September 1, 1981 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
SEA 0 CAL 3
@BOS 2 DET 2
@CHW 1 KCR 3
MIL 1 NYY 11
@MIN 6 TOR 9
@TEX 3 PHI 3
@ATL 0 MON 4
@CIN 3 HOU 3
NYM 2 LAD 3
PIT 2
(14) SDP 3
CHC 2 SFG 4
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 14,075

Tuesday, September 1, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Yankees

46-32

Won 5

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   2  3  2   0  0  4   11 12  1
Twins           1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  4    6  8  2

W: R Reuschel (6-8), L: P Redfern (4-8)

Twins

26-53

Lost 3

7th, 21 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .240  .672    0    3   4   2B
J Mumphrey CF                 5   2   2   3    0   0  .314  .802    0    2   0   2B
O Gamble DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .911    0    0   0   
  B Watson PH                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .204  .625    0    0   0   
  B Murcer PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .820    0    0   0   
R Jackson RF                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .227  .730    0    1   1   HR,GDP
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .223  .690    0    0   1   
  A Rodriguez 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .779         0   0   
D Winfield LF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .300  .818    0    1   0   
  B Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .481         0   0   
D Revering 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .660    0    8   2   
  D Werth PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .385    0    3   1   SH
B Foote C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .577    0    7   0   
L Milbourne SS                2   2   2   0    2   0  .342  .851    0    0   4   3B,IW

R Reuschel P                                                             2   2
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37  11  12  11    4   1                    27  15

BATTING

2B: W Randolph (10, off J Verhoeven); J Mumphrey (10, off P Redfern).

3B: L Milbourne (1, off J Verhoeven).

HR: R Jackson (8, off J Verhoeven; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Werth (3, off J Verhoeven).

IBB: L Milbourne (2, by J Verhoeven).

TB: R Jackson 5; L Milbourne 4; W Randolph 3; J Mumphrey 3; D Winfield 2; B Watson; G Nettles.

GIDP: R Jackson (7).

RBI: J Mumphrey 3 (26); R Jackson 3 (35); W Randolph 2 (15); D Winfield 2 (52); B Watson (5).

2-out RBI: W Randolph 2; D Winfield 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

E: A Rodriguez (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .239  .598    0    2   0   2B
G Ward CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .640    0    2   0   3B
D Goodwin 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .236  .644    0   15   0   
  P Mackanin PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .586    0    0   0   
G Adams DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .513    0    0   0   
  M Hatcher PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .641    0    0   0   
T Laudner C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .313 1.077    0    1   0   
J Castino 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .675    0    0   4   
R Wilfong 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .612    0    4   5   
  S Butera PH                 1   1   0   1    0   0  .258  .647    0    0   0   
D Engle RF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .218  .588    0    2   0   2B,SF
L Faedo SS                    4   0   2   2    0   2  .161  .343    0    1   5   

P Redfern P                                                              0   0
  J O'Connor P                                                           0   1
  J Verhoeven P                                                          0   2
Totals                       34   6   8   5    2   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: H Powell (10, off R Reuschel); D Engle (10, off R Reuschel).

3B: G Ward (3, off R Reuschel).

SF: D Engle (1, off D LaRoche).

TB: G Ward 3; H Powell 3; D Engle 2; L Faedo 2; T Laudner; M Hatcher.

RBI: L Faedo 2 (5); D Engle (12); D Goodwin (17); S Butera (17).

2-out RBI: L Faedo 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J O'Connor-L Faedo-D Goodwin.

E: H Powell (4); D Engle (3).

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 Reuschel, W (6-8)            7     5   2   2    1   3   0   3.12   26     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 1· 5     61    -     0.61   0.12
R Davis                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.53    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
D LaRoche                      1     3   4   1    1   0   0   1.77    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 3          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   3    2   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 3· 8           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Redfern, L (4-8)             4.1   6   5   4    1   1   0   4.28   20     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     33    -     0.98  -0.26
J O'Connor                     0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   5.28    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.59  -0.07
J Verhoeven                    4     4   4   4    2   0   1   4.02   18     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 4          2-2    0.28  -0.04
Totals                         9    12  11  10    4   1   1          42     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 1·12          3-3

