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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 23, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 35,325 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Lenn Sakata | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Jose Morales | DH |
Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1981
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Norris
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Norris
Sakata strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Norris
Singleton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Flanagan
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Flanagan
Armas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Flanagan
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Norris
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Norris
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Norris
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Norris
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Norris
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Flanagan
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Flanagan
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Flanagan
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Flanagan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Flanagan. McKay scores. Picciolo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Norris
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Norris
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Norris
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Norris
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Norris
Murray hits a line drive towards first. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Flanagan
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Flanagan
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Flanagan
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Norris
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Norris
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Norris
Roenicke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Norris
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Flanagan
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Flanagan
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Norris
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Norris
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Norris
Sakata hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Flanagan
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Stewart
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Stewart
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Stewart
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Norris
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Norris
Murray hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Norris
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kingman
Brian Kingman now pitching.
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Kingman
Roenicke bunts towards the mound. Kingman juggles the ball. That's an error on Kingman. DeCinces moves to third. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ripken vs. Kingman
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dempsey vs. Kingman
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bumbry vs. Kingman
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stewart
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Stewart
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Stewart
Babitt hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Stewart
McKay takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Stewart
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Kingman
Sakata hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kingman
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kingman
Murray hits a popup towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stewart
Gary Roenicke now playing right field. Jim Dwyer now playing left field.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stewart
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stewart
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Stewart
The ball gets by Dempsey for a passed ball. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Stewart
Armas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Kingman
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Kingman
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Kingman
Roenicke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Kingman
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stewart
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stewart
Newman hits a fly ball towards center. Bumbry settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bumbry. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Stewart
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Kingman
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Kingman
Bumbry bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Kingman
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stewart
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stewart
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stewart
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Stewart
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1981 -- Baltimore at Oakland (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Bumbry A, cf 5 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 5 1 1 0 Sakata L, 2b 5 1 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 2 2 2 Johnson C, dh 4 0 2 1 Dwyer J, lf 0 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 1 1 2 Murray E, 1b 4 1 1 2 Heath M, c 4 0 1 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Newman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morales J, dh 3 1 3 1 Babitt S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Roenicke G, lf-rf 3 1 2 2 McKay D, 3b 2 1 0 0 Ripken C, ss 4 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 1 2 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 1 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 10 7 34 4 8 3 Baltimore 022 002 010 -- 7 Oakland 210 010 000 -- 4 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M* 4.0 4 4 3 2 1 Stewart S (W) 5.0 4 0 0 2 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Norris M (L)+ 5.0 7 6 6 2 1 Kingman B 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th + Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Flanagan M, Kingman B, Bumbry A DP -- Baltimore 2, Oakland 3 LOB -- Baltimore 4, Oakland 7 2B -- DeCinces D HR -- Armas T, Roenicke G, Singleton K, Murray E SH -- Roenicke G PB -- Dempsey R T -- 2:45 A -- 35325
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