Eddie Murray slammed a three-run homer to back Scott McGregor's seven-hit hurling as the Orioles blanked the Yankees, 3-0. Murray's blast came in the first inning after one-out singles by Rich Dauer and Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Saturday, October   3, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Orioles      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Bumbry cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Mumphrey cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .309        Corey lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Winfield lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Singleton rf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .279
  Patterson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Shelby cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Murray 1b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .293
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Ayala dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .340        Crowley ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .304      DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Roenicke lf,cf,rf     3   0   0   0     0   2   .272
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Graham c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     0   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 28,575
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 3
Doubles: Dauer (25), Singleton (15)
Home Runs: Murray (21)
GIDP: Winfield (13), Rodriguez (1), Cerone (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(9-8)             3     5   3   3   2   2   1  15   2.63
Guidry                  3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.76
LaRoche                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.49
Davis                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.71
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   5   1  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(13-5)        9     7   0   0   0   3   0  31   3.26
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
singled to center; Winfield grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer singled to center;
Singleton singled to center [Dauer to second]; Murray homered
[Dauer scored, Singleton scored]; Ayala singled to left;
DeCinces walked [Ayala to second]; Roenicke was called out on
strikes; Sakata forced Ayala (third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Graham flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(third to first); Dauer doubled; Dauer was out trying to advance
to third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; Milbourne forced
Rodriguez (shortstop to second); Cerone flied out to center;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to right; Murray walked; Ayala
made an out to second; DeCinces forced Murray (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield
grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: GUIDRY REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Roenicke made an
out to shortstop; Sakata flied out to center; Graham lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to shortstop; Rodriguez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to left; Dauer lined into a double
play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at first];
Singleton doubled; Murray popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 6TH: COREY REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Milbourne struck out; Cerone
flied out to right; Randolph singled to center; Mumphrey singled
to right [Randolph to second]; Winfield made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Ayala struck out; DeCinces lined to left; Roenicke
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson popped to second in foul territory;
Piniella flied out to center; Watson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); PATTERSON
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Sakata made an out to first;
Graham singled to center; Corey struck out; Dauer made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SHELBY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez singled to center;
Milbourne forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); Cerone
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Shelby flied out
to center; Murray made an out to shortstop; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
AYALA; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randolph
singled to shortstop; Mumphrey forced Randolph (third to
second); Winfield made an out to third; Patterson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.