Winning their sixth straight game and dealing Oakland its fifth consecutive loss, the Orioles defeated the A's, 5-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Scott McGregor. The Birds tallied twice in the second inning on a two-run single by Mark Belanger, and twice in the seventh on a two-run double by Ken Singleton. Baltimore's final run came in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Doug DeCinces. An argument in the seventh inning over a foul tip call caused both managers to play the game under protest. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, May       18, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   5  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .303      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Dauer 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .293
Johnson dh            3   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Singleton dh          4   0   1   2     0   0   .364
Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Murray 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .242        Crowley ph,1b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Lowenstein lf         2   0   0   0     2   0   .220
Babitt 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Roenicke rf           4   2   3   0     0   0   .360
McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      DeCinces 3b           2   1   2   1     2   0   .202
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   1   2     0   0   .160
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     0   7             Totals               29   5   8   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 23,428
Left on Base: A's 1, Orioles 6
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Heath
Doubles: Henderson 2 (9), DeCinces (9), Singleton (8)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (4)
GIDP: Johnson (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(6-1)           8     8   5   4   5   5   0  35   2.44
Totals                  8     8   5   4   5   5   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(4-1)         9     3   1   1   0   7   0  29   2.13
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   7   0  29

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy was called
out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer grounded out (third to
first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas made an out to shortstop; Heath struck out;
Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Roenicke singled
to center; Dempsey singled to center [Roenicke to second];
DeCinces walked [Roenicke to third, Dempsey to second]; Belanger
singled to third [Roenicke scored, Dempsey scored, DeCinces to
third]; Bumbry lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Babitt struck out; McKay grounded out (shortstop
to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded
out (catcher to first); Eddie Murray and Orioles Manager Earl
Weaver ejected by HP umpire Durwood Merrill for arguing during
at bat; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Crowley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Henderson
singled to right; Murphy forced Henderson (first to shortstop);
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein made an out to third; Roenicke grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dempsey popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath
struck out; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [DeCinces to second]; Bumbry struck out;
Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Babitt grounded out (second to first); McKay
struck out; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton lined to right; Crowley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lowenstein walked; Roenicke singled to left
[Lowenstein to second]; Dempsey grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson doubled to left; Murphy grounded out
(first unassisted) [Henderson to third]; Johnson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Henderson scored]; Armas grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces doubled; Belanger made an out to second;
Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Dauer walked; Singleton
doubled [DeCinces scored, Dauer scored]; Crowley lined to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath flied out to center; Newman made an out to
shortstop; Babitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Roenicke singled to
left [Roenicke to second (error by Heath)]; Dempsey lined to
left; DeCinces singled to left [Roenicke scored (unearned),
DeCinces out at second (left to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McKay made an out to shortstop; Picciolo grounded
out (pitcher to first); Henderson doubled to right; Murphy flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.