Yielding only three hits, Mike Flanagan and Tim Stoddard combined to pitch the Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the A's. Singles by Al Bumbry, Rich Dauer and Eddie Murray accounted for Baltimore's first run in the opening frame, and two walks and a single by Mark Belanger produced a fourth-inning marker. The Birds registered their final run in the eighth on singles by Murray and John Lowenstein and a sacrifice fly by Dan Graham. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      10, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Dauer 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .250
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .342      Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .237
  Dwyer lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Budaska pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Crowley dh            1   1   1   0     2   0   .235      Heath c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .245
Lowenstein lf,rf      4   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Graham c              2   0   1   1     1   1   .217      McKay 3b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Krenchicki 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Gross 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     1   1   .184      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drumright ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Babitt 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .252
                                                            Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   3     4   3             Totals               30   1   3   1     6   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 18,329
Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 8
DP: Orioles 0, A's 2
Triples: Babitt (2)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Crowley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Graham (1)
GIDP: Singleton (12), Krenchicki (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(7-4)         7.1   2   1   1   5   4   0  29   3.61
Stoddard SV(2)          1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.61
Totals                  9     3   1   1   6   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(5-7)         9    10   3   3   4   3   0  39   2.88
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   3   0  39

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer singled to right
[Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bumbry to third, Dauer out at
second]; Murray singled to left [Bumbry scored]; Crowley walked
[Murray to second]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
struck out; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Graham singled to right; Krenchicki grounded into a
double play (first to first to shortstop) [Graham out at
second]; Jim Palmer ejected by 1B umpire Marty Springstead
from the bench; he was not in the game; Belanger struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Heath singled to center; Newman
flied out to right; McKay walked [Heath to second]; Picciolo
forced McKay (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer flied out to
center; Singleton singled to right; Murray grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson flied out to right; Murphy walked; Johnson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley walked; Lowenstein grounded out (first
unassisted) [Crowley to second]; Graham walked; Krenchicki
struck out; Belanger singled to right [Crowley scored, Graham to
third]; Bumbry forced Belanger (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Heath grounded out (third to
first); Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to left; Singleton flied out to
center; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay flied out to center; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Babitt tripled; Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley singled to right; Lowenstein singled to
right [Crowley to second]; Graham struck out; Krenchicki forced
Lowenstein (shortstop to second); Belanger grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Heath walked; Newman flied out
to left; HOSLEY BATTED FOR MCKAY; Hosley struck out; Picciolo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: GROSS REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING 3B); Murray singled
to left; Crowley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Murray to second]; Lowenstein singled to right [Murray to
third]; Graham hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murray scored,
Lowenstein to second]; Krenchicki grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED GRAHAM (PLAYING C ); Babitt
walked; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy walked [Babitt to
second]; STODDARD REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to left [Babitt scored, Murphy to second]; BUDASKA RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Armas forced Budaska (shortstop to second) [Murphy to
third]; Heath walked [Armas to second]; Newman struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUDASKA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Belanger
walked; On a bunt Bumbry made an out to pitcher; Belanger stole
second; Dauer flied out to left; Dwyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross popped to third in foul territory;
DRUMRIGHT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Drumright grounded out (second to
first); SPENCER BATTED FOR BABITT; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 1.