October 8, 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2, Yankees at Brewers

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1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2
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: 26,395

Thursday, October 8, 1981, 2:11PM
Time of Game: 0:00

Yankees

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

W: Dave Righetti (1-0), L: Mike Caldwell (0-1), S: Rich Gossage (2)

Brewers

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444              0   1   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444              2   0   
D Winfield LF                 4   1   3   0    0   1  .444 1.111              1   0   3B
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .958              0   0   HR,GDP
L Piniella DH                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250              0   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .857              7   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   3   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .857             15   0   

D Righetti P                                                                  0   1
  R Davis P                                                                   0   0
  R Gossage P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    0   4                         27   5

Batting Events

3B: D Winfield (1, off M Caldwell).

HR: L Piniella (1, off M Caldwell; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); R Jackson (1, off M Caldwell; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Winfield 5; R Jackson 4; L Piniella 4; W Randolph 2.

GIDP: R Jackson (1).

RBI: R Jackson 2 (2); L Piniella (1).

2-out RBI: L Piniella.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Molitor RF                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .125  .347              0   0   
R Yount SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .365              1   7   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661             14   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661              5   0   
G Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .125              5   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              2   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.375              0   1   2·2B
C Moore DH                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .500 1.000              0   0   
  R Howell PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.167              0   0   
  T Bosley PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Money PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .625              0   4   

M Caldwell P                                                                  0   3
  J Slaton P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       34   0   7   0    4  14                         27  15

Batting Events

2B: S Bando 2 (3, 2 off D Righetti).

TB: S Bando 5; P Molitor; C Cooper; J Gantner; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

Fielding Events

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

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
D Righetti, W (1-0)            6     4   0   0    2  10   0   0.00   24     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 4     72    -     1.30   0.36
R Davis, H (1)                 0.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.58  -0.21
R Gossage, S (2)               2.2   2   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          3-0    2.31   0.48
Totals                         9     7   0   0    4  14   0          38     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 7          3-0

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 Caldwell, L (0-1)            8.1   7   3   3    0   4   2   3.24   31     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7     61    -     0.83   0.12
J Slaton                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   4   2          33     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Davis (1).

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark, LF - Mike Reilly, RF - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 26,395.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: 51° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Milwaukee Brewers                            
1. Willie Randolph              2B       1. Paul Molitor                 RF
2. Jerry Mumphrey               CF       2. Robin Yount                  SS
3. Dave Winfield                LF       3. Cecil Cooper                 1B
4. Reggie Jackson               RF       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Lou Piniella                 DH       5. Gorman Thomas                CF
6. Graig Nettles                3B       6. Ben Oglivie                  LF
7. Bob Watson                   1B       7. Sal Bando                    3B
8. Larry Milbourne              SS       8. Charlie Moore                DH
9. Rick Cerone                   C       9. Jim Gantner                  2B

