Doug DeCinces hit a pair of two-run homers to highlight a 15-hit assault as the Orioles bombed the Tigers, 9-2. DeCinces followed a two-out single by John Lowenstein in the second inning with his first round-tripper of the year, and belted his second circuit clout in the eighth after a leadoff double by Gary Roenicke.

Eddie Murray led off the sixth with a homer and knocked in another run with a groundout. Mike Flanagan started and went 5 1/3 innings to raise his record to 6-3, and Sammy Stewart finished up for his third save. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 23, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Orioles      0  2  0    1  1  1    2  2  0  -   9 15  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .254      Cowens cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Dauer 2b              5   0   4   1     0   0   .310      Trammell ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .371      Kemp lf               4   1   2   1     0   2   .307
  Dwyer pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Wockenfuss dh         4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Murray 1b             5   1   1   2     0   1   .236      Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .184
Crowley dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
  Ayala ph,dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Summers rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Lowenstein lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Roenicke ph,lf,rf   3   1   1   0     0   1   .371        Leach ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
DeCinces 3b           4   3   3   4     0   0   .231      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .289
  Krenchicki 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .235        Bailey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .169        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  15   9     2   6             Totals               35   2   9   2     3   9

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 19,006
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 9
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Dempsey (6), Roenicke (9)
Triples: Singleton (1), Cowens (4)
Home Runs: DeCinces 2 (2), Murray (4), Kemp (3)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (6)
GIDP: Singleton (6), Parrish (10)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(6-3)         5.1   5   1   1   2   7   0  23   3.10
Stewart SV(3)           3.2   4   1   1   1   2   1  15   1.69
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   9   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(2-4)           5     8   5   5   1   3   2  22   4.50
Bailey                  1.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   9   6.68
Lopez                   2.1   4   2   2   0   2   1  11   5.12
Totals                  9    15   9   9   2   6   3  42

Wild Pitches: Rozema (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Dauer singled to
left; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Cowens flied out to left; Trammell singled to left;
Kemp struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Crowley was
called out on strikes; Lowenstein singled to center; DeCinces
homered [Lowenstein scored]; Dempsey was called out on strikes;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner struck out; Parrish lined to third; Summers
walked; Brookens forced Summers (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker struck out; Cowens tripled; Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens scored]; Kemp struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton tripled to center; Murray grounded out
(second to first) [Singleton scored]; Crowley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Parrish walked; Summers struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to third; Rozema threw a wild
pitch [DeCinces to second]; Dempsey popped to second; Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first) [DeCinces to third]; Bumbry
singled to right [DeCinces scored]; Dauer singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens struck out; Whitaker popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray homered; BAILEY REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala flied out to center; ROENICKE
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke popped to shortstop; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROENICKE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Trammell singled to left; Kemp singled to
left [Trammell to second]; Wockenfuss singled to shortstop
[Trammell to third, Kemp to second]; Hebner struck out; STEWART
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Parrish was called out on strikes;
Summers forced Wockenfuss (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Belanger lined to second;
Bumbry walked; Dauer singled to center [Dempsey scored, Bumbry
to third]; Singleton singled to center [Bumbry scored, Dauer to
third]; DWYER RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray struck out; LOPEZ
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Ayala flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brookens grounded out (shortstop to
first); Whitaker walked; Cowens forced Whitaker (second to
shortstop); Trammell forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke doubled to left; DeCinces homered
[Roenicke scored]; Dempsey popped to shortstop; Belanger singled
to left; Bumbry forced Belanger (third to second); Dauer singled
to left [Bumbry to third]; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: KRENCHICKI REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Kemp
homered; Wockenfuss singled to right; Hebner was called out on
strikes; Parrish grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 9, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Ayala flied
out to left; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
9, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Summers grounded out (second to first); LEACH BATTED
FOR BROOKENS; Leach singled to left; Whitaker singled to left
[Leach to second]; Cowens flied out to right; Trammell lined to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Tigers 2.

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