Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 5, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 5, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1981 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1981 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 11,096 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
John Castino | Third Baseman |
Mickey Hatcher | Center Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Pete Mackanin | Second Baseman |
Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
Dave Engle | Right Fielder |
Glenn Adams | DH |
Sal Butera | Catcher |
Johnny Goryl | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | DH |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Dan Graham | Catcher |
Jim Dwyer | Left Fielder |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Gary Roenicke | Right Fielder |
Wayne Krenchicki | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 5, 1981
Top 1
-
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Flanagan
Hatcher 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 -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Erickson
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Bumbry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Erickson
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Erickson
Graham takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Erickson
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dauer tags and scores. Singleton tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Erickson
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Flanagan
Mackanin hits a popup into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Krenchicki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Flanagan
Engle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Erickson
Roenicke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Engle. Roenicke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Krenchicki vs. Erickson
Krenchicki hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roenicke moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauer vs. Erickson
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roenicke tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Erickson
Singleton hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Flanagan
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Flanagan
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward 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
Bottom 3
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Erickson
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Erickson
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Flanagan
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Erickson
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Erickson
Roenicke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krenchicki vs. Erickson
Krenchicki takes first base on ball four. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Erickson
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Flanagan
Mackanin hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Flanagan
Engle hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Erickson
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Erickson
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Flanagan
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Flanagan
Butera hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. Butera moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Flanagan
Lenn Sakata now playing second base.
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Erickson
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Erickson
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Erickson
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackanin vs. Flanagan
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Flanagan
There's a wild pitch. Mackanin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Engle vs. Flanagan
Engle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krenchicki vs. Erickson
Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Bumbry strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bumbry out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Erickson
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Flanagan
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Flanagan
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Erickson
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray hits a line drive into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Erickson
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Erickson
Rick Dempsey pinch runs for Dan Graham.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Flanagan
Rick Dempsey now catching.
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackanin vs. Flanagan
Mackanin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching.
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mackanin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Martinez
Hosken Powell pinch hits for Dave Engle. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Chuck Baker pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Martinez
Adams 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
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1981 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Ward G, lf 4 1 3 1 Bumbry A, cf 3 1 1 0 Castino J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 2 1 1 2 Hatcher M, cf 4 1 1 0 Sakata L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Singleton K, dh 3 0 1 0 Mackanin P, 2b 4 0 1 1 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Graham D, c 3 0 0 0 Engle D, rf 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Powell H, ph 0 0 0 0 Dwyer J, lf 3 0 0 1 Baker C, ph 1 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Adams G, dh 4 0 0 0 Roenicke G, rf 3 1 2 0 Butera S, c 3 0 1 0 Krenchicki W, ss 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 7 2 27 3 5 3 Minnesota 100 000 001 -- 2 Baltimore 210 000 00x -- 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Erickson R (L) 8.0 5 3 3 4 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (W) 8.1 6 2 2 1 4 Stoddard T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Martinez T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th LOB -- Minnesota 6, Baltimore 6 2B -- Dauer R, Roenicke G, Ward G, Hatcher M HR -- Ward G SF -- Dwyer J, Dauer R WP -- Flanagan M T -- 2:09 A -- 11096
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score