California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
August 30, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1981 at Memorial Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 3 1 0 0
Burleson ss 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 2 1 1 1
Lynn cf 4 1 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 1
Baylor dh 4 1 2 3
Grich 2b 5 0 1 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Beniquez lf 2 2 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 2
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 5 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 5 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 5 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 1 0 0 0
  Ripken, Jr. ph,3b 2 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Graham dh 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Dempsey c 4 0 2 1
Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
  Ayala ph 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
California 320 101 000750
Baltimore 000 001 000161
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   4.0 0 0 0 6 2
  Hassler  W (4-1) 5.0 6 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (4-6) 1.1 2 5 5 2 1
  Martinez   5.2 3 2 2 4 9
  Schneider   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
7
7
8
11

  E–Ripken (3).  DP–California 1.  2B–Baltimore Dempsey (10,off Hassler).  HR–California Baylor (11,1st inning off Palmer 2 on, 2 out); Hobson (4,2nd inning off Palmer 1 on, 1 out); Campaneris (1,6th inning off T Martinez 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Burleson (7,off Palmer); Carew (7,off T Martinez).  HBP–Lynn (3,by Palmer).  IBB–Burleson (2,by T Martinez).  SB–Belanger (2,2nd base off Renko/Ott).  HBP–Palmer (2,Lynn).  IBB–T Martinez (3,Burleson).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–George Maloney.  T–3:02.  A–13,727.
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