Eddie Murray lashed four hits, including a grand slam, to lead the Orioles to a 9-2 rout of the Indians. Jim Palmer, who went 7 1/3 innings, was the winning hurler. Murray's big blow climaxed a five-run fifth inning. The Birds tallied in the third on a leadoff homer by Rick Dempsey and boosted their margin to 3-0 in the fourth on two-out run-scoring singles by Gary Roenicke and Dempsey. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  4  1
Orioles      0  0  1    2  5  0    0  1  x  -   9 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Bumbry cf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .271
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Dauer 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Hayes rf              2   2   1   1     2   0   .213      Singleton rf          3   1   0   1     1   2   .307
Kelly dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .226        Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Murray 1b             5   2   4   4     0   0   .276
  Rosello 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Hassey c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Ayala dh              2   1   0   0     2   0   .250
  Pruitt ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roenicke lf,rf        3   0   1   1     1   0   .298
Pagel 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Dempsey c             4   1   2   2     0   1   .218
  Bando ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Sakata ss             3   2   2   0     1   0   .275
Kuiper 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Charboneau ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .202        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fischlin ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     6   4             Totals               33   9  13   9     7   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 21,377
Left on Base: Indians 7, Orioles 7
DP: Indians 3, Orioles 1
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Murray (15), Bumbry (13), Sakata (2)
Home Runs: Hayes (1), Dempsey (6), Murray (15)
Stolen Bases: Hayes 2 (3), Dilone (23)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (13)
GIDP: Pruitt (1), Roenicke (8), Bumbry (5), Murray (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(6-8)            4     8   6   6   4   3   1  20   4.72
Garland                 2     2   2   2   1   0   1  10   5.61
Glynn                   2     3   1   1   2   1   0  10   4.50
Totals                  8    13   9   9   7   4   2  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(5-7)           7.1   4   2   2   6   1   1  32   3.57
T. Martinez             1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.09
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   4   1  36

Passed Balls: Hassey (4)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim McKean


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
flied out to left; Hayes walked; Hayes stole second; Kelly flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah lined to center; Hassey flied out to left;
Pagel flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to center; Hassey allowed a passed
ball [Murray to second]; DeCinces struck out; Ayala walked;
Roenicke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ayala out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper walked; Fischlin forced Kuiper (pitcher to
shortstop); Dilone forced Fischlin (shortstop to second); Dilone
stole second; Manning walked; Hayes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey homered; Sakata singled to left; Bumbry
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Sakata out at second]; Dauer made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Kelly flied out to left; Harrah made an out to
second; Hassey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; Murray doubled to left;
DeCinces grounded out (second to first) [Murray to third]; Ayala
walked; Roenicke singled to left [Murray scored, Ayala to
second]; Dempsey singled to right [Ayala scored, Dempsey out at
second (right to first to second to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Pagel flied out to left; Kuiper singled to left;
Fischlin flied out to right; Dilone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Sakata walked; On a bunt Bumbry singled [Sakata to
second]; Dauer walked [Sakata to third, Bumbry to second];
GARLAND REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Singleton walked [Sakata
scored, Bumbry to third, Dauer to second]; Murray homered
[Bumbry scored, Dauer scored, Singleton scored]; DeCinces
reached on an error by Harrah; Ayala flied out to center;
Roenicke popped to third in foul territory; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first); 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to center; Hayes homered; Kelly
flied out to center; Harrah walked; Hassey grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: ROSELLO REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); Sakata flied
out to left; Bumbry doubled to left; Dauer flied out to left;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 8.

INDIANS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Pagel grounded out (second to
first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Fischlin walked;
Dilone singled to right [Fischlin to second]; Manning grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Murray singled
to left; DeCinces flied out to left; Ayala forced Murray (third
to second); Roenicke walked [Ayala to second]; Dempsey struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Hayes walked; Hayes stole second; Kelly singled to
center [Hayes scored]; Rosello struck out; PRUITT BATTED FOR
HASSEY; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Pruitt grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Kelly out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sakata doubled;
Bumbry singled to center [Sakata scored]; Dauer made an out to
shortstop; Dwyer walked [Bumbry to second]; Murray grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Bumbry out at third]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 9.

INDIANS 9TH: BANDO BATTED FOR PAGEL; Bando struck out;
CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR KUIPER; Charboneau struck out; Fischlin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 9.
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