Sammy Stewart pitched 8 1/3 innings of shutout relief, enabling the Orioles to post a 7-3 come-from-behind triumph over the Tigers. After Detroit kayoed Baltimore starter Jim Palmer with a three-run first inning, the Birds went ahead in the third on a two-run double by Eddie Murray and two-run homer by Benny Ayala. Murray iced the contest with a two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  4    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   7  7  0
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .273      Trammell ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Dauer 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Gibson cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .323
Singleton rf          1   1   0   0     3   0   .281      Kemp lf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .275
  Lowenstein pr,lf    1   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Hebner 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .236
Murray 1b             3   2   2   4     2   0   .288      Summers dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Ayala dh              2   1   1   2     0   0   .275      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
  Crowley ph,dh       3   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Leach rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .183
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Roenicke lf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Sakata ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cappuzzello p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rothschild p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   7   7     8   2             Totals               36   3  10   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 26,991
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Tigers 9
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Murray (18), Hebner (8)
Home Runs: Ayala (3), Murray (20)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (22), Gibson (17)
GIDP: Dauer (6), Kemp (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   7   3.75
Stewart W(4-7)          8.1   7   0   0   1   3   0  32   1.95
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   3   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cappuzzello L(1-1)      2.2   3   4   4   4   0   1  14   3.58
Lopez                   3.2   3   3   3   3   1   1  17   3.82
Kinney                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9.00
Rothschild              2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.59
Totals                  9     7   7   7   8   2   2  41

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jim McKean


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Dauer flied out
to center; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray was
walked intentionally; Ayala flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Trammell popped to third; Gibson walked; Gibson
stole second; Kemp singled to center [Gibson scored]; Hebner
doubled to right [Kemp scored]; Summers walked; Parrish forced
Summers (third to second) [Hebner to third]; Leach singled to
left [Hebner scored, Parrish to second]; STEWART REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Brookens struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke flied out to
center; Sakata flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Whitaker flied out to left; Trammell popped to first
in foul territory; Gibson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to left; Bumbry walked [Dempsey to
second]; Dauer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Dempsey to third, Bumbry out at second]; Singleton
walked; Murray doubled to left [Dempsey scored, Singleton
scored]; Ayala homered [Murray scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED
CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); DeCinces walked; Roenicke flied out to
left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner singled
to right; Summers struck out; Parrish walked [Hebner to second];
Leach flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Sakata flied out to right; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
flied out to center; Trammell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to left; Singleton walked [Dauer to
second]; Murray popped to second; CROWLEY BATTED FOR AYALA;
Crowley singled to left [Dauer scored, Singleton to second];
DeCinces popped to second; Roenicke forced Singleton (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gibson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to left; Hebner singled
to right; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Sakata flied out to left; Dempsey popped to second;
Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to right; Leach flied out to
center; Brookens popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray homered [Lowenstein
scored]; KINNEY REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Crowley lined to
third; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Whitaker singled to shortstop;
Trammell popped to first in foul territory; Gibson struck out;
Kemp forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: ROTHSCHILD REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Roenicke
flied out to center; Sakata popped to shortstop; Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; Summers
singled to center; Parrish flied out to right; Leach singled to
left [Summers to third]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR BROOKENS;
Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 3B); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer was called out on
strikes; Lowenstein singled to center; Murray walked [Lowenstein
to second]; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker flied out to left; Trammell singled to
center; Gibson singled to left [Trammell to second]; Kemp
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Tigers
3.