The Orioles recorded their seventh straight victory with a 6-5 decision over the A's, who suffered their sixth consecutive loss. The Birds snapped a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning on a solo homer by Eddie Murray and run-scoring single by Doug DeCinces. A bases-empty round-tripper by Wayne Gross in the top of the eighth left the A's one run shy. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

A's          0  1  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  2
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   6 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .302      Bumbry cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Murphy cf             4   1   1   3     0   2   .259      Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Roenicke rf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .367
Armas rf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .302      Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .241
Heath c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Lowenstein lf         2   2   1   0     1   0   .231
Newman 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .203      Morales dh            4   0   1   2     0   0   .381
  Gross ph,1b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .205      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .206
Babitt 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Revering ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .157
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Crowley ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .288
  Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Bonner pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .220        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     3  10             Totals               33   6  10   6     4   2

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 14,689
Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 9
DP: A's 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Murphy, Gross, DeCinces
Doubles: Armas (11), Newman (5), Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Murphy (7), Gross (3), Murray (3)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Babitt (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lowenstein (1,by Norris), Bumbry (2,by Norris)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(6-2)           8    10   6   6   4   2   1  39   3.88
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   2   1  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(5-3)         7     7   4   4   3   8   1  30   3.23
Stoddard                0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   5.63
T. Martinez SV(5)       1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.32
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3  10   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Norris 2 (6)
Wild Pitches: Norris (6)
Balks: Norris (4)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (second to first); Johnson lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Dauer flied out to
left; Bumbry stole second; Roenicke walked; Murray struck out;
Lowenstein walked [Bumbry to third, Roenicke to second]; Morales
singled to first [Bumbry scored, Roenicke scored, Lowenstein out
at third (first to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas doubled; Heath flied out to right [Armas to
third]; Newman doubled to left [Armas scored]; Babitt flied out
to right; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey singled to
shortstop; Belanger walked [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry popped to
third in foul territory; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley singled to catcher; On a bunt Henderson
singled [Stanley to second]; Murphy homered [Stanley scored,
Henderson scored]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Armas
struck out; Heath walked; Newman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke singled to right; Murray flied out to
center; Lowenstein flied out to right; Morales forced Roenicke
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
struck out; Stanley singled to third [Stanley to second (error
by DeCinces)]; Henderson walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to
center; Belanger popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Armas struck out; Heath
grounded out (third to first); Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer flied out to right;
Roenicke singled to left; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Babitt walked; Babitt was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); McKay was called out on
strikes; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lowenstein was hit by a pitch; Morales made an out
to second; Norris threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to second];
DeCinces walked; Dempsey flied to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Crowley singled to center [Lowenstein scored, DeCinces
to third (error by Murphy)]; BONNER RAN FOR CROWLEY; On a bunt
Bumbry singled to pitcher [DeCinces scored, Bonner to third];
Bumbry stole second; Dauer grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BONNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Henderson
made an out to shortstop; Murphy struck out; Johnson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Murray
homered; Lowenstein singled to right; Norris balked [Lowenstein
to second]; Morales flied out to center [Lowenstein to third];
DeCinces singled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Dempsey flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: STODDARD REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Armas
struck out; Heath flied out to left; GROSS BATTED FOR NEWMAN;
Gross homered; REVERING BATTED FOR BABITT; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
STODDARD (PITCHING); HOSLEY BATTED FOR REVERING; Hosley grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE REPLACED
HOSLEY (PLAYING 2B); Bonner made an out to first; Bumbry was hit
by a pitch; Bumbry was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Gross [Bumbry to second]; Dauer made an out to catcher;
Roenicke made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McKay flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 6.
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