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1981 World Series Game 5
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: 56,115

 Sunday, October 25, 1981
Time of Game: 2:19
Yankees
1
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    2  4  3
W: Jerry Reuss (2-2), L: Ron Guidry (1-1)
 Dodgers
2

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .704   18    8    0   0   
L Milbourne SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .340  .765   11    8    1   1   
D Winfield CF-LF              4   0   1   0    0   2  .196  .587   13   10    4   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .323 1.045   11    9    0   0   2B,GDP
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .378  .953   19   11    6   0   
L Piniella LF-RF              4   0   2   1    0   0  .367 1.000    8    7    3   0   
  B Brown PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .735    6    6    8   1   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .364  .780   11    7    2   3   IW
R Guidry P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    8    0   0   
  J Mumphrey CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .582              0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   6              108   74   24   5
Batting Events
2B: R Jackson (1, off J Reuss).
IBB: A Rodriguez (1, by J Reuss).
TB: R Jackson 2; L Piniella 2; L Milbourne; D Winfield.
GIDP: R Jackson (2); R Cerone (1).
RBI: L Piniella (8).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .574   16   10    3   3   SB
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .600    8    6    0   7   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .367  .944   13    9   12   1   
R Cey 3B                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .805   18   11    0   2   HBP
  K Landreaux PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .494              1   0   SB
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .196  .490   22   18    2   0   
P Guerrero RF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .173  .643    6    6    1   0   HR
S Yeager C                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.228   10    8    7   0   HR,2B
D Thomas CF-3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347   12    8    0   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .071   15    9    1   2   
Totals                       28   2   4   2    3   9              120   85   27  15
Batting Events
2B: S Yeager (2, off R Guidry).
HR: S Yeager (2, off R Guidry; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); P Guerrero (3, off R Guidry; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: R Cey (1, by R Gossage).
TB: S Yeager 6; P Guerrero 4; S Garvey.
RBI: P Guerrero (5); S Yeager (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey; D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: D Lopes 3 (5).
Baserunning Events
SB: K Landreaux (1, 2nd base off R Gossage/R Cerone); D Lopes (9, 3rd base off R Gossage/R Cerone).

