The Orioles handed the Angels their fourth straight defeat, 6-5. The Birds scored three times in the second frame on a single by John Lowenstein, two-bagger by Doug DeCinces, two-run double by Gary Roenicke and an RBI single by Mark Belanger. DeCinces singled home Ken Singleton with a third-inning run.

Bobby Grich stroked an RBI single in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 20 games, longest in the A.L. this year. Scott McGregor struggled through 6 1/3 innings to get his seventh straight victory, although he needed a save from Sammy Stewart. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5

Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Orioles      0  3  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  0
Angels       1  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Dauer 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Burleson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .299
Singleton dh          5   1   3   1     0   0   .338      Lynn cf               1   0   0   1     2   0   .246
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Lowenstein lf         5   1   2   0     0   2   .279      Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
DeCinces 3b           5   1   2   1     0   2   .244      Clark lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Roenicke rf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .301        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .201        Beniquez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Belanger ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .182      Baylor dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .263
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .285
                                                          Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moreno p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     4   5             Totals               32   5   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 28,230
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 2
Errors: Moreno
Doubles: DeCinces (14), Roenicke (13), Dauer (12), Downing (7)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (6), Carew (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (3)
GIDP: Roenicke (5), Belanger (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(8-2)         6.2   8   5   5   3   2   0  30   3.52
Stewart SV(4)           2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.98
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   3   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(1-2)            3     6   4   4   2   2   0  16   3.32
Moreno                  1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7  18.00
Kison                   4     3   0   0   1   2   0  15   1.59
Aase                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.80
Totals                  9    13   6   6   4   5   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Ted Hendry


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer flied out to left;
Singleton flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to right; Burleson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; Lynn walked; Ford
struck out; Grich singled to left [Carew scored, Lynn to
second]; Clark lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; Lowenstein singled to right;
DeCinces doubled to left [Lowenstein to third]; Roenicke doubled
to left [Lowenstein scored, DeCinces scored]; Dempsey walked;
Belanger singled to center [Roenicke scored, Dempsey to third];
Bumbry reached on a fielder's choice [Dempsey out at home (first
to third to catcher), Belanger to third, Bumbry to second];
Dauer grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Downing singled to center
[Baylor to second]; Hobson singled to left [Baylor scored,
Downing to second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Downing to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson was
walked intentionally; Lynn sacrifice flied into a double play
(right to right to first) [Downing scored, Burleson out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to center; Murray walked
[Singleton to second]; Lowenstein struck out; DeCinces singled
to left [Singleton scored, Murray to second]; Roenicke grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [DeCinces out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Ford grounded out (third to first); Grich lined to
shortstop; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: MORENO REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Dempsey flied out
to right; Belanger walked; Bumbry singled to left [Belanger to
second]; Dauer doubled [Belanger scored, Bumbry to third];
Singleton singled to left [Bumbry scored, Dauer out at home
(left to catcher)]; Murray lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Downing doubled to
right; Hobson singled to left [Downing scored]; Carew flied out
to center; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Lowenstein reached on an error by Moreno (assist by
Carew); KISON REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); DeCinces flied out to
center; Lowenstein stole second; Roenicke walked; Dempsey
singled to left [Lowenstein to third, Roenicke to second];
Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Ford flied
out to right; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton singled to center [Dauer to third];
Murray forced Singleton (pitcher to shortstop); Lowenstein was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels
4.

ANGELS 6TH: Clark struck out; Baylor popped to second; Downing
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Roenicke popped to pitcher;
Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
lined to left; Burleson singled to center; Lynn walked [Burleson
to second]; STEWART REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Ford singled
to left [Burleson scored, Lynn to second]; Grich struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger popped to first; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR CLARK; Harris grounded out
(pitcher to first); Baylor grounded out (first to pitcher);
Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 6, Angels 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING LF); AASE
REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murray flied out to center; Lowenstein singled to right;
DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Hobson flied out to right; Carew flied out to
center; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Angels 5.

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