Saturday May 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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