Throwing errors by Mark Belanger and Doug DeCinces led to two of three runs the Angels scored in the first inning en route to a 6-2 triumph over the Orioles. Don Baylor hit a two-run homer in the seventh and also had a pair of doubles, and Geoff Zahn pitched a complete game for his first career victory over the Orioles. The game marked the end of Bobby Grich's 21-game hitting streak. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    20, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Angels       3  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   6  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .243      Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .316
Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Burleson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .329      Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .251
Murray 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .268      Ford rf               4   2   1   0     0   0   .276
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Grich 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .306
Ayala dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Baylor dh             4   2   3   2     0   0   .199
Roenicke lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Downing lf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .262
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
  Ripken ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Campaneris 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     0   1             Totals               34   6   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 24,323
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Angels 7
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 1
Errors: Murray, Belanger, Ford
Doubles: Dauer (13), Murray (12), Carew 2 (16), Baylor 2 (9), Burleson (13)
Home Runs: Baylor (10)
GIDP: DeCinces (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(8-4)      7     9   6   4   3   3   1  34   3.17
Stone                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.58
Totals                  8     9   6   4   3   3   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(8-6)             9     9   2   2   0   1   0  36   3.86
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   1   0  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Dauer doubled to
left; Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray doubled to
left [Dauer scored]; DeCinces flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew doubled to left; Burleson walked; Lynn flied
out to left; Ford singled to shortstop [Carew scored (error by
Belanger) (no RBI), Burleson to third]; Grich reached on an
error by Murray [Burleson scored (unearned), Ford to second];
Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing singled to
left [Ford scored (unearned), Grich to second]; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Angels 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Ayala singled to left; Roenicke flied out to
center; Dempsey grounded out (first unassisted) [Ayala to
second]; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Hobson flied out to center; Carew doubled; Burleson
flied out to left; Lynn walked; Ford forced Carew (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to left; Dauer singled to left
[Bumbry to third]; Singleton forced Dauer (third to second);
Murray singled to left [Bumbry scored, Singleton to second];
DeCinces grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Murray out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to left; Baylor doubled; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor to third]; Ott
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Ayala grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Roenicke flied out to center; Dempsey singled to left; Belanger
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Hobson flied out to right; Carew was called out on
strikes; Burleson doubled to right; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer lined
to shortstop; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Ford flied out to left; Grich flied out to center;
Baylor doubled to left; Downing singled to center [Baylor
scored]; Ott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to right; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ayala singled to left; Roenicke grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Hobson struck out; Carew flied out to center;
Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey reached on an error by Ford [Dempsey to
second]; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied
out to left; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Lynn walked; Ford forced Lynn (pitcher to
shortstop); Grich flied out to center; Baylor homered [Ford
scored]; Downing grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
grounded out (third to first); DeCinces singled to center; Ayala
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: STONE REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Ott grounded
out (second to first); Hobson flied out to center; Carew flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Roenicke
grounded out (second to first); Dempsey flied out to right;
RIPKEN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Ripken popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 6.