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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 26, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 26, 1981 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,993 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Al Clark 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lenn Sakata | Shortstop |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Larry Milbourne | Shortstop |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 26, 1981
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. May
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. May
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. May
Singleton strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Singleton out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Mark Corey now playing right field.
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Flanagan
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Flanagan
There's a wild pitch. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. May
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. May
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. May
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Flanagan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. May
Sakata hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. May
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. May
Dempsey hits a popup towards short. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Flanagan
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Flanagan
Milbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Corey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. May
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. May
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corey vs. May
Corey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne misplays the ball. That's an error on Milbourne. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. May
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. May
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Flanagan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. May
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. May
Sakata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. May
Roenicke bunts towards the mound. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sakata moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. May
There's a wild pitch. Sakata moves to third. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. May
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sakata scores. Roenicke moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. May
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne misplays the ball. That's an error on Milbourne. Roenicke scores. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. May
Dauer hits a line drive towards short. Milbourne catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dempsey moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Corey vs. May
Corey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Flanagan
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Corey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Flanagan
Milbourne hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Milbourne reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. Randolph goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Stewart spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stewart. Milbourne moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. Stewart
Winfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Martinez
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Steve Balboni pinch hits for Oscar Gamble.
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Martinez
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. May
Murray hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. May
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. May
DeCinces hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. DeCinces reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sakata vs. May
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Martinez
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Martinez
Watson hits a line drive towards first. Murray catches it and steps on first to double up Nettles. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martinez
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. May
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. May
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. May
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. May
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching. John Lowenstein pinch hits for Mark Corey.
Lowenstein hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
John Lowenstein now playing left field. Gary Roenicke now playing right field.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Martinez
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Martinez
Milbourne strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Martinez
Winfield takes first base on ball four. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Martinez
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Davis
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Davis
Morales hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Davis
DeCinces hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brown. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sakata vs. Davis
Sakata is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Davis
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Martinez
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Martinez
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Martinez
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Davis
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Davis
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Davis
Dauer 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
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martinez
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown bunts towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Stone
Steve Stone now pitching.
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching. Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Larry Milbourne.
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1981 -- Baltimore at New York (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 5 0 0 1 Randolph W, 2b 3 2 0 0
Dauer R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Milbourne L, ss 3 0 1 2
Singleton K, rf 1 0 0 0 Murcer B, ph 1 1 1 3
Corey M, rf 2 0 0 0 Winfield D, lf 1 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Piniella L, dh 2 0 1 0
Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 0 0 0 0
Morales J, dh 4 1 1 1 Balboni S, ph 2 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 1
Sakata L, ss 4 1 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 1 0
Roenicke G, lf-rf 4 2 2 1 Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 4 0 1 1 Cerone R, c 3 2 1 0
Brown B, cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 8 4 28 6 6 6
Baltimore 000 020 110 -- 4
New York 000 120 003 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M 4.1 5 3 3 3 1
Stewart S* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Martinez T 4.0 0 1 1 5 4
Stone S (L)+ 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
Stoddard T 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R 6.2 6 3 3 1 1
Davis R (W) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Milbourne L 3, Stewart S, DeCinces D
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Baltimore 7, New York 7
2B -- Milbourne L, Dauer R, DeCinces D
3B -- DeCinces D
HR -- Jackson R, Roenicke G, Morales J, Murcer B
SH -- Brown B
WP -- Flanagan M, May R
T -- 2:48
A -- 31993
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