Pounding out 15 hits, the Indians scalped the Orioles, 8-5. The Tribe tallied three times in the second inning on an RBI single by Bo Diaz, RBI double by Duane Kuiper and run-scoring single by Mike Fischlin. The Indians made it 4-0 in the third on an RBI single by Toby Harrah, and locked up the contest with a three-run fifth on run-scoring doubles by Rick Manning and Ron Hassey and an RBI single by Von Hayes. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      0  3  1    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   8 15  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   5  6  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone dh             2   1   0   0     1   0   .305      Bumbry cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .271
  Charboneau ph,dh    1   0   1   0     1   0   .208      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Manning cf            5   2   3   1     0   2   .262      Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .305
Orta rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .272      Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
Hassey 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
Harrah 3b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .276      DeCinces 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Hayes lf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .235      Crowley dh            2   1   1   3     2   0   .219
Diaz c                5   1   2   1     0   0   .343      Sakata ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .277        Graham ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Fischlin ss           4   0   2   1     0   1   .176        Krenchicki ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                          Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schneider p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  15   8     3   7             Totals               32   5   6   5     3   7

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 10,637
Left on Base: Indians 9, Orioles 3
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Lowenstein, Schneider
Doubles: Harrah (8), Kuiper (6), Manning (10), Hassey (4), DeCinces (19)
Home Runs: Crowley (4)
Stolen Bases: Manning (15)
Caught Stealing: Fischlin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (4), Hassey (3)
GIDP: Dilone (4), Sakata (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hassey (2,by Schneider)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(11-6)        7     4   3   3   2   6   1  26   2.82
Spillner                2     2   2   2   1   1   0   9   3.40
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   7   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(4-5)            1.1   4   3   3   1   1   0   9   4.09
Ford                    2.2   4   3   3   1   0   0  11   6.53
Schneider               3.2   7   2   2   1   5   0  20   4.50
Luebber                 1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.75
Totals                  9    15   8   8   3   7   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Schneider (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Manning
struck out; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey flied out to left; Harrah doubled; Hayes
walked; Diaz singled to center [Harrah scored, Hayes to third];
Kuiper doubled to right [Hayes scored, Diaz to third]; Fischlin
singled to left [Diaz scored, Kuiper to third]; FORD REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Dilone grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Fischlin out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
struck out; DeCinces was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning singled to center; Orta out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Manning to second]; Hassey flied out to
center [Manning to third]; Harrah singled to center [Manning
scored]; Hayes flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley walked; Sakata grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Crowley out at second]; Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Diaz flied out to right; Kuiper flied out to
center; Fischlin singled to center; Fischlin was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (third to first); Singleton flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Dilone walked; Manning doubled to right [Dilone
scored]; SCHNEIDER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Orta struck out;
Hassey doubled to left [Manning scored]; Harrah struck out;
Hayes singled to left [Hassey scored, Hayes to second (error by
Lowenstein)]; Diaz made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray singled to right; Lowenstein struck out;
DeCinces singled to shortstop [Murray to second]; Crowley
homered [Murray scored, DeCinces scored]; Sakata made an out to
third; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Fischlin
struck out; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR DILONE; Charboneau walked;
Charboneau was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Schneider [Charboneau to third]; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: CHARBONEAU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bumbry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dauer popped to first in foul
territory; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta singled to center; Hassey out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Orta to second]; Harrah lined to third;
Hayes singled to right [Orta scored]; Diaz singled to center
[Hayes to third]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray was called out on strikes; Lowenstein struck
out; DeCinces doubled to left; Crowley walked; GRAHAM BATTED FOR
SAKATA; Graham flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 8, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: KRENCHICKI REPLACED GRAHAM (PLAYING SS); Fischlin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Charboneau singled to center;
Manning singled to right [Charboneau to third]; Manning stole
second; Orta struck out; Hassey was hit by a pitch; LUEBBER
REPLACED SCHNEIDER (PITCHING); Harrah was called out on strikes;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Dempsey
popped to third in foul territory; Bumbry walked; Dauer singled
to center [Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled to center
[Bumbry scored, Dauer to third]; Murray forced Singleton (first
to shortstop) [Dauer scored]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Hayes grounded out (second to first); Diaz made an
out to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Crowley flied out to
left; DWYER BATTED FOR KRENCHICKI; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 5.