Blasting four homers, including a bases-loaded clout by Eddie Murray, the Orioles thrashed the Royals, 13-5, before 52,034, the largest regular-season turnout in Baltimore history. The Birds' Cal Ripken drilled a two-run homer in the second inning.

Murray's swat came in the third inning, following singles by Rick Dempsey and Dan Ford and a K.C. error. Gary Roenicke smashed a solo blast later in that frame. A three-run homer by Ford capped the Orioles' six-run rally in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 13, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Monday, April     5, 1982 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  8  1
Orioles      0  2  5    0  0  0    6  0  x  -  13 16  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bumbry cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .500
  Poquette lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Wathan c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Ford rf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .600
Brett 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .500      Singleton dh          2   2   0   0     3   1   .000
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .000      Murray 1b             5   1   1   4     0   0   .200
Otis cf               5   2   1   0     0   0   .200      Ripken 3b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .600
McRae dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Roenicke lf           5   2   4   1     0   1   .800
Martin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Sakata ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
White 2b              4   1   2   4     0   0   .500      Dauer 2b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .200
Washington ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Black p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     7   3             Totals               38  13  16  13     6   2

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 51,958
Left on Base: Royals 9, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Leonard
Doubles: Otis (1), Brett (1), Dauer (1), Ripken (1)
Home Runs: White (1), Brett (1), Ripken (1), Murray (1), Roenicke (1), Ford (1)
Caught Stealing: Roenicke (1)
GIDP: McRae (1), Dempsey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Sakata (1,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-1)          2.1   6   7   6   2   0   3  16  23.14
Splittorff              4     5   2   2   3   1   0  18   4.50
Jackson                 0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7  54.00
Black                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    16  13  12   6   2   4  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             4     6   4   4   3   2   1  21   9.00
Stewart W(1-0)          5     2   1   1   4   1   1  20   1.80
Totals                  9     8   5   5   7   3   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan
struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Dempsey batted left handed; Dempsey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bumbry out at second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Otis forced Aikens (third to second);
McRae flied out to right; Martin singled [Otis to second]; White
singled to center [Otis scored, Martin to second]; Washington
walked [Martin to third, White to second]; Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Murray made an out to third;
Ripken homered [Singleton scored]; Roenicke singled to center;
Sakata was hit by a pitch [Roenicke to second]; Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Roenicke to third, Sakata to second];
Bumbry lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (first to pitcher); Brett
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Aikens grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Ford singled to right
[Dempsey to third]; Singleton reached on an error by Leonard
[Ford to second, Singleton to first]; Murray homered [Dempsey
scored, Ford scored, Singleton scored (unearned)]; Ripken
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke homered; SPLITTORFF
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Sakata lined to second; Dauer lined
to pitcher; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to left; McRae singled to right [Otis
to third]; Martin was called out on strikes; White homered [Otis
scored, McRae scored]; Washington grounded out (second to
first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 4TH: POQUETTE REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Bumbry
singled to center; Dempsey lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Bumbry out at first]; Ford singled to left;
Singleton walked [Ford to second]; Murray flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan walked; Brett doubled to left [Wathan to
third]; STEWART REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Aikens grounded
out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to right; McRae walked;
Martin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
4, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Ripken grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke
singled to left; Sakata walked [Roenicke to second]; Roenicke
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Sakata to second];
Dauer lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles
7.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to right; Washington grounded out
(third to first); Poquette singled to center; Wathan forced
Poquette (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dempsey
walked; Ford flied out to left; Singleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett homered; Aikens walked; Otis flied out to
right; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Aikens out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Ripken
singled to center; Roenicke singled to right [Ripken to second];
JACKSON REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Sakata singled to center
[Ripken to third, Roenicke to second]; Dauer doubled to left
[Ripken scored, Roenicke scored, Sakata to third]; Bumbry
singled to left [Sakata scored, Dauer to third]; Dempsey flied
out to center; Ford homered [Dauer scored, Bumbry scored];
Singleton walked; Murray forced Singleton (shortstop to second);
6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 13.

ROYALS 8TH: Martin grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to left; Washington walked; Poquette grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 13.

ORIOLES 8TH: BLACK REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ripken doubled;
Roenicke struck out; Sakata flied out to center [Ripken to
third]; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 13.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan flied out to center; Brett walked; Aikens
lined to right; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 13.