Three-hit pitching by Dennis Martinez and a grand slam by Doug DeCinces carried the Orioles to a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox. DeCinces' blast came in the fourth inning following a walk to Ken Singleton, single by Eddie Murray and a walk to Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    15, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Orioles      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  4  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Squires 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .305        Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Luzinski dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .336
Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .314      Murray 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .265
Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Crowley dh            2   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Bernazard 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      DeCinces 3b           2   1   1   4     1   0   .234
Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Graham c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Almon ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .330      Roenicke lf,cf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Hoyt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     1   6             Totals               26   4   4   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 15,323
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Orioles 3
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 0
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Almon (6)
Home Runs: DeCinces (8)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (7)
GIDP: DeCinces (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hoyt L(4-3)             4     2   4   4   4   2   1  18   3.72
Patterson               3     2   0   0   1   2   0  10  11.57
McGlothen               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.69
Totals                  8     4   4   4   5   4   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(8-3)      9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32   3.01
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Squires lined to
left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied
out to right; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen flied out to center; Lemon made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; Crowley popped to third in foul
territory; DeCinces walked [Murray to second]; Graham made an
out to shortstop; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard grounded out (second to first);
Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon doubled to left;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry lined to left;
Dauer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires singled to left; Fisk forced Squires
(third to second); Luzinski struck out; Nordhagen was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; Murray singled to center
[Singleton to third]; Crowley walked [Murray to second];
DeCinces homered [Singleton scored, Murray scored, Crowley
scored]; Graham struck out; Roenicke popped to first; Belanger
flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernazard
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Morrison grounded out
(third to first); 1:21 rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: PATTERSON REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Bumbry singled
to center; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dauer walked; Singleton struck out; Murray popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Almon was called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded
out (third to first); Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley singled to right; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Crowley out at second]; Graham
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to pitcher); Luzinski
reached on an error by DeCinces; Nordhagen walked [Luzinski to
second]; Lemon flied out to right; Bernazard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke made an out to catcher; Belanger struck
out; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DWYER REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Morrison struck out; Almon flied
out to center; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Dauer
flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted);
Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Squires singled to left; Fisk popped to first in
foul territory; Luzinski struck out; Nordhagen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 4.