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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 23,845 |
Saturday, April 11, 1981, 2:50PM Time of Game: 2:10 |
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Rangers
1
0-2
Lost 2
6th, 2½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Rangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Yankees 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 0
W: Rudy May (1-0), L: Danny Darwin (0-1) |
Yankees
5
2-0
Won 2
1st
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Batting Stats
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Wills 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .375 .819 1 3 CS M Rivers CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .472 2 0 2B A Oliver DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 0 0 B Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .889 2 1 B Sample LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 4 0 J Grubb RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .946 2 2 2B,GDP P Putnam 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .429 1.143 8 0 3B J Sundberg C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .400 .971 3 0 M Mendoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 2 1 2·GDP J Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 M Wagner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D Darwin P 0 0 J Kern P 0 0 B Babcock P 0 0 J Johnson P 0 0 Totals 31 1 8 0 2 5 24 8
Batting Events
2B: J Grubb (2, off R May); M Rivers (1, off R May).
3B: P Putnam (1, off R May).
TB: P Putnam 3; B Bell 2; J Grubb 2; M Rivers 2; B Wills 2; J Sundberg.
GIDP: M Mendoza 2 (2); J Grubb (1).
RBI: J Sundberg (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Grubb-M Mendoza.
Baserunning Events
CS: B Wills (1, 2nd base by R May/R Cerone).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Randolph 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .429 1.698 3 4 HR,SB J Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 4 0 D Winfield LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 2 0 SB O Gamble RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 1.250 1 0 HR B Murcer DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 .333 1.933 0 0 J Spencer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 11 2 G Nettles 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .286 1.089 0 2 HR R Cerone C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .714 5 0 B Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.286 1 5 R May P 0 2 R Gossage P 0 0 Totals 28 5 6 0 4 2 27 15
Batting Events
HR: G Nettles (1, off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); O Gamble (1, off D Darwin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); W Randolph (1, off D Darwin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: G Nettles 5; O Gamble 4; W Randolph 4; D Winfield; R Cerone.
RBI: O Gamble 2 (2); G Nettles 2 (2); W Randolph (1).
2-out RBI: O Gamble 2; G Nettles 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. G Nettles-W Randolph-J Spencer; J Spencer-B Dent-J Spencer; B Dent-W Randolph-J Spencer.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Winfield (1, 2nd base off D Darwin/J Sundberg); W Randolph (1, 2nd base off B Babcock/J Sundberg).
Pitching Stats
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Darwin, L (0-1) 3 4 5 5 2 1 3 15.00 15 - · · 3· 5· 2· 4 30 - 0.63 -0.35 J Kern 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 7 - · · 2· 3· 0· 1 0-0 0.25 0.02 B Babcock 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 - · · 0· 4· 0· 1 0-0 0.13 0.01 J Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 - · · 3· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.05 0.00 Totals 8 6 5 5 4 2 3 32 - · · 8·12· 2· 6 -
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 May, W (1-0) 8 8 1 1 2 3 0 1.12 30 - · · 11· 6· 0· 8 63 - 0.79 0.17 R Gossage 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.21 0.01 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 5 0 33 - · · 11· 7· 0· 8 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 23,845.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F.
Lineups
Texas Rangers New York Yankees 1. Bump Wills 2B 1. Willie Randolph 2B 2. Mickey Rivers CF 2. Jerry Mumphrey CF 3. Al Oliver DH 3. Dave Winfield LF 4. Buddy Bell 3B 4. Oscar Gamble RF 5. Bill Sample LF 5. Bobby Murcer DH 6. Johnny Grubb RF 6. Jim Spencer 1B 7. Pat Putnam 1B 7. Graig Nettles 3B 8. Jim Sundberg C 8. Rick Cerone C 9. Mario Mendoza SS 9. Bucky Dent SS Danny Darwin P Rudy May P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b2 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 21% | 74% | 0-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | D. Darwin | Home Run; Murcer Scores | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | RR | 13% | 90% | 3-1 | NYY | O. Gamble | D. Darwin | Home Run; Winfield Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 77% | 2-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | D. Darwin | Home Run | |
| t3 | 0 | --- | -10% | 63% | 0-2 | TEX | P. Putnam | R. May | Triple to LF | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 9% | 67% | 1-2 | TEX | M. Mendoza | R. May | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rudy May facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | TEX | B. Wills | R. May | Single to LF | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 52% | 0-0 | TEX | M. Rivers | R. May | Wills Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS-1B-2B) | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | TEX | M. Rivers | R. May | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | TEX | A. Oliver | R. May | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | D. Darwin | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | D. Darwin | Lineout: LF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | D. Darwin | Lineout: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rudy May facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | TEX | B. Bell | R. May | Single to LF | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | TEX | B. Sample | R. May | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 5% | 55% | 0-0 | TEX | J. Grubb | R. May | Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | NYY | O. Gamble | D. Darwin | Popfly: 3B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | NYY | B. Murcer | D. Darwin | Walk | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | NYY | J. Spencer | D. Darwin | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 21% | 74% | 0-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | D. Darwin | Home Run; Murcer Scores | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 73% | 2-0 | NYY | R. Cerone | D. Darwin | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Rudy May facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | -10% | 63% | 0-2 | TEX | P. Putnam | R. May | Triple to LF | ||
