Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles      0  2  2    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   7 10  2
A's          2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Henderson lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Sakata 2b             5   1   0   0     0   1   .192      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .259
Singleton rf          4   2   2   2     0   0   .329      Johnson dh            4   0   2   1     0   1   .242
  Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Armas rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .281
Murray 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .264      Heath c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Morales dh            3   1   3   1     1   0   .327      Babitt 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Roenicke lf,rf        3   1   2   2     0   0   .298      McKay 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .213
Ripken ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Picciolo ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .234
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .217      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kingman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   7     3   2             Totals               34   4   8   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 35,325
Left on Base: Orioles 4, A's 7
DP: Orioles 2, A's 3
Errors: Bumbry, Flanagan, Kingman
Doubles: DeCinces (17)
Home Runs: Roenicke (1), Singleton (11), Murray (13), Armas (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Roenicke (3)
GIDP: Ripken 2 (3), Sakata (3), Armas (5), Babitt (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                4     4   4   3   2   1   1  18   3.84
Stewart W(3-4)          5     4   0   0   2   1   0  20   1.83
Totals                  9     8   4   3   4   2   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(9-4)           5     7   6   6   2   1   3  23   3.45
Kingman                 4     3   1   1   1   1   0  15   3.21
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   2   3  38

Passed Balls: Dempsey (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Sakata
struck out; Singleton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to right; Murphy flied out to
left; Johnson flied out to center; Armas homered [Henderson
scored]; Heath flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
popped to third in foul territory; Morales singled to third;
Roenicke homered [Morales scored]; Ripken flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Babitt
grounded out (second to first); McKay walked; Picciolo singled
to left [McKay to second]; Picciolo was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Flanagan [McKay scored (unearned), Picciolo
to third]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to center; Bumbry flied out to
center; Sakata forced Dempsey (third to second); Singleton
homered [Sakata scored]; Murray lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy walked; Johnson struck out; Armas flied
out to center; Heath forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Morales
walked; Roenicke singled to center [Morales to second]; Ripken
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Morales out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman flied out to left; Babitt grounded out
(third to first); McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied
out to center; Sakata flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to center; STEWART REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Henderson popped to first in foul
territory; Murphy walked [Picciolo to second]; Johnson singled
to left [Picciolo scored, Murphy to second]; Armas grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to right; Murray homered
[Singleton scored]; DeCinces walked; KINGMAN REPLACED NORRIS
(PITCHING); Morales singled to center [DeCinces to second];
Roenicke reached on an error by Kingman on a sacrifice bunt
[DeCinces to third, Morales to second]; Ripken flied out to
right; Dempsey struck out; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Heath singled to center; Newman flied out to
right; Babitt flied out to right; McKay walked [Heath to
second]; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Sakata flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); Murray popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DWYER
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first);
Johnson singled to center; Dempsey allowed a passed ball
[Johnson to second]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces doubled to center; Morales singled to left
[DeCinces scored]; Roenicke popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ripken grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Morales out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
7, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED RIPKEN (PLAYING SS); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman reached on an error by
Bumbry; Babitt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
7, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey walked; On a bunt Bumbry popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sakata grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); SPENCER
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Spencer singled to center; Henderson forced
Spencer (pitcher to shortstop); Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Athletics 4.