   Dave Righetti                 P          Mike Caldwell                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b7	1	123	O	16%	61%	0-1	MIL	R. Yount	R. Gossage	Popfly: 3B
b7	2	123	O	16%	77%	0-1	MIL	C. Cooper	R. Gossage	Strikeout
t4	2	---	R	15%	60%	0-0	NYY	L. Piniella	M. Caldwell	Home Run
b7	1	12-		-12%	46%	0-1	MIL	P. Molitor	R. Davis	Wild Pitch; Bosley to 3B; Gantner to 2B
b5	0	---		-10%	51%	0-1	MIL	S. Bando	D. Righetti	Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---		4%	54%	0-0	NYY	W. Randolph	M. Caldwell	Single to LF
t1	0	1--	O	-3%	50%	0-0	NYY	J. Mumphrey	M. Caldwell	Strikeout Looking
t1	1	1--		4%	54%	0-0	NYY	D. Winfield	M. Caldwell	Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
t1	1	12-	OO	-9%	45%	0-0	NYY	R. Jackson	M. Caldwell	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	MIL	P. Molitor	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b1	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	MIL	R. Yount	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b1	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	MIL	C. Cooper	D. Righetti	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
t2	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	NYY	L. Piniella	M. Caldwell	Flyball: CF
t2	1	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	NYY	G. Nettles	M. Caldwell	Flyball: CF
t2	2	---	O	-1%	45%	0-0	NYY	B. Watson	M. Caldwell	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---		-4%	41%	0-0	MIL	T. Simmons	D. Righetti	Walk
b2	0	1--	O	4%	45%	0-0	MIL	G. Thomas	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b2	1	1--	O	3%	48%	0-0	MIL	B. Oglivie	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b2	2	1--		-4%	44%	0-0	MIL	S. Bando	D. Righetti	Double to RF; Simmons to 3B
b2	2	-23	O	6%	50%	0-0	MIL	C. Moore	D. Righetti	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	NYY	L. Milbourne	M. Caldwell	Flyball: LF
t3	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	NYY	R. Cerone	M. Caldwell	Strikeout
t3	2	---		1%	47%	0-0	NYY	W. Randolph	M. Caldwell	Single to LF
t3	2	1--	O	-2%	45%	0-0	NYY	J. Mumphrey	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
b3	0	---	O	2%	47%	0-0	MIL	J. Gantner	D. Righetti	Groundout: SS-1B
b3	1	---	O	2%	49%	0-0	MIL	P. Molitor	D. Righetti	Groundout: SS-1B
b3	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	MIL	R. Yount	D. Righetti	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
t4	0	---	O	-3%	47%	0-0	NYY	D. Winfield	M. Caldwell	Strikeout
t4	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	NYY	R. Jackson	M. Caldwell	Foul Flyball: C
t4	2	---	R	15%	60%	0-0	NYY	L. Piniella	M. Caldwell	Home Run
t4	2	---	O	-1%	59%	1-0	NYY	G. Nettles	M. Caldwell	Strikeout Looking
								1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 3-4-5
b4	0	---		-5%	54%	0-1	MIL	C. Cooper	D. Righetti	Single to CF
b4	0	1--	O	2%	56%	0-1	MIL	T. Simmons	D. Righetti	Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cooper to 2B
b4	1	-2-	O	5%	61%	0-1	MIL	G. Thomas	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b4	2	-2-	O	4%	66%	0-1	MIL	B. Oglivie	D. Righetti	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
t5	0	---	O	-2%	63%	1-0	NYY	B. Watson	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	1	---	O	-1%	62%	1-0	NYY	L. Milbourne	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	2	---	O	-1%	61%	1-0	NYY	R. Cerone	M. Caldwell	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 7-8-9
b5	0	---		-10%	51%	0-1	MIL	S. Bando	D. Righetti	Double to LF
b5	0	-2-	O	7%	58%	0-1	MIL	C. Moore	D. Righetti	Strikeout
b5	1	-2-	O	5%	63%	0-1	MIL	J. Gantner	D. Righetti	Foul Flyball: 1B
