The Orioles scored two runs in the first inning and made them stand up behind the hurling of three pitchers to edge the Royals, 2-1. The Birds' runs came when they loaded the bases on singles by Jim Dwyer and Ken Singleton and a walk to Terry Crowley, and Doug DeCinces followed with a two-run single. Mike Flanagan, who allowed only three hits in 5 2/3 innings, notched his eighth win in 12 decisions. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 13, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Washington ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .217      Dwyer lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .267
G. Brett 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .341
  Chalk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Quirk ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Crowley dh            0   0   0   0     2   0   .236
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .262        Ayala ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
May 1b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .325      DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .230
  Aikens ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
  Mulliniks pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .189
Motley rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .235      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wathan c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .262        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hammaker p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     3   3             Totals               32   2   9   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13,780
Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 9
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 2
Errors: G. Brett
Doubles: McRae (10), Motley (1)
Caught Stealing: Murray (1)
GIDP: May (2), Quirk (3), Belanger (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(4-5)             4     5   2   2   3   2   0  18   5.25
Hammaker                4     4   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   4   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(8-4)         5.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  21   3.39
T. Martinez             1.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.35
Stoddard SV(4)          1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.44
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (third to first); G. Brett made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Dwyer singled to
center; Singleton singled to right [Dwyer to second]; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Dwyer to third, Singleton to
second]; Crowley walked; DeCinces singled to right [Dwyer
scored, Singleton scored, Crowley to second]; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left; Otis flied out to center; May
popped to first in foul territory; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey struck out; Belanger struck out; Bumbry
singled to left; Dwyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Motley struck out; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wilson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
singled to right; Murray was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Crowley walked; DeCinces forced Crowley (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae doubled to left; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer flied out to left; Dempsey walked; Belanger
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dempsey
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 5TH: May lined to left; White grounded out (third to
first); Motley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: HAMMAKER REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Bumbry flied out
to right; Debut game for Atlee Hammaker; Dwyer flied out
to right; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan flied out to left; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington walked; G. Brett singled to
pitcher [Washington to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); McRae forced G. Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); AYALA
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala reached on an error by G. Brett;
DeCinces forced Ayala (third to second); Dauer singled to second
[DeCinces to third]; Dempsey popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis walked; May
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Otis out
at second]; White popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: CHALK REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Belanger
singled to left; George Brett injured thumb on sixth inning
single; Bumbry struck out; Dwyer struck out; Singleton flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 8TH: ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Motley
doubled to left; Wathan singled to left [Motley scored]; Wilson
lined to center; Washington singled to center [Wathan to
second]; STODDARD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); QUIRK BATTED
FOR CHALK; Quirk grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Washington out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Murray grounded
out (catcher to first); Ayala grounded out (third to first);
DeCinces singled to shortstop; Dauer singled to shortstop
[DeCinces to second]; Dempsey forced Dauer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); AIKENS BATTED FOR MAY; Aikens walked;
MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; White singled to center [Mulliniks to
second]; Motley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 2.
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