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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 4, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on October 4, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 4, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 4, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 29,169 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Al Clark 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Steve Palermo |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | DH |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Larry Milbourne | Shortstop |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Terry Crowley | DH |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Lenn Sakata | Shortstop |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 4, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Flanagan
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Reuschel
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Reuschel
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowenstein vs. Reuschel
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, with Flanagan covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Reuschel
Crowley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Reuschel
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Reuschel
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Flanagan
Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
There's a wild pitch. Milbourne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Reuschel
Dempsey 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Reuschel
Bumbry bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Reuschel
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Randolph applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Reuschel
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Reuschel
Singleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Singleton reaches second base with a double. Dauer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Reuschel
Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Reuschel
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Lowenstein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. May
Rudy May now pitching. Jose Morales pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Morales 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Flanagan
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey scores. Winfield scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. May
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. May
Sakata hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. May
Dempsey bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dempsey for the out. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. May
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. DeCinces scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. May
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. May
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Flanagan
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Andre Robertson pinch runs for Larry Milbourne.
Flanagan fires to first and has Robertson trapped. There's the throw to Sakata who tags Robertson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph 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
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. May
Andre Robertson now playing shortstop.
Murray hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. May
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. May
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Flanagan
Gary Roenicke now playing left field.
Mumphrey 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Bobby Brown now playing center field. Dennis Werth now playing first base.
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Gossage
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gossage
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gossage
Bumbry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Flanagan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Flanagan covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Flanagan
Werth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Flanagan
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gossage
Dauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gossage
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gossage
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching. John Shelby now playing center field. Al Bumbry now playing left field. Gary Roenicke now playing right field.
Cerone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Stoddard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stoddard
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching. Tucker Ashford now playing second base.
Roenicke hits a popup in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Frazier
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Frazier
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Stoddard
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stoddard
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 -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stoddard
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stoddard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werth vs. Stoddard
Werth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/4/1981 -- New York at Baltimore (D) New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bumbry A, cf-lf 4 0 2 1 Ashford T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 3 1 2 0 Mumphrey J, cf 2 1 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 1 1 1 Brown B, cf 1 0 0 0 Shelby J, cf 0 0 0 0 Winfield D, lf 4 1 1 0 Murray E, 1b 3 1 1 2 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, lf 2 0 1 0 Piniella L, dh 3 0 1 2 Roenicke G, ph-lf-rf 2 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Crowley T, dh 1 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 1 0 Morales J, ph 3 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 2 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 2 2 1 Werth D, 1b 2 0 1 0 Sakata L, ss 3 0 0 0 Milbourne L, ss 2 0 2 0 Dempsey R, c 2 0 0 0 Robertson A, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 31 5 10 5 New York 000 200 000 -- 2 Baltimore 003 101 00x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reuschel R (L) 2.2 7 3 3 1 1 May R 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 Gossage R 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 Frazier G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 Stoddard T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 DP -- New York 1, Baltimore 1 LOB -- New York 5, Baltimore 5 2B -- Dauer R 2, Singleton K, Lowenstein J, Winfield D, Bumbry A HR -- Murray E, DeCinces D CS -- Bumbry A, Robertson A SH -- Dempsey R WP -- Flanagan M T -- 2:14 A -- 29169
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