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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 3, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 3, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 3, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 48,592 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Rich Garcia |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | DH |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Larry Milbourne | Shortstop |
Johnny Oates | Catcher |
Gene Michael | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 3, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Kingman
There goes Randolph. The throw from Heath and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kingman
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kingman
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Kingman
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. John
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Kingman
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kingman
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Kingman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Kingman
Milbourne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oates vs. Kingman
Oates hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kingman
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. John
Babitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. John
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. John
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kingman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Kingman
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kingman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kingman
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Kingman
Milbourne hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Kingman
Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. John
Babitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. John
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kingman
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kingman
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Kingman
Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Kingman
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. John
Murphy hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kingman
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Kingman
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Kingman
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. John
Babitt hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kingman
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Owchinko
Bob Owchinko now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Winfield vs. Jones
Dave Winfield pinch hits for Oscar Gamble. Jeff Jones now pitching.
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Jones
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. John
Dave Winfield now playing left field.
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Jones
Milbourne hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Jones
Oates hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Babitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. John
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Gossage
Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Gossage
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Gossage
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
Gross strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1981, game 2 -- New York at Oakland (D) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Randolph W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 3 1 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Murcer B, dh 4 0 2 0 Johnson C, dh 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 2 0 Gamble O, lf 3 0 1 0 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Newman J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gross W, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Babitt S, 2b 3 0 2 0 Milbourne L, ss 4 0 1 0 McKay D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Oates J, c 4 0 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 9 2 32 0 6 0 New York 000 000 110 -- 2 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO John T (W)* 8.0 5 0 0 1 3 Gossage R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Kingman B (L)+ 7.0 8 2 2 2 5 Owchinko B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Jones J 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th DP -- New York 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- New York 7, Oakland 6 2B -- Gamble O, Murcer B HR -- Spencer J SB -- Mumphrey J CS -- Randolph W T -- 2:48 A -- 48592
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