J O'Connor faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Verhoeven (3; L Milbourne).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - (none), 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 14,075.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Randolph           2B    1. H Powell             LF 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. G Ward               CF 
3. O Gamble             DH    3. D Goodwin            1B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. G Adams              DH 
5. G Nettles            3B    5. T Laudner            C  
6. D Winfield           LF    6. J Castino            3B 
7. D Revering           1B    7. R Wilfong            2B 
8. B Foote              C     8. D Engle              RF 
9. L Milbourne          SS    9. L Faedo              SS 

   R Reuschel           P        P Redfern            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  -23      23%  61% D Winfield      P Redfern       Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Nettles Scores/unER; Winfield to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 5   1  1-2  1-3      14%  85% J Mumphrey      P Redfern       Double to LF; Milbourne Scores; Randolph Scores
   t 6   2  2-5  123       8%  96% W Randolph      J Verhoeven     Double to RF; Nettles Scores; Winfield Scores; Milbourne to 3B
   t 5   1  1-2  1--       7%  72% W Randolph      P Redfern       Single to CF; Milbourne to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---      -7%  41% G Ward          R Reuschel      Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  H Powell        Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      41%  G Ward          Triple to RF
   RO     --3      38%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ward Scores
   O      ---      39%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  T Laudner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  J Castino       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  D Revering      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  B Foote         Strikeout
          ---      35%  L Milbourne     Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  D Engle         Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  L Faedo         Strikeout
          ---      35%  H Powell        Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  G Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  O Gamble        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      35%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Jackson to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      39%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Jackson to 3B; Nettles to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      61%  D Winfield      Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Nettles Scores/unER; Winfield to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      58%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  D Goodwin       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      63%  G Adams         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      64%  T Laudner       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Redfern facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  B Foote         Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  L Milbourne     Walk
          1--      72%  W Randolph      Single to CF; Milbourne to 3B
   RR     1-3      85%  J Mumphrey      Double to LF; Milbourne Scores; Randolph Scores
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Pete Redfern pitching; Bob Watson pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 3rd
   R      -2-      90%  B Watson        Single to CF; Mumphrey Scores
   OO     1--      89%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  J Castino       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Wilfong       Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  D Engle         Double to LF
   R      -2-      85%  L Faedo         Single to LF; Engle Scores
   O      1--      87%  H Powell        Double to RF; Faedo out at Hm/RF-1B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jack O'Connor facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--      91%  D Winfield      Single to P; Nettles to 2B
                  John Verhoeven replaces Jack O'Connor pitching; Dennis Werth pinch hits for Dave Revering batting 7th
   O      12-      91%  D Werth         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nettles to 3B; Winfield to 2B
   O      -23      87%  B Foote         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -23      88%  L Milbourne     Intentional Walk
   RR     123      96%  W Randolph      Double to RF; Nettles Scores; Winfield Scores; Milbourne to 3B
   O      -23      95%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Werth moves to 1B
   O      ---      96%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Goodwin       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Adams         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, John Verhoeven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Nettles       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  T Laudner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Castino       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  R Wilfong       Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Engle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, John Verhoeven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Werth         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Foote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Davis replaces Rick Reuschel pitching
   O      ---      99%  L Faedo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  H Powell        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, John Verhoeven facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  L Milbourne     Triple to CF
   O      --3     100%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3     100%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF; Milbourne Scores
                  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Bob Watson batting 3rd
          1--     100%  B Murcer        Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  R Jackson       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Murcer Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Dave LaRoche facing 3-4-5
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Ron Davis pitching; Aurelio Rodriguez replaces Graig Nettles playing 3B batting 5th; Bobby Brown replaces Dave Winfield playing LF batting 6th; Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Danny Goodwin batting 3rd
          ---     100%  P Mackanin      Walk
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 4th
          1--     100%  M Hatcher       Single to LF; Mackanin to 2B
          12-     100%  T Laudner       Single to SS; Mackanin to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Castino       Lineout: 2B
                  Sal Butera pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 7th
   RR     123     100%  S Butera        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mackanin Scores; Hatcher Scores/unER/No RBI; Laudner to 3B; Butera to 2B
   RO     -23     100%  D Engle         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Laudner Scores/unER
   R      -2-     100%  L Faedo         Single to CF; Butera Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  H Powell        Popfly: 2B
        4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Twins 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation