Spacing seven hits, Dennis Martinez hurled the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. The Birds scored both their runs in the fourth inning on a one-out, bases-empty homer by Eddie Murray and on a two-out walk to John Lowenstein, a stolen base and a double by Doug DeCinces. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .277      Molitor cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Sakata 2b,ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
  Corey lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Morales dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Thomas rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Lowenstein lf         1   1   0   0     2   0   .263      Howell 3b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .269
  Roenicke ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Brouhard dh           3   0   0   0     0   2   .302
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .269      Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Ripken ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .128      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dauer 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .215
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   2     3   4             Totals               30   1   7   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 20,987
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Brewers 3
DP: Orioles 2, Brewers 1
Doubles: DeCinces (20), Oglivie (12), Cooper (27)
Triples: Bumbry (2)
Home Runs: Murray (17)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (6), Bumbry (20)
Caught Stealing: Dempsey (1), Murray (3), Lowenstein (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (2)
GIDP: Singleton (17), Cooper (13), Brouhard (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(12-4)     9     7   1   0   0   6   0  31   3.01
Totals                  9     7   1   0   0   6   0  31

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(8-6)             7     9   2   2   3   2   1  29   4.40
Easterly                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.02
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   4   1  36

Passed Balls: Dempsey (5)
Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Sakata singled to center
[Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bumbry to third, Sakata out at
second]; Murray lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to center; Yount singled to left
[Molitor to second]; Cooper grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Molitor to third, Yount out at second];
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie doubled; Thomas was called out on strikes;
Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Oglivie to third]; Howell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; Brouhard
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Ripken struck out; Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); Bumbry tripled to center; Sakata grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Molitor
flied out to center; Yount singled to left; Cooper flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray homered;
Morales flied out to left; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole
second; DeCinces doubled to left [Lowenstein scored]; Ripken
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Simmons struck out; Oglivie grounded out (third to
first); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Dempsey was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bumbry singled to center; Bumbry stole
second; Sakata flied out to left [Bumbry to third]; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Howell singled to right; Brouhard grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howell out at
second]; Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to left; Murray was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Morales popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount
flied out to right; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to left; On a bunt Ripken singled
[DeCinces to second]; Dempsey popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bumbry flied out to left; Sakata forced Ripken
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 7TH: SAKATA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DAUER
REPLACED RIPKEN (PLAYING 2B); Simmons singled to center; D.
Martinez threw a wild pitch [Simmons out at third (catcher to
third)]; Oglivie flied out to center; Thomas popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Singleton struck
out; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled
to left; ROENICKE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 8TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COREY
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); Howell flied out to left;
Brouhard struck out; Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
grounded out (first unassisted); Dempsey was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Molitor struck out; Yount struck out; Cooper
doubled to center; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.