The Tigers mauled the Orioles twice, winning the first game of the doubleheader, 8-2, and the second game, 5-3. Detroit put away the opener with a five-run fourth inning, the runs coming on an RBI double by Tom Brookens and successive two-out, run-scoring singles by Alan Trammell, Steve Kemp, Richie Hebner and Champ Summers. Kemp also had an RBI groundout in the first inning and a two-run homer in the sixth.

The second game was tied 3-3 in the eighth when Lance Parrish belted a two-run homer, his second round-tripper of the game. His first circuit swat came in the fourth inning with the bases empty. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Tigers       1  0  0    5  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .246      Peters dh             3   2   0   0     2   1   .264
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Trammell ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .252
  Roenicke ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .367      Kemp lf               3   2   2   4     1   0   .315
Singleton rf          4   0   3   1     0   0   .383      Hebner 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .189
Murray 1b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .252      Summers rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Crowley dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Jones rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Cowens cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Graham c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Dempsey ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .246
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Krenchicki 2b         1   1   0   0     1   1   .238      Whitaker 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .298
  Dauer ph,2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .161        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ayala ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     3   6             Totals               33   8  11   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Tigers 6
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Belanger
Doubles: Singleton (10), Trammell (5), Brookens (1)
Home Runs: Kemp (4)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (2)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (2), Brookens (1)
GIDP: Morales (2), Peters (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(5-2)      3.2   6   6   1   5   2   0  21   3.91
Luebber                 4.1   5   2   2   0   1   1  17   4.15
Totals                  8    11   8   3   5   3   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(2-3)            5     5   2   2   3   5   0  23   3.24
Saucier SV(4)           4     3   0   0   0   1   0  14   2.12
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein flied out to left; Singleton singled to right; Murray
singled to right [Singleton to second]; Crowley forced Murray
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell doubled to right [Peters to
third]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first) [Peters scored];
Hebner walked; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Trammell to
third, Hebner to second]; Summers reached on a fielder's choice
[Trammell out at home (pitcher unassisted), Hebner to third];
Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Graham flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Krenchicki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); Brookens
struck out; Whitaker singled to left; Whitaker stole second;
Peters struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Bumbry
flied out to left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell flied out to right; Kemp walked; Hebner
flied out to center; Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton doubled to left; Murray was called out on
strikes; Crowley walked; Graham struck out; DeCinces grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens singled to right; Cowens was caught stealing
second but was safe at second (error by Belanger; assist by
Graham); Fahey grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to third];
Brookens doubled to right [Cowens scored (unearned)]; Brookens
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Whitaker walked;
Peters walked [Whitaker to second]; Trammell singled to center
[Whitaker scored (unearned), Peters to third]; Kemp singled to
right [Peters scored (unearned), Trammell to third]; LUEBBER
REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Hebner singled to left
[Trammell scored (unearned), Kemp to third]; Summers singled to
center [Kemp scored (unearned), Hebner to third]; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (0 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Krenchicki walked; Belanger flied out to left;
Bumbry walked [Krenchicki to second]; Lowenstein struck out;
Singleton singled to center [Krenchicki scored, Bumbry to
third]; Murray singled to right [Bumbry scored, Singleton to
second]; Crowley flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Fahey flied out to right; Brookens struck out;
Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Tigers 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: SAUCIER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); DEMPSEY BATTED
FOR GRAHAM; Dempsey popped to shortstop; DeCinces flied out to
center; DAUER BATTED FOR KRENCHICKI; Dauer popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DAUER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Peters flied out to center; Trammell singled
to center; Kemp homered [Trammell scored]; Hebner flied out to
right; Summers grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to second; Bumbry grounded out
(shortstop to first); ROENICKE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cowens popped
to shortstop; Fahey popped to shortstop; Brookens lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); KELLEHER
REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 3B); Singleton flied out to center;
Murray singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Morales
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers
8.

TIGERS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Whitaker
singled to left; Peters grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Trammell flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
popped to shortstop; Dauer singled to center; AYALA BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Ayala singled to center [Dauer to second]; Bumbry
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 8.