The Orioles closed out their season by beating the playoff-bound Yankees, 5-2. The Birds tallied three times in the third inning on consecutive doubles by Rich Dauer and Ken Singleton, followed by a two-run homer by Eddie Murray. Al Bumbry drilled a run-scoring two-bagger in the fourth and Doug DeCinces led off the sixth with a circuit clout. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1981 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Orioles      0  0  3    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Bumbry cf,lf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .273
  Ashford 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .263
Mumphrey cf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .307      Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .278
  Brown cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Shelby cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Winfield lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .294      Murray 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .294
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Lowenstein lf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Piniella dh           3   0   1   2     1   0   .277        Roenicke ph,lf,rf   2   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Crowley dh            1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  Rodriguez 3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .346        Morales ph,dh       3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .212      DeCinces 3b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .263
  Werth 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .109      Sakata ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Milbourne ss          2   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .215
  Robertson pr,ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .244        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 29,169
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Winfield (25), Dauer 2 (27), Singleton (16), Lowenstein (7), Bumbry (18)
Home Runs: Murray (22), DeCinces (13)
Caught Stealing: Robertson (1), Bumbry (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (3)
GIDP: Nettles (5), Sakata (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(4-4)         2.2   7   3   3   1   1   1  14   3.11
May                     2.1   2   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.14
Gossage                 2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7   0.77
Frazier                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.63
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   7   2  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(9-6)         7     6   2   2   1   2   0  26   4.19
Stoddard SV(7)          2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.86
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Flanagan (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer
doubled to left; Singleton flied out to left; Murray walked;
Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to pitcher); Piniella
flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to center; DeCinces flied out to
center; Sakata grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Crowley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne
singled to left; Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Milbourne to
second]; Cerone flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Bumbry singled; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Dauer doubled to left; Singleton doubled to right
[Dauer scored]; Murray homered [Singleton scored]; Lowenstein
doubled to right; MAY REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); MORALES
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Morales grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 4TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mumphrey
walked; Winfield doubled [Mumphrey to third]; Jackson struck
out; Piniella singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Winfield
scored]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to center; Sakata flied out to
right; Dempsey out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[DeCinces to second]; Bumbry doubled to center [DeCinces
scored]; Dauer walked; Singleton was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne
singled to shortstop; ROBERTSON RAN FOR MILBOURNE; Robertson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to pitcher to third); Cerone singled to right;
Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: ROBERTSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Murray
popped to first; ROENICKE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke struck
out; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 6TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Winfield flied out to left;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ REPLACED
NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); BROWN REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING CF);
WERTH REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); DeCinces homered; Sakata
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey struck out; Bumbry
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (first to pitcher); Werth singled to
right; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer struck out; Singleton flied out to center;
Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 5.

YANKEES 8TH: STODDARD REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); SHELBY
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cerone
was called out on strikes; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: FRAZIER REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); ASHFORD
REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Roenicke made an out to catcher;
Morales struck out; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); Piniella walked; Rodriguez singled to third [Piniella
to second]; Werth forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.
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