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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 2Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 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. |
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