b5	2	-2-	O	5%	68%	0-1	MIL	P. Molitor	D. Righetti	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
t6	0	---	O	-2%	66%	1-0	NYY	W. Randolph	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
t6	1	---	O	-2%	64%	1-0	NYY	J. Mumphrey	M. Caldwell	Groundout: 2B-1B
t6	2	---		1%	65%	1-0	NYY	D. Winfield	M. Caldwell	Single to CF
t6	2	1--	O	-2%	63%	1-0	NYY	R. Jackson	M. Caldwell	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 2-3-4
b6	0	---	O	4%	67%	0-1	MIL	R. Yount	D. Righetti	Groundout: SS-1B
b6	1	---	O	3%	70%	0-1	MIL	C. Cooper	D. Righetti	Groundout: 2B-1B
b6	2	---		-2%	67%	0-1	MIL	T. Simmons	D. Righetti	Single to CF
b6	2	1--		-4%	64%	0-1	MIL	G. Thomas	D. Righetti	Walk; Simmons to 2B
b6	2	12-	O	8%	71%	0-1	MIL	B. Oglivie	D. Righetti	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
t7	0	---	O	-2%	69%	1-0	NYY	L. Piniella	M. Caldwell	Groundout: P-1B
t7	1	---	O	-2%	68%	1-0	NYY	G. Nettles	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
t7	2	---	O	-1%	67%	1-0	NYY	B. Watson	M. Caldwell	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
								Ron Davis replaces Dave Righetti pitching; Ron Davis replaces Dave Righetti pitching
b7	0	---	O	5%	71%	0-1	MIL	S. Bando	R. Davis	Popfly: 3B
								Roy Howell pinch hits for Charlie Moore (DH) batting 8th; Roy Howell pinch hits for Charlie Moore (DH) batting 8th
b7	1	---		-5%	66%	0-1	MIL	R. Howell	R. Davis	Walk
								Thad Bosley pinch runs for Roy Howell (PH) batting 8th; Thad Bosley pinch runs for Roy Howell (PH) batting 8th
b7	1	1--		-8%	58%	0-1	MIL	J. Gantner	R. Davis	Single to RF; Bosley to 2B
b7	1	12-		-12%	46%	0-1	MIL	P. Molitor	R. Davis	Wild Pitch; Bosley to 3B; Gantner to 2B
b7	1	-23		-1%	45%	0-1	MIL	P. Molitor	R. Davis	Walk
								Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching; Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
b7	1	123	O	16%	61%	0-1	MIL	R. Yount	R. Gossage	Popfly: 3B
b7	2	123	O	16%	77%	0-1	MIL	C. Cooper	R. Gossage	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
t8	0	---	O	-2%	75%	1-0	NYY	L. Milbourne	M. Caldwell	Groundout: P-1B
t8	1	---	O	-1%	73%	1-0	NYY	R. Cerone	M. Caldwell	Flyball: LF
t8	2	---	O	-1%	72%	1-0	NYY	W. Randolph	M. Caldwell	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
b8	0	---	O	6%	78%	0-1	MIL	T. Simmons	R. Gossage	Flyball: CF
b8	1	---	O	4%	83%	0-1	MIL	G. Thomas	R. Gossage	Strikeout Looking
b8	2	---	O	3%	85%	0-1	MIL	B. Oglivie	R. Gossage	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brewers' Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
t9	0	---	O	-1%	84%	1-0	NYY	J. Mumphrey	M. Caldwell	Flyball: CF
t9	1	---		5%	90%	1-0	NYY	D. Winfield	M. Caldwell	Triple to CF
t9	1	--3	RR	7%	97%	1-0	NYY	R. Jackson	M. Caldwell	Home Run; Winfield Scores
								Jim Slaton replaces Mike Caldwell pitching; Jim Slaton replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
t9	1	---	O	-0%	97%	3-0	NYY	L. Piniella	J. Slaton	Lineout: CF
t9	2	---	O	-0%	97%	3-0	NYY	G. Nettles	J. Slaton	Groundout: 2B-1B
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
b9	0	---		-4%	93%	0-3	MIL	S. Bando	R. Gossage	Single to LF
								Don Money pinch hits for Thad Bosley (DH) batting 8th; Don Money pinch hits for Thad Bosley (DH) batting 8th
b9	0	1--	O	4%	96%	0-3	MIL	D. Money	R. Gossage	Flyball: LF
b9	1	1--	O	2%	99%	0-3	MIL	J. Gantner	R. Gossage	Strikeout Looking
b9	2	1--		-2%	96%	0-3	MIL	P. Molitor	R. Gossage	Single to CF; Bando to 2B
b9	2	12-	O	4%	100%	0-3	MIL	R. Yount	R. Gossage	Popfly: C
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

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