September 2, 1981 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
SEA 2
(11) BOS 3
CAL 1 DET 5
@CHW 4
(10) CLE 2
OAK 0 CLE 10
OAK 4 KCR 5
MIL 4 MIN 4
NYY 3 TEX 4
TOR 1 ATL 3
PHI 2 CIN 7
MON 0 HOU 8
NYM 0 LAD 6
PIT 2 SDP 5
CHC 4
(10) STL 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 16,231

Wednesday, September 2, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Yankees

46-33

Lost 1

1st

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

W: D Cooper (1-5), L: R Gossage (3-2)

Twins

27-53

Won 1

7th, 19½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .661    0    2   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .316  .810    0    2   0   2B,CS
D Winfield LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .811    0    1   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .232  .753    0    0   0   HR,2B,CS,HBP
G Nettles 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .221  .690    0    0   6   
B Watson DH                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .211  .638    0    0   0   IW
  O Gamble PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .914    0    0   0   
D Werth 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .103  .399    0    7   1   IW
B Foote C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .568    0    9   0   
  B Murcer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .811    0    0   0   
  R Cerone C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .597    0    2   0   
L Milbourne SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .337  .835    0    0   0   

R Guidry P                                                               1   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    7   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (14, off D Jackson); J Mumphrey (11, off D Corbett).

HR: R Jackson (9, off D Corbett; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: B Watson (2, by D Jackson); D Werth (2, by J Hobbs).

HBP: R Jackson (1, by D Jackson).

TB: R Jackson 6; J Mumphrey 3; L Milbourne; B Watson; D Winfield.

RBI: R Jackson 3 (38).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Winfield (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Jackson (3, 2nd base by D Jackson/S Butera); J Mumphrey (9, 2nd base by D Jackson/S Butera).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Ward LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .646    0    3   0   
D Engle RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .578    0    1   0   
  H Powell PH-RF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .238  .594    0    0   0   
M Hatcher CF                  3   2   2   3    1   0  .266  .667    0    3   0   HR,3B
P Mackanin 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .577    0    2   0   
  R Wilfong PH-2B             0   0   0   1    0   0  .230  .612    0    0   0   SH
T Laudner DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .868    0    0   0   
J Castino 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .674    0    0   2   
S Butera C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .655    0    7   2   2B
D Goodwin 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .632    0    8   0   
L Faedo SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .314    0    3   5   

D Jackson P                                                              0   0
  D Corbett P                                                            0   1
  J Hobbs P                                                              0   0
  D Cooper P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4    1  11                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Butera (7, off R Guidry).

3B: M Hatcher (2, off R Gossage).

HR: M Hatcher (3, off R Guidry; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: R Wilfong (4, off R Gossage).

TB: M Hatcher 7; G Ward 2; S Butera 2; J Castino.

RBI: M Hatcher 3 (31); R Wilfong (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

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                       7     5   2   2    1   9   1   2.80   27     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 5     67    -     1.16   0.02
R Gossage, BS (3), L (3-2)     1     1   2   0    0   2   0   0.70    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.29  -0.54
Totals                         8     6   4   2    1  11   1          32     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 6           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Jackson                      6.1   3   1   1    4   4   0   3.65   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 3     63    -     1.03   0.22
D Corbett, BS (5)              1     3   2   2    1   1   1   2.87    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.77  -0.45
J Hobbs                        0     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.60  -0.09
D Cooper, W (1-5)              1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          3-0    2.47   0.30
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7   7   1          40     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 7          4-0

J Hobbs faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Hobbs (1).

IBB: J Hobbs (1; D Werth); D Jackson (1; B Watson).

HBP: D Jackson (1; R Jackson).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 16,231.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Randolph           2B    1. G Ward               LF 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. D Engle              RF 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. M Hatcher            CF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. P Mackanin           2B 
5. G Nettles            3B    5. T Laudner            DH 
6. B Watson             DH    6. J Castino            3B 
7. D Werth              1B    7. S Butera             C  
8. B Foote              C     8. D Goodwin            1B 
9. L Milbourne          SS    9. L Faedo              SS 

   R Guidry             P        D Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  -2-     -43%  27% R Jackson       D Corbett       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores
   b 8   1  3-2  -2-      38%  74% M Hatcher       R Gossage       Triple to RF; Powell Scores/unER
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-      30%  72% M Hatcher       R Guidry        Home Run; Ward Scores
   t 8   0  2-1  ---     -15%  60% J Mumphrey      D Corbett       Double to LF
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-     -12%  35% R Jackson       D Jackson       Double to RF; Mumphrey Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Winfield      Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  G Ward          Single to 3B
   O      1--      55%  D Engle         Strikeout
          1--      58%  M Hatcher       Walk; Ward to 2B
   O      12-      54%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  T Laudner       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Watson        Single to 2B
   O      1--      55%  D Werth         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  S Butera        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Goodwin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Foote         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  L Faedo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Ward          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Engle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B; Mumphrey to 2B
   R      -2-      35%  R Jackson       Double to RF; Mumphrey Scores
   O      -2-      39%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          -2-      38%  B Watson        Intentional Walk
          12-      35%  D Werth         Walk; Jackson to 3B; Watson to 2B
   O      123      42%  B Foote         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  T Laudner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darrell Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  W Randolph      Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  J Castino       Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  S Butera        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  D Goodwin       Strikeout
   O      1--      33%  L Faedo         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darrell Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      33%  R Jackson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      38%  G Nettles       Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      36%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      39%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  G Ward          Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  D Engle         Groundout: 3B-1B; Ward to 2B
   RR     -2-      72%  M Hatcher       Home Run; Ward Scores
   O      ---      71%  P Mackanin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  T Laudner       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Darrell Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  D Werth         Flyball: LF
                  Doug Corbett replaces Darrell Jackson pitching; Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Barry Foote batting 8th
   O      ---      77%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  L Milbourne     Single to SS
   O      1--      79%  W Randolph      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Cerone replaces Bobby Murcer playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      78%  J Castino       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      81%  S Butera        Double to LF
   O      -2-      79%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Butera to 3B
   O      --3      75%  L Faedo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Corbett facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  J Mumphrey      Double to LF
   O      -2-      70%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
   RR     -2-      27%  R Jackson       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores
          ---      25%  G Nettles       Walk
                  John Hobbs replaces Doug Corbett pitching; Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Bob Watson batting 6th
          1--      21%  O Gamble        Walk; Nettles to 2B
          12-      16%  D Werth         Wild Pitch; Nettles to 3B; Gamble to 2B
          -23      16%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Don Cooper replaces John Hobbs pitching
   O      123      23%  R Cerone        Popfly: 2B
   O      123      30%  L Milbourne     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   O      ---      24%  G Ward          Strikeout
                  Hosken Powell pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 2nd
          ---      36%  H Powell        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Powell to 2B
   R      -2-      74%  M Hatcher       Triple to RF; Powell Scores/unER
                  Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Pete Mackanin batting 4th
   RO     --3      85%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hatcher Scores/unER
   O      ---      84%  T Laudner       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Don Cooper facing 1-2-3
                  Rob Wilfong moves to 2B; Hosken Powell moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  D Winfield      Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198109020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation