Tigers @ Yankees
April 20, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 7 1
Yankees 6 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 7 1
Yankees 6 9 0

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .400
OBP .500 .464
At Bats 4 25
Hits 2 10
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 3

Rudy May Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - April 20, 1981
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Out
Rudy May
Johnny Oates
Jim Spencer
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Dave Winfield
Jerry Mumphrey
Oscar Gamble
Kirk Gibson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 7 1 8
New York Yankees 6 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Rudy May
Losing Pitcher Dave Rozema
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Reggie Jackson
Attendance 20,981
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gibson hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Whitaker strikes out.
Top 9 Kelleher strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to third. Oates moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to second.
Bottom 7 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey scores.
Bottom 7 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Tobik now pitching. Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kemp hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gibson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Winfield scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to third. Cowens throws the ball in to Whitaker, who relays the ball to Kelleher who tags Jackson for the out. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Winfield moves to second.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dent bunts towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oates takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cowens strikes out.
Top 5 Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Parrish reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Trammell is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Gibson. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Gibson steals second.
Top 4 Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third.
Top 4 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Cowens scores.
Top 4 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third.
Top 4 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Winfield, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Randolph scores.
Bottom 3 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 3 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wockenfuss is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Kemp moves to second.
Top 3 Kemp takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Trammell hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Top 2 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kemp takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out.