| t3 | 0 | --3 | R | -5% | 58% | 0-2 | TEX | J. Sundberg | R. May | Single to LF; Putnam Scores | |
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 9% | 67% | 1-2 | TEX | M. Mendoza | R. May | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 68% | 1-2 | TEX | B. Wills | R. May | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 66% | 2-1 | NYY | B. Dent | D. Darwin | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 77% | 2-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | D. Darwin | Home Run | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 76% | 3-1 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | D. Darwin | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | 1% | 76% | 3-1 | NYY | D. Winfield | D. Darwin | Single to CF | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 77% | 3-1 | NYY | O. Gamble | D. Darwin | Winfield Steals 2B | ||
| b3 | 2 | -2- | RR | 13% | 90% | 3-1 | NYY | O. Gamble | D. Darwin | Home Run; Winfield Scores | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | 0% | 90% | 5-1 | NYY | B. Murcer | D. Darwin | Walk | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 89% | 5-1 | NYY | J. Spencer | D. Darwin | Strikeout | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rudy May facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 91% | 1-5 | TEX | M. Rivers | R. May | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 92% | 1-5 | TEX | A. Oliver | R. May | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | -1% | 91% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Bell | R. May | Single to LF (LF-CF) | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 93% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Sample | R. May | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Jim Kern replaces Danny Darwin pitching | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 5-1 | NYY | G. Nettles | J. Kern | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | 1% | 93% | 5-1 | NYY | R. Cerone | J. Kern | Single to RF | ||
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -1% | 91% | 5-1 | NYY | B. Dent | J. Kern | Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rudy May facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | -4% | 87% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Grubb | R. May | Double to LF | ||
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | 2% | 89% | 1-5 | TEX | P. Putnam | R. May | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grubb to 3B | |
| t5 | 1 | --3 | -2% | 87% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Sundberg | R. May | Walk | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 8% | 94% | 1-5 | TEX | M. Mendoza | R. May | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | J. Kern | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-1 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | J. Kern | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | 0% | 94% | 5-1 | NYY | D. Winfield | J. Kern | Walk | ||
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 93% | 5-1 | NYY | O. Gamble | J. Kern | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rudy May facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | -3% | 91% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Wills | R. May | Walk | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 92% | 1-5 | TEX | M. Rivers | R. May | Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 2B | |
| t6 | 1 | -2- | O | 2% | 94% | 1-5 | TEX | A. Oliver | R. May | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 96% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Bell | R. May | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Bob Babcock facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Bob Babcock replaces Jim Kern pitching | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-1 | NYY | B. Murcer | B. Babcock | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 5-1 | NYY | J. Spencer | B. Babcock | Flyball: CF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 5-1 | NYY | G. Nettles | B. Babcock | Single to RF; Nettles out at 2B/RF-SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rudy May facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Sample | R. May | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Grubb | R. May | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 98% | 1-5 | TEX | P. Putnam | R. May | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Bob Babcock facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-1 | NYY | R. Cerone | B. Babcock | Strikeout Looking | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-1 | NYY | B. Dent | B. Babcock | Flyball: RF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | B. Babcock | Walk | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 98% | 5-1 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | B. Babcock | Randolph Steals 2B | ||
| b7 | 2 | -2- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-1 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | B. Babcock | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rudy May facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Sundberg | R. May | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| John Ellis pinch hits for Mario Mendoza (SS) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Ellis | R. May | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -0% | 98% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Wills | R. May | Single to RF | ||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 97% | 1-5 | TEX | M. Rivers | R. May | Double to RF; Wills to 3B | ||
| t8 | 2 | -23 | O | 2% | 99% | 1-5 | TEX | A. Oliver | R. May | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' John Henry Johnson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| John Henry Johnson replaces Bob Babcock pitching; Mark Wagner replaces John Ellis (PH) playing SS batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-1 | NYY | D. Winfield | J. Johnson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 5-1 | NYY | O. Gamble | J. