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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 28, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels, played on August 28, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 34,862 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: George Maloney 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Don Denkinger |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Right Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 28, 1981
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stone
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Stone
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Witt
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields the ball and throws to Witt covering. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Witt
Dauer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lynn. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Bumbry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Witt
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauer scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Witt
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Witt
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Stone
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Stone
Downing hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Witt
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Witt
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Witt
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Stone
Ott 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 -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Stone
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stone
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Witt
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Witt
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Witt
Dauer hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Witt
Singleton strikes out. Ott drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Singleton out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stone
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Stone
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Witt
Freddie Patek now playing second base.
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Witt
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Witt
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Stone
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Stone
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Stone
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. Downing scores. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Stone
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Stone
Burleson bunts towards the mound. Stone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hobson moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Stone
Lynn takes first base on ball four. Hobson scores. Carew moves to third. Burleson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching. John Harris pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. Carew scores. Burleson moves to third. Lynn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ford vs. Stewart
Ford is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Stewart
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Lynn scores. Ford moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Stewart
Downing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Stewart
Ott takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Stewart
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Witt
Bert Campaneris now playing second base.
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Witt
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Witt
Ripken strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stewart
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stewart
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ripken. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Stewart
Lynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Stewart
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Stewart
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Witt
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Witt
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Witt
Singleton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Schneider
Jeff Schneider now pitching.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Schneider
Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Schneider
Ott bunts towards the mound. Schneider fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schneider. Downing moves to third. Ott moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hobson vs. Schneider
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Schneider
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burleson vs. Schneider
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing scores. Ott scores. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Schneider
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Schneider
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Carew trying to get to home. Ripken throws to Dempsey who tags Carew for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Witt
Murray hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Witt
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Witt
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Witt
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Witt
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Schneider
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Schneider
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Schneider
Downing hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Witt
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Witt
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Witt
Dauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Witt
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Schneider
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Schneider
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Schneider
Carew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Witt
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Witt
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Witt
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Witt
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Gary Roenicke.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1981 -- California at Baltimore (N)
California AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Carew R, 1b 5 1 2 1 Bumbry A, cf 4 1 2 0
Burleson R, ss 5 1 4 2 Dauer R, 2b 4 1 2 1
Lynn F, cf 3 1 1 1 Singleton K, dh 4 0 1 1
Grich B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Patek F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, lf 4 0 0 0
Harris J, ph 1 0 0 1 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Campaneris B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Roenicke G, rf 3 0 1 0
Ford D, rf 4 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 5 1 1 2 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0
Downing B, lf 5 2 1 1 Ripken C, ss 3 0 0 0
Ott E, c 3 2 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 5 1 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 11 9 34 2 8 2
California 000 060 300 -- 9
Baltimore 200 000 000 -- 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
Witt M (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (L)* 4.0 6 6 1 1 2
Stewart S 2.0 2 0 0 3 1
Schneider J 3.0 3 3 2 1 4
* Pitched to 6 batters in 5th
E -- DeCinces D 3, Ripken C, Schneider J
DP -- California 1
LOB -- California 10, Baltimore 5
2B -- Lynn F, Dauer R
SH -- Ott E
T -- 2:49
A -- 34862
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