A leadoff homer by Jim Dwyer in the ninth inning gave the Orioles a 1-0 victory over the Tigers as Dennis Martinez, notching his 14th victory, permitted only three singles. The loss cut Detroit's winning skein at four games. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Gibson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Kemp lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .280      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .221        Shelby pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Summers dh            4   0   0   0     0   4   .260        Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Parrish c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Leach rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .177      Crowley dh            2   0   2   0     2   0   .238
Brookens 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .244      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .266
  Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Dwyer lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .221
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Graham c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Whitaker 2b           1   0   0   0     2   0   .265      Sakata ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   0   3   0     7   6             Totals               28   1   5   1     6   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12,054
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Orioles 9
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 2
Errors: D. Martinez
Home Runs: Dwyer (3)
Stolen Bases: Gibson (15), Whitaker (5), Shelby (1)
Caught Stealing: Kemp (1), Brookens (3)
GIDP: Kemp (11), Leach (5), Singleton (21)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry L(9-8)            8     5   1   1   6   4   1  34   2.90
Totals                  8     5   1   1   6   4   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(14-4)     9     3   0   0   7   6   0  32   3.24
Totals                  9     3   0   0   7   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TIGERS 1ST: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gibson
grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; Kemp was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Dauer walked; Singleton
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Summers
struck out; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to left; Crowley walked; DeCinces
was called out on strikes; Dwyer walked [Crowley to second];
Graham grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Leach struck out; Brookens popped to first in foul
territory; Whitaker walked; Whitaker was picked off first but
was safe on an error by D. Martinez [Whitaker to second];
Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Sakata lined to left; Bumbry struck out; Dauer
singled to center; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Gibson singled to right; Kemp grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gibson out at second];
Hebner singled to right; Summers struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied out to left; Crowley singled to
center; DeCinces walked [Crowley to second]; Dwyer flied out to
left; Graham made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish flied out to right; Leach walked; Brookens
forced Leach (third to second); Brookens was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Sakata flied out to center; Bumbry struck out;
Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Trammell
walked; Gibson singled to left [Trammell to third]; Gibson stole
second [Trammell out at home (second to catcher)]; Kemp walked;
Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
lined to first; Crowley singled to right; DeCinces singled to
left [Crowley to second]; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers was called out on strikes; Parrish walked;
Leach grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham flied out to center; Sakata grounded out
(second to first); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 8TH: PETERS BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Peters grounded out
(pitcher to first); Whitaker walked; Whitaker stole second;
Trammell lined to left; Gibson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING 3B); Dauer flied
out to center; Singleton walked; SHELBY RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Shelby stole second; Murray made an out to shortstop; Crowley
was walked intentionally; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED SHELBY (PLAYING RF); Kemp flied
out to left; Hebner was called out on strikes; Summers struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dwyer homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 1.