October 8, 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2 at County Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Bob Lemon

                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: D Righetti (1-0), L: M Caldwell (0-1), S: R Gossage (2)

Brewers

Buck Rodgers

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    0   1   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    2   0   
D Winfield LF                 4   1   3   0    0   1  .444 1.000    0    1   0   2B
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .958    0    0   0   HR,GDP
L Piniella DH                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .858    0    7   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   3   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .857    0   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

2B: 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: R Jackson 4; D Winfield 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   PO   A  Details
P Molitor RF                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .125  .347    0    0   0   
R Yount SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .365    0    1   7   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661    0   14   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    5   0   
G Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .125    0    5   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    2   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.375    0    0   1   2·2B
C Moore DH                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Howell PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    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   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    0   4   

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

BATTING

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

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

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, 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  -0.22
R Gossage, S (2)               2.2   2   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          3-0    2.31   0.47
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    -     0.82   0.11
J Slaton                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   4   2          33     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Davis (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 26,395.

Field Condition: Unknown.

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

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. L Piniella           DH    5. G Thomas             CF 
6. G Nettles            3B    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 

   D Righetti           P        M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  123      16%  62% R Yount         R Gossage       Popfly: 3B
   b 7   2  1-0  123      16%  77% C Cooper        R Gossage       Strikeout
   t 4   2  0-0  ---      15%  61% L Piniella      M Caldwell      Home Run
   b 7   1  1-0  12-     -12%  47% P Molitor       R Davis         Wild Pitch; Bosley to 3B; Gantner to 2B
   b 5   0  1-0  ---     -10%  51% S Bando         D Righetti      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Randolph      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  D Winfield      Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
   OO     12-      46%  R Jackson       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, Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Molitor       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Yount         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Cooper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      45%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
          1--      44%  S Bando         Double to RF; Simmons to 3B
   O      -23      50%  C Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Cerone        Strikeout
          ---      47%  W Randolph      Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Yount         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      61%  L Piniella      Home Run
   O      ---      60%  G Nettles       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Righetti facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  C Cooper        Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cooper to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Righetti facing 7-8-9
          ---      51%  S Bando         Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  C Moore         Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  J Gantner       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      69%  P Molitor       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  D Winfield      Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Righetti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  T Simmons       Single to CF
          1--      64%  G Thomas        Walk; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      72%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  L Piniella      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  G Nettles       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Davis replaces Dave Righetti pitching
   O      ---      72%  S Bando         Popfly: 3B
                  Roy Howell replaces Charlie Moore playing DH batting 8th
          ---      67%  R Howell        Walk
                  Thad Bosley pinch runs for Roy Howell batting 8th
          1--      59%  J Gantner       Single to RF; Bosley to 2B
          12-      47%  P Molitor       Wild Pitch; Bosley to 3B; Gantner to 2B
          -23      46%  " "             Walk
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
   O      123      62%  R Yount         Popfly: 3B
   O      123      77%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      74%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  G Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  B Oglivie       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  D Winfield      Double to CF
   RR     -2-      97%  R Jackson       Home Run; Winfield Scores
                  Jim Slaton replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
   O      ---      97%  L Piniella      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      97%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  S Bando         Single to LF
                  Don Money replaces Thad Bosley playing DH batting 8th
   O      1--      96%  D Money         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
          1--      96%  P Molitor       Single to CF; Bando to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Yount         Popfly: C
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIL198110080

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > Postseason > Oct 8, 1981, American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2 Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation