Lenn Sakata rapped two homers and Jim Palmer pitched a five-hitter as the Orioles captured an 8-2 decision from the Brewers. Sakata ignited a four-run first inning with a solo shot and added a three-run blast in the third. Eddie Murray drilled a two-run homer in the first. Palmer went the route for the first time since May 25. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Brewers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Orioles      4  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 11  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gantner 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Sakata ss             5   2   4   5     0   0   .274
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Simmons dh            3   1   2   0     1   0   .214        Dwyer lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Oglivie lf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .251      Murray 1b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .293
Thomas cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Roenicke cf,lf,rf     4   1   0   0     1   1   .290
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Ayala dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Bosley rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .262
C. Moore c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Corey lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bumbry ph,cf        3   1   2   0     1   0   .282
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mueller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Porter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   3             Totals               35   8  11   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 17,457
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Orioles 9
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Yount, Oglivie
Home Runs: Oglivie (12), Sakata 2 (3), Murray (19)
GIDP: Cooper (14), Oglivie (6), Singleton (20)
Hit by Pitch: Dauer (3,by Cleveland)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(11-9)        0.1   3   4   3   2   0   2   6   3.78
Cleveland               2.2   3   3   3   2   0   1  14   4.90
McClure                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Mueller                 2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   4.50
Porter                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    11   8   7   5   3   3  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(6-8)           9     5   2   2   2   3   1  32   3.75
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   3   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Sakata homered; Dauer singled to left; Singleton
grounded out (third to first) [Dauer to second]; Murray homered
[Dauer scored]; Roenicke walked; Ayala walked [Roenicke to
second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); DeCinces forced
Ayala (third to second) [Roenicke to third]; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
COREY; Bumbry reached on an error by Yount [Roenicke scored
(unearned) (no RBI), DeCinces to second]; Dempsey forced
DeCinces (third unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 2ND: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Simmons singled to right; Oglivie
homered [Simmons scored]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Howell struck out; Bosley grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Sakata singled to right; Dauer was hit by a pitch
[Sakata to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Sakata to third, Dauer out at second];
Murray was walked intentionally; Roenicke made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 3RD: C. Moore lined to shortstop; Gantner flied out to
left; Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Ayala popped to first in foul territory; DeCinces
walked; On a bunt Bumbry singled [DeCinces to second]; Dempsey
flied out to right; Sakata homered [DeCinces scored, Bumbry
scored]; Dauer flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper walked; Simmons popped to catcher in foul
territory; Oglivie grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 4TH: MCCLURE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Singleton
lined to left; Murray grounded out (third to first); Roenicke
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas singled to left; Howell lined to pitcher
(pitcher to second); Bosley flied out to right; C. Moore flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
struck out; Bumbry walked; Dempsey singled to center [Bumbry to
second]; Sakata forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 6TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: MUELLER REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Dauer struck
out; Singleton grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Murray
singled to left; Roenicke lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Simmons singled to right;
Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; Thomas popped to
catcher in foul territory; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Ayala singled to center; DeCinces popped to first
in foul territory; Bumbry singled to left [Ayala to second];
Dempsey lined to third; Sakata singled to left [Ayala scored,
Bumbry to third, Sakata to second (error by Oglivie)]; Dauer
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 8.

BREWERS 8TH: Bosley made an out to second; C. Moore made an out
to first; Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: PORTER REPLACED MUELLER (PITCHING); Dwyer grounded
out (second to first); Murray grounded out (second to first);
Roenicke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Orioles 8.

BREWERS 9TH: Yount flied out to right; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Oglivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 8.
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