| The Orioles opened their second season with a 3-2 triumph over the Royals in 12 innings. Ken Singleton opened the bottom of the 12th with a double and was replaced by pinch-runner Cal Ripken. After Eddie Murray was walked intentionally, John Lowenstein delivered a single to plate the winning tally. The Birds scored twice in the first inning on consecutive homers by Singleton and Murray and then were held hitless until the 12th. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, August 10, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 4 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Bumbry cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250 McRae dh 5 0 2 0 1 0 .246 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 2 1 .314 Singleton rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .344 Aikens 1b 5 1 0 0 0 1 .269 Ripken pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Otis cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .265 Murray 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .259 Motley rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Crowley dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Ayala ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Wathan c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Lowenstein ph,dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 .206 Roenicke lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Graham ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Sakata ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 2 9 2 5 3 Totals 36 3 4 3 4 2 Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 19,850 Left on Base: Royals 10, Orioles 5 DP: Royals 0, Orioles 0 Doubles: Singleton (11) Home Runs: Otis (4), Singleton (10), Murray (9) Stolen Bases: Wilson (9) Caught Stealing: Washington (7) Sacrifice Hits: Dauer (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 17 3.70 Jones 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0.00 Quisenberry 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.59 Martin L(2-4) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 3.13 Totals 11 4 3 3 4 2 2 41 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez 7 6 2 2 3 2 1 28 3.35 Stewart 4.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 19 1.66 T. Martinez W(3-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.17 Totals 12 9 2 2 5 3 1 48 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Wilson stole second; McRae walked; McRae was picked off first (pitcher to first); G. Brett flied out to left; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton homered; Murray homered; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Motley made an out to shortstop; Debut game for Darryl Motley; White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke grounded out (second to first); DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington struck out; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; G. Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop); Aikens forced G. Brett (third to second); Otis homered [Aikens scored]; Motley singled to right; White singled to left [Motley to third]; Wathan flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 5TH: Washington walked; Washington was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Wilson flied out to right; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke was called out on strikes; DeCinces lined to left; Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to center; Aikens struck out; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: JONES REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 7TH: Motley flied out to right; White grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to right; Washington walked [Wathan to second]; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala walked; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STEWART REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); McRae flied out to right; G. Brett walked; Aikens flied out to left; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey popped to first in foul territory; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 9TH: Motley flied out to left; White flied out to right; Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Dauer out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Murray made an out to second; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR AYALA; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 10TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington flied out to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to third; G. Brett walked [McRae to second]; Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 10TH: Roenicke flied out to right; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 11TH: Otis flied out to center; Motley flied out to left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 11TH: GRAHAM BATTED FOR BELANGER; Graham struck out; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 12TH: SAKATA REPLACED GRAHAM (PLAYING SS); Wathan singled to center; On a bunt Washington made an out to third; Wilson singled to left [Wathan to second]; McRae flied out to center; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); G. Brett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 12TH: MARTIN REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Singleton doubled to left; RIPKEN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray was walked intentionally; Debut game for Cal Ripken; Lowenstein singled to right [Ripken scored, Murray to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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