October 23, 1981 World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1981 World Series Game 3
1981 postseason: WS: LAD-NYY / ALCS: NYY-OAK / NLCS: LAD-MON / Div. Series: NYY-MIL / OAK-KCR / MON-PHI / LAD-HOU

Game 1
NYY  5
LAD  3
Game 2
NYY  3
LAD  0
Game 3
LAD  5
NYY  4
Game 4
LAD  8
NYY  7
Game 5
LAD  2
NYY  1
Game 6
LAD  9
@NYY  2

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 56,236

Friday, October 23, 1981
Time of Game: 3:04

Yankees

Bob Lemon

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

W: F Valenzuela (1-0), L: G Frazier (0-1)

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 2   0   0   0    3   0  .000  .385   30    5   3   CS
J Mumphrey CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .585   22    0   0   
D Winfield LF                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .231   21    2   0   
L Piniella RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .400  .900   20    0   0   GDP
B Watson 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .545 1.765    9    9   0   HR,2B
R Cerone C                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .222 1.084   12    5   1   HR,2B
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   11    1   3   
L Milbourne SS                2   0   2   1    2   0  .300  .817   14    2   4   2·IW
D Righetti P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   SH
  G Frazier P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R May P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Murcer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    7   6              149   24  11

BATTING

2B: B Watson (1, off F Valenzuela); R Cerone (1, off F Valenzuela).

HR: B Watson (2, off F Valenzuela; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); R Cerone (1, off F Valenzuela; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SH: D Righetti (1, off F Valenzuela).

IBB: L Milbourne 2 (2, 2 by F Valenzuela).

TB: R Cerone 6; B Watson 6; A Rodriguez 2; L Milbourne 2; L Piniella.

GIDP: L Piniella (1).

RBI: R Cerone 2 (2); L Milbourne (2); B Watson (5).

2-out RBI: R Cerone 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Milbourne-W Randolph-B Watson; W Randolph-B Watson.

BASERUNNING

CS: W Randolph (1, 2nd base by F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .200  .573   17    6   3   2B,SH
B Russell SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    0   3   
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .267   12    2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .455  .955   19    8   1   
R Cey 3B                      2   2   2   3    2   0  .300 1.017   23    2   3   HR
P Guerrero CF-RF              3   0   1   1    0   2  .100  .450   16    1   0   2B,HBP
R Monday RF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393   10    2   0   IW
  D Thomas PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   GDP
S Yeager C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .834    1    2   0   
  M Scioscia PH-C             3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    8    4   1   GDP
F Valenzuela P                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   13    0   1   
Totals                       32   5  11   4    4   5              136   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Lopes (1, off D Righetti); P Guerrero (1, off G Frazier).

HR: R Cey (1, off D Righetti; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Lopes (1, off D Righetti).

IBB: R Monday (1, by G Frazier).

HBP: P Guerrero (1, by D Righetti).

TB: R Cey 5; D Lopes 3; P Guerrero 2; B Russell 2; S Garvey 2; R Monday; M Scioscia.

GIDP: M Scioscia (1); D Thomas (1).

RBI: R Cey 3 (3); P Guerrero (1).

2-out RBI: R Cey 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Cey-S Garvey.

E: D Lopes (2).

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
D Righetti                     2     5   3   3    2   1   1  13.50   14   63-37   26· 4· 7    4· 3· 0· 3     33    -     1.12  -0.35
G Frazier, L (0-1)             2     3   2   2    2   1   0   9.00   11   37-21   15· 2· 4    6· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.62  -0.15
R May                          3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9   26-19   10· 6· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          3-1    1.20   0.16
R Davis                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0  18.00    4   10-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.69   0.02
Totals                         8    11   5   5    4   5   1          38  136-84   54·13·17   14· 7· 2· 5          5-1

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Valenzuela, W (1-0)          9     9   4   4    7   6   2   4.00   40  147-92   52·13·27   12· 6· 4· 5     52    -     1.44   0.18
Totals                         9     9   4   4    7   6   2          40  147-92   52·13·27   12· 6· 4· 5           -

D Righetti faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
G Frazier faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Valenzuela 2 (2; L Milbourne, L Milbourne); G Frazier (1; R Monday).

