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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 9, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 9, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Krenchicki | Shortstop |
| Jim Dwyer | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Dan Graham | Catcher |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Right Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lenn Sakata | Second Baseman |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Dan Duran | Left Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 9, 1981
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duran. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Krenchicki vs. Jenkins
Krenchicki hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer hits a popup in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Jenkins
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Martinez
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Martinez
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Jenkins
Graham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Jenkins
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Jenkins
DeCinces hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Martinez
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Martinez
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Krenchicki fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duran vs. Martinez
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Jenkins
Sakata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Jenkins
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krenchicki vs. Jenkins
Krenchicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Jenkins
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Martinez
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Martinez
Mendoza strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Martinez
There goes Wills. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Martinez
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jenkins
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Jenkins
Graham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Graham reaches second base with a double. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roenicke vs. Jenkins
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Graham scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sakata vs. Hough
Sakata hits a fly ball into left field. Duran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Hough
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Martinez
Oliver hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Martinez
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krenchicki vs. Hough
Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hough
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Hough
Graham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Martinez
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Martinez
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Martinez
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Hough
Roenicke is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. Roenicke moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sakata vs. Hough
Sakata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roenicke scores. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. Hough
There goes Sakata. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Sakata steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bumbry vs. Hough
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Krenchicki vs. Hough
Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeCinces scores. Sakata moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Martinez
Mendoza hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Martinez
Rivers hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hough
Singleton strikes out. Sundberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Singleton out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Hough
Graham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Duran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Martinez
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Martinez
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Hough
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Duran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Hough
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Hough
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Martinez
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Martinez
Duran 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, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Martinez
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Hough
Bumbry bunts towards the mound. Hough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krenchicki vs. Hough
Krenchicki bunts towards the mound. Hough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Hough
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. Krenchicki moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Graham vs. Hough
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
Graham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Krenchicki scores. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roenicke vs. Hough
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Martinez
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Bill Stein pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Stein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Stein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Martinez
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Martinez
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stein moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Martinez
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Stein scores. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Roenicke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roenicke. Rivers scores. Oliver scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Martinez
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry 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 5/9/1981, game 1 -- Baltimore at Texas (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 4 1 2 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Krenchicki W, ss 5 1 2 1 Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0
Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 1 3 1
Dwyer J, lf 5 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 2
Singleton K, dh 5 1 3 1 Grubb J, rf 4 0 1 0
Lowenstein J, pr 0 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Graham D, c 5 2 3 2 Duran D, lf 3 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0
Roenicke G, rf 4 1 1 2 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Stein B, ph 1 1 1 0
Sakata L, 2b 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 32 3 7 3
Baltimore 010 202 002 -- 7
Texas 000 000 003 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D (W) 8.1 7 3 3 1 2
Martinez T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L)* 3.0 7 3 3 1 1
Hough C 6.0 7 4 4 2 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Roenicke G
DP -- Baltimore 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Texas 3
2B -- Bumbry A, Graham D, DeCinces D, Stein B, Oliver A
HR -- Graham D
SB -- Wills B, Sakata L
CS -- DeCinces D
HBP -- by Hough C (Roenicke G)
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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