October 7, 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 1 at County Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 1
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
@MIL  3
Game 2
NYY  3
@MIL  0
Game 3
MIL  5
@NYY  3
Game 4
MIL  2
@NYY  1
Game 5
NYY  7
MIL  3

County Stadium, Attendance: 35,064

Wednesday, October 7, 1981, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

Bob Lemon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  1    5 13  1
Brewers         0  1  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  3

W: R Davis (1-0), L: M Haas (0-1), S: R Gossage (1)

Brewers

Buck Rodgers

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
J Mumphrey CF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    6   0   SB,CS
D Winfield LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   1   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
O Gamble DH                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .750 2.500    0    0   0   HR,2B
B Watson 1B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500    0    3   0   
L Milbourne SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   
R Cerone C                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.500    0   13   0   2·2B

R Guidry P                                                               0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40   5  13   4    1   3                    27   4

BATTING

2B: R Cerone 2 (2, off B McClure, off M Haas); O Gamble (1, off J Slaton).

HR: O Gamble (1, off M Haas; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: O Gamble 7; R Cerone 4; B Watson 3; J Mumphrey 2; L Milbourne; D Winfield; R Jackson.

GIDP: G Nettles (1).

RBI: O Gamble 2 (2); R Cerone 2 (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Cerone (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Mumphrey (1, 2nd base off R Fingers/T Simmons).

CS: J Mumphrey (1, 2nd base by M Haas/T Simmons).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   SH
R Yount SS                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .500 1.000    0    0   4   SB,SF
C Cooper 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0   10   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   1   
G Thomas CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    2   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   1   2B
C Moore DH                    2   0   2   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  R Howell PH                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    2   5   2B

M Haas P                                                                 0   0
  D Bernard P                                                            0   0
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
  J Slaton P                                                             0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2  12                    27  11

BATTING

2B: S Bando (1, off R Guidry); J Gantner (1, off R Guidry).

SF: R Yount (1, off R Guidry).

SH: P Molitor (1, off R Guidry).

TB: S Bando 2; J Gantner 2; C Moore 2; R Yount; R Howell; C Cooper; T Simmons.

RBI: T Simmons (1); R Yount (1); C Moore (1).

2-out RBI: C Moore.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper.

E: T Simmons (1); R Yount (1); J Gantner (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Yount (1, 2nd base off R Guidry/R Cerone).

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
R Guidry                       4.1   7   3   3    2   5   0   6.23   22     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 7     40    -     1.07  -0.26
R Davis, W (1-0)               2.2   0   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.64   0.31
R Gossage, S (1)               2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.92   0.20
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  12   0          37     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1· 8          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Haas, L (0-1)                3.1   8   4   4    1   1   1  10.80   18     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 8     28    -     1.18  -0.39
D Bernard                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.99   0.05
B McClure                      1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.06  -0.06
J Slaton                       2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.24   0.19
R Fingers                      1.1   1   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.92  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   5   4    1   3   1          41     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·13          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 35,064.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Randolph           2B    1. P Molitor            RF 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. R Yount              SS 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. G Nettles            3B    5. G Thomas             CF 
6. O Gamble             DH    6. B Oglivie            LF 
7. B Watson             1B    7. S Bando              3B 
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. C Moore              DH 
9. R Cerone             C     9. J Gantner            2B 

   R Guidry             P        M Haas               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-0  1--      23%  47% O Gamble        M Haas          Home Run; Jackson Scores
   t 4   1  2-2  12-      23%  78% R Cerone        M Haas          Double to LF; Watson Scores; Milbourne Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  12-     -14%  55% T Simmons       R Guidry        Single to CF; Yount Scores; Cooper to 2B
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  37% C Moore         R Guidry        Single to LF; Bando Scores; Moore out at 2B/LF-2B
   t 6   1  3-4  1--       9%  78% R Cerone        B McClure       Double (CF-RF); Watson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Moose Haas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  D Winfield      Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Molitor       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      45%  R Yount         Walk
          1--      43%  C Cooper        Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  T Simmons       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Moose Haas facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Jackson       Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  G Nettles       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      48%  O Gamble        Single to LF
          1--      50%  B Watson        Single to CF; Gamble to 2B
   O      12-      45%  L Milbourne     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
          ---      47%  S Bando         Double to LF
   RO     -2-      37%  C Moore         Single to LF; Bando Scores; Moore out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Moose Haas facing 9-1-2
          ---      42%  R Cerone        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  W Randolph      Strikeout
   O      1--      35%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B; Cerone to 2B
   O      -2-      32%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
          ---      26%  J Gantner       Double to LF
          -2-      20%  P Molitor       Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Gantner to 3B
   RO     1-3      21%  R Yount         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gantner Scores
          1--      19%  C Cooper        Single to RF; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-      21%  T Simmons       Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      24%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Moose Haas facing 4-5-6
          ---      29%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      25%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      47%  O Gamble        Home Run; Jackson Scores
          ---      50%  B Watson        Single to CF
          1--      55%  L Milbourne     Single to SS; Watson to 2B
   RR     12-      78%  R Cerone        Double to LF; Watson Scores; Milbourne Scores
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Moose Haas pitching
   O      -2-      75%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      73%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  S Bando         Strikeout
          ---      76%  C Moore         Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob McClure facing 3-4-5
                  Bob McClure replaces Dwight Bernard pitching
          ---      81%  D Winfield      Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      77%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---      74%  R Yount         Single to RF
          1--      69%  C Cooper        Walk; Yount to 2B
   R      12-      55%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Yount Scores; Cooper to 2B
                  Ron Davis replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   O      12-      62%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      12-      69%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob McClure facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  B Watson        Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
          1--      78%  R Cerone        Double (CF-RF); Watson to 3B
                  Jim Slaton replaces Bob McClure pitching
   O      -23      70%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      -23      64%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
                  Roy Howell replaces Charlie Moore playing DH batting 8th
   O      ---      70%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Slaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  P Molitor       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Slaton facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  O Gamble        Double to RF
   O      -2-      83%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Gamble to 3B
   O      --3      77%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   O      --3      73%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
   O      ---      79%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      83%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rollie Fingers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking, Mumphrey Steals 2B; Mumphrey to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      93%  R Jackson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      93%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  R Howell        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  J Gantner       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  P Molitor       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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