A three-run homer by Terry Crowley and two bases-empty round-trippers by John Lowenstein powered the Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the A's. Crowley's blast came in the sixth inning and tied the game at 3-3, and Lowenstein immediately followed with his first four-ply wallop. Lowenstein then provided insurance with an eighth-inning smash. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

A's          0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   5 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .326      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Murphy cf             2   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Bosetti cf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Singleton rf          2   1   1   0     2   0   .314
Johnson dh            4   1   1   2     0   1   .250        Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Murray 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Crowley dh            4   1   1   3     0   0   .218
  Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Lowenstein lf         4   2   3   2     0   0   .267
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .184      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Heath ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Sakata ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .207        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .165
Newman c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Klutts ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     1   6             Totals               32   5  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 19,742
Left on Base: A's 4, Orioles 5
DP: A's 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Langford
Doubles: Newman (11)
Home Runs: Johnson (16), Crowley (3), Lowenstein 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (42)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (8)
GIDP: Spencer (7), McKay (2), Crowley (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(8-9)         8    10   5   5   2   2   3  34   3.02
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   2   3  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(4-4)            7     6   3   3   0   5   1  26   3.69
T. Martinez SV(11)      2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.17
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: T. Martinez (2)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Umpire Greg Kosc away due to death in
family; Henderson singled to center; Murphy struck out;
Johnson flied out to right; Armas grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray
forced Dauer (third unassisted) [Singleton to second]; Crowley
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer made an out to second; Gross made an out
to shortstop; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); DeCinces struck out; Sakata
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman doubled to left; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Newman to third]; Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Murphy singled to center [Newman
scored]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: BOSETTI REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING CF); Dempsey flied
out to right; Bumbry singled to center; Dauer flied out to left;
Singleton walked [Bumbry to second]; Murray flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas popped to catcher in foul territory;
Spencer lined to first; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley grounded out (second to pitcher);
Lowenstein flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay struck out; Newman grounded out (third to
first); Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Sakata singled to left; Sakata was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Langford [Sakata to third]; Dempsey
flied out to right; Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to shortstop; Henderson stole
second; Bosetti struck out; Johnson homered [Henderson scored];
Armas singled to shortstop; Spencer grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Armas out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to right; Murray singled to left
[Singleton to second]; Crowley homered [Singleton scored, Murray
scored]; Lowenstein homered; DeCinces made an out to third;
Sakata grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay
grounded out (second to first); Newman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry struck out; Dauer lined to third; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles
4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); ROENICKE
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); KLUTTS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO;
Klutts singled to center; DAVIS RAN FOR KLUTTS; Henderson flied
out to right; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Davis to second];
Bosetti walked; Johnson flied out to right; Armas flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Murray singled
to right; Al Bumbry caught the ball over the top of the
wall; Crowley grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Murray out at second]; Lowenstein homered;
DeCinces flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED SAKATA (PLAYING SS); MOORE
BATTED FOR SPENCER; Moore struck out; HEATH BATTED FOR GROSS;
Heath singled to right; McKay grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Orioles 5.
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