A two-run homer by Tony Armas in the seventh inning lifted the A's to a 2-0 blanking of the Orioles. Cliff Johnson drew a walk before Armas cracked his 16th round-tripper of the season. Rick Langford, yielding five hits, was the winning pitcher and Scott McGregor, who gave up just three safeties, suffered the loss. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    22, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  3  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Dwyer rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Singleton dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Johnson dh            1   1   0   0     2   0   .235
Graham c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Armas rf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .282
Crowley 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Heath c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .251      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Sakata 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .213      Babitt 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Ripken ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               25   2   3   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 26,438
Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 2
DP: Orioles 1, A's 0
Errors: Babitt
Doubles: DeCinces (16), Bumbry (11)
Home Runs: Armas (16)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (6)
GIDP: Newman (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(8-3)         8     3   2   2   2   3   1  28   3.41
Totals                  8     3   2   2   2   3   1  28

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(7-8)         9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33   2.80
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dwyer grounded out (second to
first); Singleton singled to right; Graham was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
flied out to center; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
flied out to center; DeCinces doubled; Sakata walked; Belanger
forced Sakata (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to left; Heath singled to left;
Newman grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay struck out; Babitt grounded out (third to
first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Graham grounded out (second to first); Crowley
grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Johnson walked; Johnson stole
second; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to left; Sakata flied out to
center; Belanger forced DeCinces (third to second) [Belanger to
second (error by Babitt)]; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Newman
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dwyer flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Graham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Babitt singled to center; Stanley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Babitt to second]; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Crowley struck out; Lowenstein flied out to left;
DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson walked; Armas homered [Johnson scored];
Heath struck out; Newman flied out to center; McKay struck out;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Sakata singled to left; RIPKEN BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Ripken flied out to center; Bumbry doubled [Sakata to third];
Dwyer lined to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RIPKEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Babitt
grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Graham flied out to left; Crowley flied out to
left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 2.