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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 18, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 18, 1981 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 30,157 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: John Shulock 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Left Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | DH |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Gene Michael | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 18, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Guidry
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Guidry
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Guidry
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Trout
Mumphrey bunts towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Trout
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Trout
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple. Randolph scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Guidry
Nordhagen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Guidry
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Guidry
Bernazard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a fly ball towards center. Lemon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lemon. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Trout
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Trout
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dent vs. Trout
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Guidry
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Guidry
Almon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Guidry
Squires strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Trout
Mumphrey strikes out. There goes Randolph. The throw from Fisk to Almon, and Randolph is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Trout
Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Trout
Watson takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Guidry
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Guidry
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Guidry
Nordhagen 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 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Trout
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Guidry
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Guidry
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Guidry
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Trout
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Trout
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Trout
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Guidry
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Guidry
Squires 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 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Trout
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Frazier
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Frazier
Harold Baines pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Trout
Harold Baines now playing right field.
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Trout
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Trout
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mumphrey vs. Trout
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent scores. Randolph scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Bernazard applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Frazier
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Frazier
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Frazier
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bernazard moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Almon vs. Frazier
Almon is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Frazier
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McGlothen
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McGlothen
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. McGlothen
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella.
Gamble hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. McGlothen
Nettles is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. McGlothen
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Frazier
Squires is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Frazier
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Frazier
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Frazier
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1981 -- Chicago at New York (N) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI LeFlore R, lf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 2 2 0 Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 3 0 2 2 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Winfield D, lf 4 0 1 0 Luzinski G, dh 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 2 1 Nordhagen W, rf 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Baines H, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Piniella L, dh 3 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 1 0 Gamble O, ph 1 0 1 1 Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Morrison J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Molinaro B, ph 1 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 2 1 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 30 4 9 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 100 000 21x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trout S (L) 6.2 7 3 3 3 2 McGlothen L 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Guidry R (W) 6.0 3 0 0 0 7 Frazier G (S) 3.0 3 0 0 0 5 E -- Lemon C DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 7 2B -- Fisk C, Gamble O 3B -- Watson B CS -- Randolph W, Mumphrey J SH -- Mumphrey J PB -- Fisk C T -- 2:35 A -- 30157
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