HBP: D Righetti (1; P Guerrero).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 56,236.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. W Randolph           2B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. B Russell            SS 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. D Baker              LF 
4. L Piniella           RF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. B Watson             1B    5. R Cey                3B 
6. R Cerone             C     6. P Guerrero           CF 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. R Monday             RF 
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. S Yeager             C  
9. D Righetti           P     9. F Valenzuela         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  8   27%  82% R Cey           D Righetti      Home Run (Deep LF); Lopes Scores; Russell Scores
   t 3   2  3-2  1--  2  -26%  40% R Cerone        F Valenzuela    Home Run (LF-CF); Piniella Scores
   t 8   0  5-4  12-  1   26%  80% B Murcer        F Valenzuela    Double Play: Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B-1B
   b 5   0  4-3  12-  2   22%  76% P Guerrero      G Frazier       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Garvey Scores; Cey to 3B
   t 8   0  5-4  1--  2  -14%  55% L Milbourne     F Valenzuela    Single to 2B; Rodriguez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          --- 10   46%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   46%  D Winfield      Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
   OO     12-  7   54%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   61%  D Lopes         Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-  1   68%  B Russell       Single (Bunt); Lopes to 3B
   O      1-3  4   62%  D Baker         Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  6   55%  S Garvey        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    1-3  8   82%  R Cey           Home Run (Deep LF); Lopes Scores; Russell Scores
          ---  5   82%  P Guerrero      Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   83%  R Monday        Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 3B
   O      1-3  1   81%  S Yeager        Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   73%  B Watson        Home Run (Deep CF)
          ---  2   66%  R Cerone        Double to LF
   O      -2-  3   68%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF; Cerone to 3B
   R      --3  4   62%  L Milbourne     Single to RF (Line Drive); Cerone Scores
   O      1--  3   63%  D Righetti      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Milbourne to 2B
          -2-  5   62%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      12-  6   67%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   70%  F Valenzuela    Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  D Lopes         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Valenzuela to 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Valenzuela to 3B
   O      --3  1   63%  D Baker         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   66%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   63%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   66%  B Watson        Popfly: 2B
   RR     1--  2   40%  R Cerone        Home Run (LF-CF); Piniella Scores
          ---  4   38%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
          -2-  4   37%  L Milbourne     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   41%  D Righetti      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   46%  S Garvey        Single to CF
          1--  5   53%  R Cey           Walk; Garvey to 2B
                  George Frazier replaces Dave Righetti pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   46%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   41%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
                  Mike Scioscia pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      12-  4   36%  M Scioscia      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Scioscia moves to C
   O      ---  4   38%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   39%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   38%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--  1   40%  L Piniella      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, George Frazier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   37%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   37%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--  2   34%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   27%  B Watson        Ground-rule Double (Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   32%  R Cerone        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   34%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Watson to 3B
          --3  4   33%  L Milbourne     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   38%  G Frazier       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, George Frazier facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   44%  S Garvey        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   53%  R Cey           Walk; Garvey to 2B
   R      12-  2   76%  P Guerrero      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Garvey Scores; Cey to 3B
          -23  4   78%  R Monday        Intentional Walk
                  Rudy May replaces George Frazier pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    123  2   72%  M Scioscia      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Cey Scores/No RBI; Guerrero to 3B
   O      --3  3   69%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   62%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      72%  J Mumphrey      Randolph Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   76%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   79%  D Lopes         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   76%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   74%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   72%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   76%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   79%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   81%  R Cerone        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rudy May facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   84%  R Cey           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   81%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 7th
   OO     1--  3   78%  D Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
                  Derrel Thomas moves to CF; Pedro Guerrero moves to RF
          ---  1   69%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   55%  L Milbourne     Single to 2B; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Rudy May batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   80%  B Murcer        Double Play: Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   88%  W Randolph      Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Rodriguez out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ron Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Davis replaces Bobby Murcer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   90%  M Scioscia      Single to RF
   O      1--  1   88%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   87%  D Lopes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   86%  B Russell       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   93%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Piniella      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation