Tuesday September 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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