A homer by Lenny Randle in the top of the ninth inning enabled the Mariners to snap their 10-game losing streak with a 4-3 triumph over the Orioles. Randle's blow came with two out and broke a 3-3 deadlock. The Orioles loaded the bases with two out in the bottom of the inning but Rich Dauer flied out to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Monday, August    31, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .259      Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .258
Randle 3b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .236      Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Paciorek lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Singleton dh          2   0   0   0     2   0   .324
Zisk dh               4   0   2   0     0   0   .344        Ripken pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .279      Lowenstein lf         4   1   2   2     0   0   .258
Bulling c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      DeCinces 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Simpson cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .244      Roenicke rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .298
McHenry ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .182        Dwyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sakata pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .321
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  9,415
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Orioles 8
DP: Mariners 1, Orioles 2
Errors: McHenry
Doubles: Roenicke (14), Murray (14)
Home Runs: Randle (4), Lowenstein (4)
Stolen Bases: Simpson (7), Cruz (37), Randle (10)
GIDP: McHenry (1), Lowenstein (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    7     6   3   3   3   0   1  30   4.85
Andersen W(2-3)         2     1   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.74
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   2   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                1.2   7   3   3   0   2   0  12   3.49
Stewart L(3-5)          7.1   3   1   1   4   2   1  27   1.83
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Dallas Parks


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to shortstop; Randle forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); Paciorek flied out to center; Zisk
singled to center [Randle to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied
out to left; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Bulling grounded out (third to
first); Simpson singled to left; Simpson stole second; McHenry
singled to center [Simpson scored]; Cruz singled to right
[McHenry to third]; Cruz stole second; Randle singled to center
[McHenry scored, Cruz scored]; Paciorek singled to left [Randle
to second]; STEWART REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Zisk grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
singled to shortstop [DeCinces to second (error by McHenry)];
Roenicke doubled to left [DeCinces scored]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Roenicke to third]; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Burroughs struck out; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); Bulling grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
flied out to left; Singleton lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Simpson walked; McHenry forced Simpson (third to
second); Cruz walked [McHenry to second]; Randle flied out to
center; Paciorek reached on a fielder's choice [McHenry out at
home (third to second to first to catcher), Cruz to second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray made an out to third; Lowenstein singled to
center; DeCinces singled to third [Lowenstein to second];
Roenicke popped to pitcher; Dempsey lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Zisk singled to center; Burroughs lined to center;
Bochte struck out; Bulling flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry
walked; Dauer flied out to left; Singleton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson walked; On a bunt McHenry grounded into a
double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Simpson out at
second]; Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray doubled to right; Lowenstein homered [Murray
scored]; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke flied out to
center; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Randle singled to shortstop; Randle stole second;
Paciorek flied out to left; Zisk made an out to first; Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte walked; Bulling forced Bochte (first to
shortstop); Simpson lined into a double play (third to first)
[Bulling out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; ANDERSEN REPLACED CLAY
(PITCHING); RIPKEN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray struck out;
Lowenstein grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Ripken out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 9TH: RIPKEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MEYER BATTED
FOR MCHENRY; Meyer flied out to left; Cruz lined to left; Randle
homered; Paciorek flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); DeCinces
flied out to center; DWYER BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Dwyer singled to
center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley walked [Dwyer to
second]; SAKATA RAN FOR CROWLEY; MORALES BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Morales was called out on strikes; Bumbry walked [Dwyer to
third, Sakata to second]; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 4, Orioles 3.