KOD 13 - Tier B - ALCS - Rangers sweep O's in 3 straight

10/16/1981 - GAME 1 - Memorial Stadium
Darwin vs Stone
Rangers 6, Orioles 3

Mickey Rivers' RBI single and Pat Putnam's 2 run double off of Steve Stone gave the Rangers a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st.  Baltimore answered right back with 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2.  Texas plated their 4th run in the 6th when Oriole righfielder Ron Roenicke dropped Pat Putnam's fly ball, which allowed Jim Sundberg to score from second.  3 walks in a row by Stone in the 8th gave the Rangers their 5th and 6th runs on the day.  Eddie Murray's solo shot to lead off the 9th made it 6-3, but the O's could not get any closer.  Danny Darwin gutted through 5 2/3 innings giving up just those 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st.  Charlie Hough gave up 1 run in 3+ innings of relief to get the save.
Rangers lead series 1-0

10/17 - GAME 2
Honeycutt vs McGregor
Rangers 3, Orioles 0
Rick Honeycutt was masterful tossing a 3 hit complete game shutout, while throwing less than 100 pitches (99).  Honeycutt got all the runs he would need as Texas for the second straight day posted a 3 spot in the top of the 1st in a rally that started with 2 out.  Rivers and Buddy Bell singled with 2 outs.  Sundberg singled to score Rivers and make it 1-0.  Billy Sample hit an opposite field double to score Bell and Sundberg.  Neither team would score the rest of the way.  Buddy Bell was 3 for 4 with a run scored.  The Rangers tallied 13 hits in all with 5 guys getting at least 2 hits apiece.
Rangers lead series 2-0

10/19 - GAME 3 - Arlington Stadium
D.Martinez vs Medich
Rangers 6, Orioles 4

For the third consecutive game the Rangers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead by doing damage in the 1st inning.  Buddy Bell, who would go 2 for 4, hit a 2 run double to get this party started.  Bill Stein singled home Bell and the Rangers were off to the races.  Texas would push their lead to 5-0 when Mickey Rivers doubled home Bump Wills and then scored on a Buddy Bell ground out.  The O's finally got on the bored with a solo run in the 6th, but the Rangers answered right back with a Buddy Bell homer in the bottom of the 7th to make it 6-1.  Doug DeCinces 3 run shot in the top of the 8th knocked Medich out of the game and put the O's right back in the thick of it.  John Henry Johnson would come on to throw 2 perfect innings of relief to set the O's down and close out the series sweep.
Rangers win series 3-0