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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 21, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
Home Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 10,899 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Kirk Gibson | Center Fielder |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
John Wockenfuss | DH |
Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | DH |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
Lenn Sakata | Shortstop |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 21, 1981
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McGregor
Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. McGregor
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. McGregor
Parrish hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Wilcox
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gibson. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Wilcox
Dauer hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Wilcox
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Wilcox
Murray is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Wilcox
Lowenstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McGregor
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. McGregor
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Wilcox
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Wilcox
Sakata takes first base on ball four. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Wilcox
Dempsey strikes out. There goes DeCinces. The throw from Parrish and DeCinces is out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McGregor
Gibson hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Wilcox
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Wilcox
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Wilcox
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Wilcox
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McGregor
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. McGregor
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. McGregor
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wilcox
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Wilcox
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sakata vs. Wilcox
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. McGregor
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Wilcox
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Wilcox
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Wilcox
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Parrish and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dauer vs. Wilcox
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Wilcox
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Wilcox
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McGregor
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. McGregor
Dan Graham now catching.
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. McGregor
There goes Kemp. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Kemp steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. McGregor
McGregor fires over to first and Murray drops the ball. That's an error on Murray. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. McGregor
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kemp tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McGregor
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wilcox
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Wilcox
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Wilcox
Sakata is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. McGregor
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. McGregor
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Wilcox
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Graham for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Wilcox
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Wilcox
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McGregor
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. McGregor
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summers vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching. Champ Summers pinch hits for Lynn Jones.
Summers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Parrish moves to third. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Martinez
Richie Hebner pinch hits for Tom Brookens. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Al Cowens pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Martinez
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Wilcox
Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Al Cowens now playing right field.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Wilcox
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Wilcox
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Martinez
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Martinez
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Martinez
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Wilcox
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Cal Ripken pinch runs for Doug DeCinces.
Wilcox fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilcox. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sakata vs. Wilcox
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Wilcox
Graham hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Wilcox
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1981 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Trammell A, ss 5 0 1 0 Bumbry A, cf 5 0 1 0 Gibson K, cf 5 1 3 0 Dauer R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 1 1 0 Singleton K, dh 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 2 2 1 Murray E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 2 0 Lowenstein J, lf 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, dh 2 0 1 2 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Jones L, rf 2 0 0 0 Ripken C, pr 0 0 0 0 Summers C, ph 1 0 1 1 Dwyer J, rf 4 1 1 1 Kelleher M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Sakata L, ss 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 2 0 1 0 Hebner R, ph 0 0 0 0 Graham D, c 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, ph-rf 0 0 0 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 11 5 31 1 6 1 Detroit 000 102 020 -- 5 Baltimore 000 001 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilcox M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 6 3 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McGregor S (L)* 7.0 10 5 5 4 2 Stoddard T+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Martinez T 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Parrish L, Murray E, Wilcox M DP -- Detroit 3, Baltimore 3 LOB -- Detroit 7, Baltimore 9 2B -- Gibson K, Bumbry A, DeCinces D, Jackson R HR -- Dwyer J SB -- Bumbry A, Kemp S CS -- DeCinces D SF -- Wockenfuss J, Cowens A T -- 2:54 A -- 10899
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