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Athletics 5 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
September 4, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 4, 1981 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1981 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherTom Underwood  
Losing PitcherTim Stoddard  
SaveDave Beard  
Game Winning RBICliff Johnson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1981 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherBrian Kingman  
Home Starting PitcherScott McGregor  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance15,733 
Time of Game4 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Bremigan
1B: Durwood Merrill
2B: Greg Kosc
3B: Larry Barnett

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Cliff Johnson  DH 
Tony Armas  Right Fielder 
Mike Heath  Catcher 
Mickey Klutts  Third Baseman 
Kelvin Moore  First Baseman 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Fred Stanley  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Center Fielder 
Rich Dauer  Second Baseman 
Ken Singleton  Right Fielder 
Eddie Murray  First Baseman 
John Lowenstein  Left Fielder 
Doug DeCinces  Third Baseman 
Dan Graham  DH 
Rick Dempsey  Catcher 
Lenn Sakata  Shortstop 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

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Athletics 5 @ Orioles 4
Memorial Stadium
September 4, 1981

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         Game of 9/4/1981 -- Oakland at Baltimore (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       5  1  3  0   Bumbry A, cf          3  1  1  0   
Murphy D, cf          6  1  2  1   Dauer R, 2b           6  0  0  0   
Johnson C, dh         6  2  2  1   Singleton K, rf       4  1  1  0   
Armas T, rf           4  1  2  3   Belanger M, ss        0  0  0  0   
Heath M, c            6  0  2  0   Crowley T, ph         0  0  0  0   
Klutts M, 3b          3  0  0  0   Ayala B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Gross W, ph-3b        3  0  0  0   Ripken C, ss          1  0  0  0   
Moore K, 1b           3  0  0  0   Murray E, 1b          3  1  3  1   
McKay D, 2b-ss        4  0  0  0   Lowenstein J, lf      3  0  0  0   
Stanley F, ss         2  0  0  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Davis M, ph           1  0  0  0   Corey M, rf           0  0  0  0   
Picciolo R, ss        0  0  0  0   DeCinces D, 3b        5  1  1  3   
Spencer J, ph         0  0  0  0   Graham D, dh          4  0  0  0   
Babitt S, pr-2b       1  0  1  0   Dempsey R, c          4  0  0  0   
                                   Royster W, c          1  0  0  0   
                                   Sakata L, ss          3  0  2  0   
                                   Roenicke G, rf        0  0  0  0   
                                   Dwyer J, ph-lf        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  5 12  5                        39  4  8  4

Oakland          000 030 001 01 --  5
Baltimore        400 000 000 00 --  4

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kingman B             6.2  7  4  4  2  2
Jones J               1.2  1  0  0  3  2
Underwood T (W)       1.2  0  0  0  1  2
Owchinko B            0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Beard D (S)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGregor S            4.2  8  3  3  0  2
Stewart S             2.2  1  0  0  6  3
Martinez T            0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Stoddard T (L)        3.1  3  2  2  0  1

E -- Dauer R, Gross W
DP -- Oakland 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Oakland 13, Baltimore 11
2B -- Henderson R 2, Johnson C, Armas T
HR -- DeCinces D, Armas T, Johnson C
SB -- Bumbry A
CS -- Murray E
SH -- Bumbry A 2
HBP -- by Stoddard T (Armas T)
Balk -- McGregor S
T -- 4:16
A -- 15733

    

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