With Jim Palmer pitching a four-hitter for his 248th career victory and Rich Dauer hitting a two-run homer in the fifth inning, the Orioles spanked the Yankees, 5-1. Ron Guidry started for the Yankees but was forced out after being hit by a line drive by Baltimore's Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .276      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Dauer 2b              4   2   2   2     1   0   .257      Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Ayala dh              1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Winfield lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
  Crowley ph,dh       3   0   1   2     0   0   .240      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Murcer dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Roenicke lf,rf        4   0   2   0     0   1   .292      Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .236
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Brown cf              1   0   1   1     1   0   .200
  Lowenstein pr,lf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Sakata ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .217        McGaffigan p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   4     2   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 21,007
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Yankees 4
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Randolph, Winfield, Frazier
Doubles: Roenicke (16), Cerone (12)
Triples: Revering (2)
Home Runs: Dauer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Crowley (2), Brown (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(7-8)           9     4   1   1   1   1   0  32   3.55
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   1   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(11-4)          2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9   2.77
McGaffigan              4     4   3   2   0   2   1  17   2.57
Frazier                 3     3   1   1   1   0   0  13   1.80
Totals                  9     9   5   3   2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Guidry (6), Frazier (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Al Clark


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
walked; Ayala popped to catcher in foul territory; Guidry threw
a wild pitch [Dauer to second]; Murray singled to left [Dauer
scored (error by Winfield) (unearned) (no RBI), Murray to
second]; DeCinces struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out
(second to first); Winfield popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke singled to center; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Roenicke to second]; Sakata struck
out; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: MCGAFFIGAN REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Bumbry
reached on an error by Randolph [Bumbry to second]; Dauer
grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry to third]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR AYALA; Crowley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bumbry
scored (unearned)]; Murray struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Revering
tripled to right; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to right [Revering
scored]; Cerone doubled to right; Randolph grounded out (third
to first); Milbourne struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Roenicke doubled;
Singleton flied out to center; Sakata flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Winfield flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to center; Bumbry out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Dauer
homered [Dempsey scored]; Crowley flied out to center; Murray
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to right; Revering popped to first
in foul territory; Brown walked; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces singled to center; Roenicke was called out
on strikes; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [DeCinces
to second]; Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to right; Milbourne flied out to
right; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: FRAZIER REPLACED MCGAFFIGAN (PITCHING); Dempsey
singled to left; Frazier threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to second];
Bumbry reached on an error by Frazier (assist by Revering)
[Dempsey to third]; Dauer lined into a double play (second to
first) [Bumbry out at first]; Crowley singled to right [Dempsey
scored]; Murray forced Crowley (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Sakata popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOWENSTEIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Revering popped to second; Brown
singled to center; Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brown
to second]; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey popped to shortstop; Bumbry flied out to
center; Dauer singled to right; Crowley popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Winfield singled to
pitcher; Jackson flied out to left; Nettles flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 1.