The A's and Orioles divided a doubleheader, the A's winning the opener, 6-2, behind the five-hit pitching of Mike Norris, and the Orioles capturing the nightcap, 5-1, as Scott McGregor tossed a five-hitter. In the first game, the A's Cliff Johnson broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run homer and Dwayne Murphy, who had singled home two runs in the second inning, drilled a solo round-tripper in the seventh.

In the second game, the Orioles' John Lowenstein cracked a two-run homer in the first inning and Eddie Murray, whose 14-game hitting streak was stopped in the opener, smashed a bases-empty homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1982 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  2  0    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   6  8  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     2   0   .232      Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .293
Murphy cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .123      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .353
Armas rf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .280      Singleton dh          4   0   1   1     0   2   .176
Johnson dh            3   1   1   2     2   0   .154      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .475
  Sexton pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .193
Klutts 3b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Roenicke lf           2   0   0   1     2   0   .243
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Nolan c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .150
Rudi 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .243      Ripken 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Heath c               2   1   0   0     2   1   .125        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Picciolo ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Bonner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   6   8   6     9   5             Totals               33   2   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: A's 8, Orioles 8
DP: A's 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Picciolo, Nolan
Home Runs: Johnson (2), Murphy (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (18), Murphy (4), Sexton (4)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (4), Henderson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (2)
GIDP: Klutts (2), Lopes (3)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1,by Flanagan)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(1-2)           9     5   2   1   4   6   0  37   2.97
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   6   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(0-3)         6.1   8   5   5   5   4   2  29   6.98
Stanhouse               2.2   0   1   1   4   1   0  12   5.14
Totals                  9     8   6   6   9   5   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (1)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Murphy was
hit by a pitch; Armas singled to right [Murphy to second];
Johnson walked [Murphy to third, Armas to second]; Klutts
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Dauer reached on an error
by Picciolo [Bumbry to second, Dauer to first]; Singleton
singled to center [Bumbry scored, Dauer to second]; Murray lined
to right; Ford singled to shortstop [Dauer to third, Singleton
to second]; Roenicke walked [Dauer scored (unearned), Singleton
to third, Ford to second]; Nolan struck out; Ripken made an out
to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles
2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Lopes singled to left; Lopes was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Rudi
singled to shortstop; Heath walked [Rudi to second]; Picciolo
made an out to second; Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Rudi to
third, Heath to second]; Henderson walked; Murphy singled to
first [Rudi scored, Heath scored, Henderson to second];
Henderson stole third and Murphy stole second; Armas struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Bonner grounded out (first unassisted); Bumbry
struck out; Dauer singled to left; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Klutts
singled to left; Lopes grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Klutts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford struck
out; Roenicke walked; Nolan walked [Roenicke to second]; Ripken
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to center; Heath grounded out
(third to first); Picciolo singled to center; Henderson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bonner grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
flied out to center; Dauer singled to center; Singleton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy struck out; Armas walked; Johnson homered
[Armas scored]; Klutts struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to left; Ford flied out to center;
Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi made an out to second; Heath struck out;
Picciolo lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Nolan walked; Ripken made an out to first; Bonner
forced Nolan (shortstop unassisted); Bumbry made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Murphy
homered; STANHOUSE REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Armas struck
out; Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to right; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Klutts walked; Lopes made an out to second; Rudi
walked [Klutts to second]; Heath walked [Klutts to third, Rudi
to second]; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Klutts scored, Rudi to third, Heath to second]; Henderson lined
to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Ford made an out to first; Roenicke grounded out
(third to first); Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Armas
made an out to second; Johnson walked; SEXTON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Sexton stole second [Sexton to third (error by Nolan)]; Klutts
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DWYER BATTED
FOR RIPKEN; Dwyer flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
BONNER; Lowenstein flied out to right; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 2.