Going 8 1/3 innings, Jim Palmer snapped a personal three-game losing skein as the Orioles prevailed over the A's, 4-2. The Birds tallied twice in the first frame on a wild pitch and an RBI single by John Lowenstein. Lowenstein also doubled home Baltimore's final run in a two-run third inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, August    21, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             2   2   2   0     3   0   .250      Henderson lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .328
Dauer 2b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .265
  Sakata 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Gross 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .205
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .328      Armas rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .281
  Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Murray 1b             3   1   0   1     1   1   .265      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .164
Lowenstein lf         3   0   2   2     0   1   .282        Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Roenicke ph,lf,rf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Graham dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .202      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .223
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ripken ss,3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .215        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   3     5   4             Totals               34   2   8   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 21,208
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 6
DP: Orioles 1, A's 3
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Dauer (14), DeCinces (15), Lowenstein (5), Dempsey (8)
Triples: Dempsey (1)
Home Runs: Armas (15)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (15), Henderson (38)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (9)
GIDP: Ripken (1), Roenicke (6), Singleton (14), Murphy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dempsey (1,by Underwood)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-5)           8.1   8   2   2   1   2   1  33   2.75
Stoddard SV(5)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.35
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   2   1  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(3-5)          2.2   7   4   4   0   0   0  14   3.25
Owchinko                2.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  10   1.76
Heaverlo                1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   1.93
Underwood               2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.88
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Underwood (2)
Wild Pitches: Kingman (3)
Balks: Underwood (4)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer doubled to left
[Bumbry to third]; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Bumbry scored,
Dauer to third]; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Dauer
out at home (second to catcher), Singleton to second]; Murray
made an out to first [Singleton to third]; Lowenstein singled to
center [Singleton scored, Lowenstein out at second (center to
shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: SAKATA REPLACED DAUER (PLAYING 2B); Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Murphy struck out; Gross flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Graham grounded out (second to pitcher); DeCinces
doubled; Ripken popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to center; Spencer flied out to right; Heath flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to center; Sakata flied out to left;
Bumbry stole second; Singleton singled to center [Bumbry to
third]; Murray forced Singleton (first to shortstop) [Bumbry
scored]; Lowenstein doubled [Murray scored]; OWCHINKO REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); Graham flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay walked; Picciolo flied out to center;
Henderson singled to center [McKay to second]; Murphy grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to center; Ripken grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [DeCinces out at
second]; Dempsey doubled to left; Bumbry walked; Sakata forced
Dempsey (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross flied out to center; Armas popped to first;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray walked;
Lowenstein struck out; Graham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Ripken popped to third; Dempsey
tripled to right; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Bumbry was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first);
Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Murphy
struck out; Gross singled to right [Henderson scored]; Armas
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Sakata reached on an error by Gross; Singleton
walked [Sakata to second]; Murray struck out; ROENICKE BATTED
FOR LOWENSTEIN; UNDERWOOD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Roenicke
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Johnson
flied out to left; Spencer singled to center; Heath forced
Spencer (center to second); McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Graham grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
flied out to left; Ripken was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RIPKEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BELANGER
REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING SS); Picciolo flied out to right;
Henderson singled to right; Murphy flied out to left; Gross
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics
1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey was hit by a pitch; Underwood balked
[Dempsey to second]; Bumbry walked; Sakata flied out to right;
Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Armas homered; Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Spencer singled to center; STODDARD
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); BOSETTI RAN FOR SPENCER; Heath flied
to right in foul territory; McKay grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.