Pounding out 17 hits, the Orioles enjoyed a 14-5 romp over the Indians. The Birds scored four runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray, RBI double by John Lowenstein and two-run double by Dan Graham. Doug DeCinces drilled a two-run homer in the third and Murray smashed a three-run circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 5

Game Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Indians      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  1  -   5 11  0
Orioles      4  0  2    0  0  1    5  2  x  -  14 17  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Bumbry cf             4   3   2   2     2   0   .274
Manning cf            5   1   4   1     0   0   .255      Dwyer rf,lf           4   0   0   1     1   1   .228
Pruitt rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Singleton dh          5   1   1   0     0   2   .306
  Hayes ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Murray 1b             3   2   2   4     1   0   .280
Thornton 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .235      DeCinces 3b           5   2   3   3     0   1   .261
Harrah 3b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .274        Ripken 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Diaz c                4   1   1   2     0   1   .341      Lowenstein lf         3   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Bando dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216        Roenicke ph,rf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .301
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .279      Graham c              2   0   2   2     1   0   .188
Fischlin ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Dempsey c           2   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata ss             5   1   1   0     0   2   .270
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .267
  Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   4     3   4             Totals               39  14  17  14     6   7

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance:  8,193
Left on Base: Indians 9, Orioles 9
DP: Indians 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Sakata
Doubles: Bando (3), Harrah (7), Lowenstein (6), Graham 2 (3), Murray (16), Sakata (3), Roenicke (15), Bumbry (14)
Home Runs: Diaz (6), Manning (4), DeCinces (12), Murray (16)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (24), Manning (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (2), Dwyer (3)
GIDP: Thornton 2 (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker L(7-6)           5    10   6   6   1   3   1  26   3.53
Monge                   1     3   5   5   5   1   0  11   4.58
Lewallyn                2     4   3   3   0   3   1  10   7.94
Totals                  8    17  14  14   6   7   2  47

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(10-3)        9    11   5   3   3   4   2  41   3.54
Totals                  9    11   5   3   3   4   2  41

Passed Balls: Graham (4)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to left; Manning flied out to center
[Dilone to second]; Dilone stole third; Pruitt struck out;
Thornton struck out but Dilone advanced to home and Thornton
advanced to first on a passed ball; On a bunt Harrah singled
[Thornton to second]; Diaz flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Dwyer popped to second in
foul territory; Singleton singled to right [Bumbry to third];
Murray hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bumbry scored]; DeCinces
singled to center [Singleton to second]; Lowenstein doubled to
left [Singleton scored, DeCinces to third]; Graham doubled to
right [DeCinces scored, Lowenstein scored]; Sakata flied out to
center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Bando doubled to left; Kuiper flied out to left;
Fischlin grounded out (first unassisted) [Bando to third];
Dilone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied
out to left; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to right; Pruitt flied out to left;
Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton struck out; Murray doubled to right;
DeCinces homered [Murray scored]; Lowenstein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Graham walked; Sakata struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah doubled to right; Diaz struck out; Bando
grounded out (third to first); Kuiper lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer singled to left; Bumbry flied out to center;
Dwyer lined to right; Singleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Fischlin struck out; Dilone flied out to center; On
a bunt Manning singled; Manning stole second; Pruitt flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to
center; Lowenstein singled to right; Graham doubled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Sakata flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton singled to left; Harrah walked [Thornton
to second]; Diaz reached on an error by Sakata (assist by Dauer)
[Thornton to third, Harrah to second]; Bando made an out to
shortstop; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher) [Thornton
scored (unearned), Harrah to third, Diaz to second]; Fischlin
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: MONGE REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Dauer struck out
(catcher to first); Bumbry walked; Dwyer walked [Bumbry to
second]; Singleton made an out to second; Murray walked [Bumbry
to third, Dwyer to second]; DeCinces singled to shortstop
[Bumbry scored, Dwyer to third, Murray to second]; ROENICKE
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 7.

INDIANS 7TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DWYER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DEMPSEY REPLACED GRAHAM (PLAYING C );
Dilone walked; Manning singled to right [Dilone to second];
Pruitt flied out to right; Thornton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey singled to left; Sakata doubled to left
[Dempsey to third]; Dauer walked; Bumbry walked [Dempsey scored,
Sakata to third, Dauer to second]; LEWALLYN REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sakata scored,
Dauer to third]; Singleton struck out; Murray homered [Dauer
scored, Bumbry scored]; DeCinces struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 12.

INDIANS 8TH: On a bunt Harrah singled; Diaz homered [Harrah
scored]; Bando popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper
grounded out (second to pitcher); Fischlin made an out to third;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke doubled to left; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first) [Roenicke to third]; Sakata was called out on
strikes; Dauer singled to left [Roenicke scored]; Bumbry doubled
to left [Dauer scored]; Dwyer made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 14.

INDIANS 9TH: RIPKEN REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); On a bunt
Dilone grounded out (third to first); Manning homered; HAYES
BATTED FOR PRUITT; Hayes walked; Thornton grounded out (third to
first) [Hayes to second]; Harrah grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Orioles 14.
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