Ending a five-game losing streak, the Orioles prevailed over the Angels, 6-4. The Birds got off flying with a three run first-inning on walks to Rich Dauer and Ken Singleton, two-run double by Eddie Murray and RBI double by John Lowenstein. Dauer singled home a fourth-inning tally and Jim Dwyer and Dauer stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Friday, June      5, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      3  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   6 14  3
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dwyer lf,cf           5   0   3   1     0   1   .288      Downing c,lf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .264
Dauer 2b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .297      Carew 1b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .294
Singleton dh          4   1   1   0     1   1   .351      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Murray 1b             4   1   2   2     1   1   .259      Baylor dh             4   1   0   0     1   0   .170
Lowenstein rf         5   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Ford rf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .282
Graham c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .287
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .186      Grich 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .272
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Clark lf              2   2   2   2     1   0   .262
Roenicke cf,lf        4   2   3   0     1   1   .328        Lynn ph,cf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Sakata ss             4   1   1   0     0   3   .286      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Ott ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Witt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     6   8             Totals               38   4  12   3     6   5

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 27,457
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Angels 13
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 2
Errors: Dwyer, DeCinces, Sakata
Doubles: Murray (9), Lowenstein (3), Roenicke (12), Carew (12), Grich (9)
Home Runs: Clark (3)
GIDP: Dauer (3), Singleton (10), Baylor (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(6-2)         5.2   8   3   3   3   1   1  28   3.24
Stewart                 3     4   1   0   3   4   0  15   1.66
T. Martinez SV(9)       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.33
Totals                  9    12   4   3   6   5   1  44

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Witt L(4-5)             0.2   2   3   3   4   0   0   8   3.97
Jefferson               4.2   8   3   3   0   2   0  20   4.10
Sanchez                 1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.94
Hassler                 1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.60
Aase                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.71
Totals                  9    14   6   6   6   8   0  45

Passed Balls: Dempsey (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Dauer walked;
Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray doubled [Dauer
scored, Singleton scored]; Lowenstein doubled to right [Murray
scored]; Graham flied out to center [Lowenstein to third];
DeCinces walked; Roenicke walked [DeCinces to second]; Jesse
Jefferson entered during Gary Roenicke's plate apprearance; walk
charged to Mike Witt; JEFFERSON REPLACED WITT (PITCHING);
Sakata was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Downing popped to second; Carew doubled; Burleson
walked; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dwyer singled to right; Dauer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dwyer out at
second]; Jim Dwyer collided with Bobby Grich; 1B umpire Bill
Kunkel ruled double play on the interference; Orioles manager
Earl Weaver protested game; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
grounded out (second to first); Grich reached on an error by
DeCinces [Grich out at second (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray singled to left; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Graham forced Murray (second to shortstop); DeCinces
forced Graham (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark singled to left; Beniquez flied out to center;
Downing flied out to left; Carew singled to right [Clark
scored]; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke singled to left; Sakata struck out; Dwyer
singled to right [Roenicke to second]; Dauer singled to left
[Roenicke scored, Dwyer to third]; Singleton grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to third; Ford singled to right;
Hobson struck out; Grich singled to center [Ford to second];
Clark walked [Ford to third, Grich to second]; Beniquez forced
Grich (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray popped to third; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); Graham lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Downing walked; Carew reached on
an error by Sakata [Downing to second]; Burleson popped to
second; Baylor flied out to left; Ford forced Carew (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Roenicke doubled;
Sakata singled to left [Roenicke to third]; Dwyer singled to
right [Roenicke scored, Sakata to second]; SANCHEZ REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Dauer singled to center [Sakata scored,
Dwyer to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray
walked [Dwyer to third, Dauer to second]; Lowenstein flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Hobson singled to center [Hobson to second (error by
Dwyer)]; Grich flied out to center; Clark homered [Hobson
scored]; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
singled to left; STEWART REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Carew
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
singled to center; Roenicke struck out; Sakata struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED GRAHAM (PLAYING C ); BELANGER
REPLACED SAKATA (PLAYING SS); Burleson grounded out (third to
first); Baylor walked; Ford singled to center [Baylor to third,
Ford out at second (center to shortstop)]; Dempsey allowed a
passed ball [Baylor scored (unearned)]; Hobson walked; Grich
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: HASSLER REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Dwyer was
called out on strikes; Dauer flied out to center; Singleton
singled to center; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: LYNN BATTED FOR CLARK; Lynn singled to right; OTT
BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Ott struck out; Downing struck out; Carew
singled to center [Lynn to second]; Burleson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: DOWNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LYNN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
Lowenstein flied out to center; Dempsey walked; AASE REPLACED
HASSLER (PITCHING); DeCinces forced Dempsey (shortstop to
second); Roenicke singled to shortstop [DeCinces to second];
Belanger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
struck out; Hobson walked; Grich doubled to left [Hobson to
third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Lynn popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Angels 4.