Doug DeCinces blasted two homers and drove in five runs, leading the Orioles to a 10-1 thrashing of the Yankees. DeCinces socked a two-run shot in the second inning after a single by Benny Ayala, and climaxed a four-run fifth frame with a three-run blast. Mark Belanger smacked a solo homer for the Birds in the second inning, his first round-tripper since 1977 and only the 20th of his career. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Monday, May 25, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
Orioles      1  3  0    0  4  0    2  0  x  -  10 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Bumbry cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .252
  Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .389        Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Murcer dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .309
Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .368
Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .200        Lowenstein pr,rf    0   1   0   0     0   0   .237
Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .243
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .215      Ayala dh              3   2   3   2     0   0   .290
Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .212      DeCinces 3b           4   2   2   5     0   0   .225
Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .179        Krenchicki 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Roenicke lf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .361
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .218
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .167
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   1             Totals               33  10  12  10     3   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 42,949
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 4
DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Nettles, Revering, Cerone
Home Runs: Jackson (6), DeCinces 2 (4), Belanger (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (2), Ayala (1)
GIDP: Randolph (5), Belanger (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(4-3)           4.2   8   7   6   0   2   2  23   4.01
Bird                    1.1   4   3   2   1   1   1   8   2.68
LaRoche                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   0.66
Totals                  8    12  10   8   3   3   3  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(3-2)           9     5   1   1   2   1   1  33   2.74
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   1   1  33

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Winfield flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Bumbry stole second
[Bumbry to third (error by Cerone)]; Dauer hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bumbry scored (unearned)]; Singleton lined to center;
Murray struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Revering
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Ayala singled to left; DeCinces homered [Ayala
scored]; Roenicke flied out to right; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger homered; Bumbry lined to left; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone singled to right; Dent flied out to right;
Randolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cerone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer struck out; Singleton grounded out (pitcher
to first); Murray reached on an error by Nettles; Ayala singled
to center [Murray to second]; DeCinces flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to right; Winfield was called out
on strikes; Jackson walked; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Revering flied out to
center; Cerone grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to
second]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer singled to left
[Bumbry to second]; Singleton forced Dauer (first to shortstop)
[Bumbry to third]; Murray reached on a fielder's choice [Bumbry
out at home (pitcher to catcher), Singleton to second]; Ayala
singled to left [Singleton scored, Murray to third, Ayala to
second (on throw)]; BIRD REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); DeCinces
homered [Murray scored, Ayala scored]; Roenicke grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to center; Murcer flied out to
left; Winfield flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Dempsey out at second]; Bumbry struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble made an out to second; Nettles singled to
right; Revering grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to
second]; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer singled to left; Singleton singled to right
[Dauer to third]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled
to center [Dauer scored, Lowenstein to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED
BIRD (PITCHING); Revering dropped a foul fly hit by Ayala for an
error; Ayala hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lowenstein scored
(unearned)]; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke flied out to
left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DWYER
REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING LF); KRENCHICKI REPLACED DECINCES
(PLAYING 3B); ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Dent
flied out to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Dempsey
walked; Belanger forced Dempsey (third to second); Dwyer walked
[Belanger to second]; Dauer lined into a double play (third to
second) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
flied out to right; Gamble walked; Nettles flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 10.
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