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Series
Results
LAD
@NYY		3
5
LAD
@NYY		0
3
NYY
@LAD		4
5
NYY
@LAD		7
8
NYY
@LAD		1
2
LAD
@NYY		9
2
Sunday, October 25, 1981
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 56,115, Time of Game: 2:19
Yankees
1
 at Dodgers
2
W: Jerry Reuss (2-2)
L: Ron Guidry (1-1)
 
                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

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .704 -0.078 1.20 0.023 -0.101 -0.8 0 0
Larry Milbourne SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 .765 -0.052 1.18 0.034 -0.086 -0.2 1 1
Dave Winfield CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .196 .587 -0.054 1.09 0.024 -0.078 -0.4 4 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .323 1.045 -0.050 1.21 0.068 -0.119 -0.4 0 0 2B,GDP
   Rich Gossage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .378 .953 0.023 1.47 0.110 -0.087 0.7 6 0
Lou Piniella LF-RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .367 1.000 0.230 1.48 0.245 -0.015 1.8 3 0
   Bobby Brown PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .735 -0.238 1.85 0.000 -0.238 -2.0 8 1 GDP
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .364 .780 -0.118 1.60 0.007 -0.125 -0.6 2 3 IW
Ron Guidry P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.107 1.35 0.000 -0.107 -1.1 0 0
   Jerry Mumphrey CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .582 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 3 6 .156 .416 -0.444 1.38 0.511 -0.956 -2.8 24 5
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .574 -0.057 0.91 0.024 -0.081 -0.1 3 3 SB
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .600 -0.086 0.92 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 0 7
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .367 .944 -0.040 0.65 0.012 -0.051 -0.4 12 1
Ron Cey 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .805 -0.017 0.79 0.030 -0.047 0.1 0 2 HBP
   Ken Landreaux PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .494 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0 SB
Dusty Baker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .490 -0.136 1.37 0.000 -0.136 -1.3 2 0
Pedro Guerrero RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .173 .643 0.225 0.96 0.263 -0.037 0.7 1 0 HR
Steve Yeager C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .375 1.228 0.263 1.06 0.295 -0.033 1.2 7 0 HR,2B
Derrel Thomas CF-3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .347 -0.073 0.97 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 0 0
Jerry Reuss P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .071 -0.025 0.77 0.019 -0.044 -0.3 1 2
Team Totals 28 2 4 2 3 9 .143 .643 0.054 0.93 0.643 -0.588 -1.3 27 15
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
DP: 2. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey; D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: D Lopes 3 (5).
Baserunning
SB: K Landreaux (1, 2nd base off R Gossage/R Cerone); D Lopes (9, 3rd base off R Gossage/R Cerone).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Guidry, L (1-1) 7 4 2 2 2 9 2 3.22 27 68 -0.079 0.98 0.9
Rich Gossage 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.024 0.69 0.4
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 3 9 2 2.25 32 68 0 0 -0.055 1.38 1.4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Reuss, W (2-2) 9 5 1 1 3 6 0 2.21 35 76 0.445 1.38 2.8
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 6 0 1.00 35 76 0.445 0.93 2.8
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.

Starting 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

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

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss 1% 54% 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 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD B. Russell R. Guidry -1% 51% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry 1% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  LAD R. Cey R. Guidry 2% 54% Walk; Garvey to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O LAD D. Baker R. Guidry -4% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss -7% 43% Ground-rule Double (LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  NYY B. Watson J. Reuss -7% 36% Reached on E4 (Pop Fly); Jackson to 3B; Watson to 1B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss -6% 30% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jackson Scores; Watson to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss 9% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Watson to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss 3% 42% 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 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry -2% 40% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry 5% 45% Double
b2 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry -4% 41% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry -4% 37% 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 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss -2% 37% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss -3% 33% Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss 3% 37% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss 5% 41% 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 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry -3% 39% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD B. Russell R. Guidry -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry -1% 36% 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 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY B. Watson J. Reuss -4% 32% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss -11% 22% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Watson to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Piniella to 2B
t4 1-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss 5% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss -1% 26% Intentional Walk
t4 1-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  O NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss 7% 33% Bunt Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Piniella to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
t4 1-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss 7% 40% 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 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD R. Cey R. Guidry -3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD D. Baker R. Guidry -2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry -1% 34% 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 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss 2% 36% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss -2% 34% Single to LF
t5 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss 5% 39% 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 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry -3% 35% Popfly: 3B
b5 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry -2% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry 2% 35% Walk
b5 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O LAD D. Lopes R. Guidry -3% 32% 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 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Watson J. Reuss 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss 1% 35% Flyball: RF
t6 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss 1% 36% 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 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD B. Russell R. Guidry -4% 33% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD S. Garvey R. Guidry -3% 30% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD R. Cey R. Guidry -2% 28% 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 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss 2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Guidry J. Reuss 1% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY W. Randolph J. Reuss 1% 33% 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 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD D. Baker R. Guidry -5% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R LAD P. Guerrero R. Guidry 26% 54% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R LAD S. Yeager R. Guidry 25% 79% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD D. Thomas R. Guidry -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD J. Reuss R. Guidry -1% 77% 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 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY L. Milbourne J. Reuss 5% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Winfield J. Reuss 4% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY R. Jackson J. Reuss 2% 88% 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
Dave Winfield moves from CF to LF
Jerry Mumphrey replaces Ron Guidry (P) playing CF batting 9th
Lou Piniella moves from LF to RF
b8 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD D. Lopes R. Gossage 2% 90% Walk
b8 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD B. Russell R. Gossage -2% 88% Bunt Popfly: 1B
b8 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD S. Garvey R. Gossage -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b8 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  LAD R. Cey R. Gossage 1% 88% Hit By Pitch; Lopes to 2B
Ken Landreaux pinch runs for Ron Cey (3B) batting 4th
b8 2-1 2 12- 7,(0-2)  LAD D. Baker R. Gossage 1% 89% Landreaux Steals 2B; Lopes Steals 3B
b8 2-1 2 -23 11,(1-2)  O LAD D. Baker R. Gossage -3% 86% 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
Ken Landreaux moves from PR to CF
t9 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY B. Watson J. Reuss 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY L. Piniella J. Reuss -8% 84% Single to CF
Bobby Brown pinch runs for Lou Piniella (RF) batting 6th
t9 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Cerone J. Reuss 8% 93% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Rodriguez J. Reuss 7% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Dodgers 2.

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