The A's swept a doubleheader from the Orioles, winning the first game, 4-2, and capturing the nightcap, 3-2. The lidlifter was tied, 2-2, when Jim Spencer began the bottom of the seventh inning by reaching first safely as shortstop Mark Belanger booted his grounder. A single by Mike Heath and a walk to Mark Budaska then loaded the bases and Keith Drumright walked on four pitches from Jim Palmer to force home the go-ahead run. Tim Stoddard relieved Palmer and walked home another run.

The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the ninth inning of the second game when Heath drew a one-out walk, reached second on a single by Jeff Newman, advanced to third as pinch-hitter Wayne Gross bounced into a fielder's choice and scored on a single by Drumright. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      9, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
A's          1  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .256      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .326
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Singleton dh          4   0   2   0     0   1   .344      Gross 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .195
Murray 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .255      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Lowenstein rf         4   0   2   2     0   0   .265      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .139
Dwyer lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Heath c               4   2   2   1     0   1   .240
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Budaska dh            3   0   0   0     1   3   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Drumright 2b          2   0   1   1     1   0   .323
  Graham c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Stanley ss            2   0   0   1     1   1   .194
Krenchicki 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .183
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     4   3             Totals               28   4   5   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:51
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 6
DP: Orioles 0, A's 0
Errors: Krenchicki, Belanger
Doubles: Spencer (4)
Triples: Belanger (2)
Home Runs: Heath (4)
Stolen Bases: Murray (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(3-4)           6     4   4   2   4   4   1  26   2.94
Stoddard                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.25
T. Martinez             1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.20
Totals                  8     5   4   2   5   8   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(7-4)          9     6   2   2   4   3   0  37   2.30
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   3   0  37

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Dauer flied out
to center; Singleton singled to center; Murray walked [Singleton
to second]; Lowenstein popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Henderson to third (error by Krenchicki)];
Gross grounded out (second to first) [Henderson scored
(unearned)]; Armas struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dwyer walked; Dempsey popped to first; Krenchicki
flied out to center; Belanger flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer popped to shortstop; Heath homered;
Budaska was called out on strikes; On a bunt Drumright grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry struck out; Dauer flied out to center;
Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley was called out on strikes; Henderson
singled to right; Henderson was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Murphy flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied to left in foul territory; Lowenstein
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dwyer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross popped to second; Armas flied out to
center; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Krenchicki
flied out to center; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Budaska
struck out; Drumright singled to right; Stanley forced Drumright
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry walked; Dauer flied out to right; Singleton
singled to left [Bumbry to second]; Murray forced Singleton
(first to shortstop) [Bumbry to third]; Murray stole second;
Lowenstein singled to left [Bumbry scored, Murray scored]; Dwyer
singled to right [Lowenstein to second]; Dempsey lined to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy walked; Gross popped to shortstop; Armas flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Krenchicki grounded out (second to first); Belanger
tripled to right; Bumbry reached on a fielder's choice [Belanger
out at home (third to catcher to third to first), Bumbry to
second]; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Spencer reached on an error by Belanger; Heath
singled to center [Spencer to second]; Budaska walked [Spencer
to third, Heath to second]; Drumright walked [Spencer scored
(unearned), Heath to third, Budaska to second]; STODDARD
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Stanley walked [Heath scored,
Budaska to third, Drumright to second]; Henderson struck out; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Murphy was called out on
strikes; Gross flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
walked; Lowenstein singled to shortstop [Murray to second];
Dwyer flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GRAHAM REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer doubled; Heath struck
out (catcher to first); Budaska struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Krenchicki grounded out (second to first); MORALES
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Morales grounded out (third to first);
Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 4.