford, relieving starter Steve Stone, who left the game after two innings because of a sore elbow, pitched seven scoreless frames as the Orioles downed the Twins, 7-0. Rick Dempsey opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo homer and Eddie Murray added a two-run single later in that same frame.

The Orioles picked up two more tallies in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Bob Bonner and RBI double by Rich Dauer. Gary Roenicke singled home a fifth-inning run and Dempsey plated the final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles      0  0  3    2  1  0    0  1  0  -   7 14  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonner ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .412      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Dauer 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .282        Engle rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .373      Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Hatcher cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Murray 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .222      Smalley ss            2   0   2   0     2   0   .292
Morales dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .412      Adams dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Ayala lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ward lf               4   0   2   0     0   2   .284
  Bumbry ph,cf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Roenicke cf,lf,rf     5   1   2   1     0   0   .328      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .191      Butera c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Dempsey c             4   2   3   2     0   0   .250      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   7     3   2             Totals               30   0   5   0     5   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  6,302
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Twins 8
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1
Doubles: Bonner (2), Murray (4), Dempsey 2 (5), Dauer (6)
Home Runs: Dempsey (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonner (1)
GIDP: Roenicke (1), Adams (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   2     1   0   0   3   1   0   9   4.72
Ford W(1-0)             7     4   0   0   2   3   0  26   4.95
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   4   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(1-6)          3.1   6   5   5   2   1   1  18   5.55
Cooper                  2.2   4   1   1   0   0   0  12   3.98
D. Jackson              3     4   1   1   1   1   0  13   5.40
Totals                  9    14   7   7   3   2   1  43

Balks: Cooper (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bonner flied out to right; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Singleton singled; Murray forced Singleton
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell made an out to second; Castino grounded out
(first unassisted); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Ayala
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Adams walked [Smalley to second];
Ward singled to left [Smalley out at home (left to catcher),
Adams to second]; Wilfong walked [Adams to third, Ward to
second]; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; Butera made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey homered; Bonner
doubled to right; Dauer walked; Singleton walked [Bonner to
third, Dauer to second]; Murray doubled [Bonner scored, Dauer
scored, Singleton to third]; Morales struck out; Ayala made an
out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: FORD REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Powell lined to
right; Castino grounded out (second to first); Hatcher flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke singled; DeCinces flied out to left;
Dempsey doubled to right [Roenicke to third]; COOPER REPLACED
KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Bonner hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Roenicke scored]; Dauer doubled [Dempsey scored]; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Adams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; Ward was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Murray singled; Cooper balked [Murray to
second]; Morales flied out to right; BUMBRY BATTED FOR AYALA;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first) [Murray to third];
Roenicke singled to center [Murray scored]; DeCinces forced
Roenicke (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Wilfong made an out to first; R. Jackson
flied out to left; Butera walked; Powell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Bonner flied out to
center; Dauer singled; Singleton grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Castino struck out; Hatcher flied out to left;
Smalley singled to center; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: D. JACKSON REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); Morales grounded out (second to
first); Bumbry walked; Roenicke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Ward singled; Wilfong popped to shortstop; R. Jackson
flied out to left; Butera forced Ward (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces singled; Dempsey doubled to right
[DeCinces scored]; Bonner was called out on strikes; Dauer flied
out to left; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Powell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Castino flied out to left; Hatcher flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: ENGLE REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING RF); Murray singled;
Morales singled [Murray to second]; Bumbry forced Morales
(shortstop to second) [Murray to third]; Roenicke grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Bumbry out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley singled; Adams singled [Smalley to second];
Ward struck out; Wilfong popped to shortstop; R. Jackson popped
to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 0.

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