Pitching Stats

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
R Guidry, L (1-1)              7     4   2   2    2   9   2   3.22   27   99-70   30·23·17    3· 9· 2· 4     68    -     0.99  -0.08
R Gossage                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   21-15   13· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.85   0.02
Totals                         8     4   2   2    3   9   2          32  120-85   43·24·18    5·10· 2· 4           -  
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
J Reuss, W (2-2)               9     5   1   1    3   6   0   2.21   35  108-74   49·12·13   17· 5· 0· 4     76    -     1.42   0.45
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          35  108-74   49·12·13   17· 5· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Gossage (1; R Cey).
IBB: J Reuss (2; A Rodriguez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Colosi, LF - Terry Cooney, RF - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 56,115.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Willie Randolph              2B       1. Davey Lopes                  2B
2. Larry Milbourne              SS       2. Bill Russell                 SS
3. Dave Winfield                CF       3. Steve Garvey                 1B
4. Reggie Jackson               RF       4. Ron Cey                      3B
5. Bob Watson                   1B       5. Dusty Baker                  LF
6. Lou Piniella                 LF       6. Pedro Guerrero               RF
7. Rick Cerone                   C       7. Steve Yeager                  C
8. Aurelio Rodriguez            3B       8. Derrel Thomas                CF
9. Ron Guidry                    P       9. Jerry Reuss                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 1 --- R 2,(0-1)  26% 54% 0-1 LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  25% 79% 1-1 LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  -11% 22% 1-0 NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Watson to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Piniella to 2B
t2 0 12- OO 2,(0-1)  9% 39% 1-0 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Watson to 3B
t9 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  8% 93% 1-2 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 52% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss Groundout: 1B-P
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 54% 0-0 NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 54% 0-0 NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 51% 0-0 LAD B. Russell R. Guidry Popfly: 3B
b1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1% 52% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry Single to CF
b1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  2% 54% 0-0 LAD R. Cey R. Guidry Walk; Garvey to 2B
b1 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 50% 0-0 LAD D. Baker R. Guidry Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -7% 43% 0-0 NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss Ground-rule Double (LF Line)
t2 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  -7% 36% 0-0 NYY B. Watson J. Reuss Reached on E4 (Pop Fly); Jackson to 3B; Watson to 1B
t2 0 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  -6% 30% 0-0 NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jackson Scores; Watson to 2B
t2 0 12- OO 2,(0-1)  9% 39% 1-0 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Watson to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  3% 42% 1-0 NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 40% 0-1 LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  5% 45% 0-1 LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry Double
b2 1 -2- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 41% 0-1 LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry Flyball: CF
b2 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 37% 0-1 LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 39% 1-0 NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 37% 1-0 NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss Walk
t3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  -3% 33% 1-0 NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
t3 1 12- O 2,(0-1)  3% 37% 1-0 NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 3B
t3 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  5% 41% 1-0 NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 39% 0-1 LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 37% 0-1 LAD B. Russell R. Guidry Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 36% 0-1 LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -4% 32% 1-0 NYY B. Watson J. Reuss Walk
t4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  -11% 22% 1-0 NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Watson to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Piniella to 2B
t4 0 -23 O 1,(0-0)  5% 27% 1-0 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  -1% 26% 1-0 NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss Intentional Walk
t4 1 123 O 2,(1-0)  7% 33% 1-0 NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss Bunt Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Piniella to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
t4 2 123 O 2,(1-0)  7% 40% 1-0 NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -3% 37% 0-1 LAD R. Cey R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 35% 0-1 LAD D. Baker R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 34% 0-1 LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 36% 1-0 NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -2% 34% 1-0 NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss Single to LF
t5 1 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  5% 39% 1-0 NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 35% 0-1 LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry Popfly: 3B
b5 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 33% 0-1 LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  2% 35% 0-1 LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry Walk
b5 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 32% 0-1 LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 34% 1-0 NYY B. Watson J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 35% 1-0 NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 36% 1-0 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 33% 0-1 LAD B. Russell R. Guidry Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 30% 0-1 LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b6 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 28% 0-1 LAD R. Cey R. Guidry Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 30% 1-0 NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 32% 1-0 NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 33% 1-0 NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 28% 0-1 LAD D. Baker R. Guidry Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- R 2,(0-1)  26% 54% 0-1 LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  25% 79% 1-1 LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 78% 2-1 LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 77% 2-1 LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  5% 82% 1-2 NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 86% 1-2 NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 88% 1-2 NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
Rich Gossage replaces Reggie Jackson (RF) pitching and batting 4th; Rich Gossage replaces Reggie Jackson (RF) pitching and batting 4th; Dave Winfield moves from CF to LF; Dave Winfield moves from CF to LF; Jerry Mumphrey replaces Ron Guidry (P) playing CF batting 9th; Jerry Mumphrey replaces Ron Guidry (P) playing CF batting 9th; Lou Piniella moves from LF to RF; Lou Piniella moves from LF to RF
b8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 90% 2-1 LAD D. Lopes R. Gossage Walk
b8 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 88% 2-1 LAD B. Russell R. Gossage Bunt Popfly: 1B
b8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 87% 2-1 LAD S. Garvey R. Gossage Flyball: RF
b8 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  1% 88% 2-1 LAD R. Cey R. Gossage Hit By Pitch; Lopes to 2B
Ken Landreaux pinch runs for Ron Cey (3B) batting 4th; Ken Landreaux pinch runs for Ron Cey (3B) batting 4th
b8 2 12- 7,(0-2)  1% 89% 2-1 LAD D. Baker R. Gossage Landreaux Steals 2B; Lopes Steals 3B
b8 2 -23 O 11,(1-2)  -3% 86% 2-1 LAD D. Baker R. Gossage Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
Derrel Thomas moves from CF to 3B; Derrel Thomas moves from CF to 3B; Ken Landreaux moves from PR to CF; Ken Landreaux moves from PR to CF
t9 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  7% 92% 1-2 NYY B. Watson J. Reuss Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -8% 85% 1-2 NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss Single to CF
Bobby Brown pinch runs for Lou Piniella (RF) batting 6th; Bobby Brown pinch runs for Lou Piniella (RF) batting 6th
t9 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  8% 93% 1-2 NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss Flyball: CF
t9 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  7% 100% 1-2 NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 2.

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