May 4, 1981 New York Yankees at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
MIN 3
(10) NYY 4
@CAL 2 BOS 8
@KCR 7
(12) MIL 9
@SEA 5 HOU 5
@CHC 4 MON 4
LAD 3 PHI 6
SFG 4 ATL 9
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 30,897

Monday, May 4, 1981, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Yankees

14-8

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4 11  0
Angels          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  1

W: G Nelson (1-0), L: G Zahn (3-3), S: R Davis (2)

Angels

11-14

Lost 3

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .185  .605    0    1   2   
J Mumphrey CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .831    0    4   0   2B
D Winfield LF                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .316  .843    0    0   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .190  .691    0    0   0   GDP
B Watson 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .176  .535    0    6   0   2B
  J Spencer 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .501         0   0   
L Piniella RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .172  .560    0    2   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .213  .722    0    1   0   
B Foote C                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .140  .643    0   12   0   HR,GDP
B Dent SS                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .200  .639    0    1   3   2B

G Nelson P                                                               0   1
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   4    5   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Watson (1, off G Zahn); B Dent (3, off G Zahn); J Mumphrey (3, off L Sanchez).

HR: B Foote (4, off G Zahn; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); L Piniella (1, off G Zahn; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Foote 5; L Piniella 4; B Dent 3; J Mumphrey 3; W Randolph 2; B Watson 2; G Nettles.

GIDP: B Foote (3); R Jackson (1).

RBI: B Dent 2 (11); B Foote (5); L Piniella (2).

2-out RBI: B Foote.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Randolph-B Dent-B Watson.

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .694    0   14   0   
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .801    0    2   4   
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .819    0    2   0   2B
F Lynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .835    0    0   0   
J Harris LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .316  .895    0    2   0   2B,GDP
D Baylor DH                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .083  .424    0    0   0   HR
E Ott C                       3   0   0   1    0   1  .260  .568    0    3   1   
B Grich 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .755    0    3   9   
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .667    0    1   2   

G Zahn P                                                                 0   0
  L Sanchez P                                                            0   0
  A Hassler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2    2  12                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Harris (2, off G Nelson); D Ford (4, off G Nelson).

HR: D Baylor (3, off G Nelson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Baylor 4; J Harris 2; D Ford 2; B Grich.

GIDP: J Harris (2).

RBI: E Ott (5); D Baylor (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 4. B Grich-R Burleson-R Carew; R Burleson-B Grich-R Carew; R Carew; B Hobson-B Grich.

E: F Lynn (3).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nelson, W (1-0)              6     4   2   2    2   4   1   3.00   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 4     58    -     1.06   0.08
R Davis, S (2)                 3     0   0   0    0   8   0   2.30    9     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.22   0.24
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2  12   1          32     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 4           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Zahn, L (3-3)                5.2   9   4   4    4   2   2   3.14   27     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 3· 9     33    -     1.06  -0.27
L Sanchez                      2.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   2.95   12     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.62   0.06
A Hassler                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.61    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.03
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5   3   2          40     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 3·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 30,897.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              California Angels                    
1. W Randolph           2B    1. R Carew              1B 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. D Ford               RF 
4. R Jackson            DH    4. F Lynn               CF 
5. B Watson             1B    5. J Harris             LF 
6. L Piniella           RF    6. D Baylor             DH 
7. G Nettles            3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. B Foote              C     8. B Grich              2B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   G Nelson             P        G Zahn               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-2  ---      18%  65% L Piniella      G Zahn          Home Run
   b 5   0  2-1  ---     -16%  44% D Baylor        G Nelson        Home Run
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      16%  76% B Dent          G Zahn          Double to LF; Nettles Scores; Foote Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3     -14%  49% D Winfield      G Zahn          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   t 6   2  2-3  ---      14%  77% B Foote         G Zahn          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Randolph      Single to RF
          1--      63%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF; Randolph to 3B
   OO     1-3      49%  D Winfield      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
          --3      50%  R Jackson       Walk
          1-3      53%  B Watson        Walk; Jackson to 2B
   O      123      45%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      49%  R Burleson      Popfly: CF
          ---      47%  D Ford          Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  G Nettles       Single to CF
          1--      60%  B Foote         Single to CF; Nettles to 2B
   RR     12-      76%  B Dent          Double to LF; Nettles Scores; Foote Scores
   O      -2-      73%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
   OO     -2-      68%  J Mumphrey      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  J Harris        Double to RF
   O      -2-      63%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Harris to 3B
   RO     --3      61%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harris Scores
   O      ---      62%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      59%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  B Watson        Double to CF
   O      -2-      58%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Gene Nelson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Carew         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      63%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  G Nettles       Walk
   OO     1--      60%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  F Lynn          Walk
   OO     1--      65%  J Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      60%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Gene Nelson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      44%  D Baylor        Home Run
   O      ---      47%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
          1--      44%  R Carew         Walk; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Burleson      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Watson        Lineout: 2B
   R      ---      65%  L Piniella      Home Run
   O      ---      63%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---      77%  B Foote         Home Run
          ---      78%  B Dent          Single to LF
                  Luis Sanchez replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
          1--      79%  W Randolph      Single to LF; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      76%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  J Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Luis Sanchez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  D Winfield      Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Davis facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Davis replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      ---      84%  D Baylor        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      86%  E Ott           Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Luis Sanchez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  G Nettles       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Nettles to 3B
   O      --3      87%  B Foote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      85%  B Dent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Spencer replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      89%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Luis Sanchez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  J Mumphrey      Double to RF
          -2-      94%  D Winfield      Walk
                  Andy Hassler replaces Luis Sanchez pitching
   OO     12-      92%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Harris        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198105040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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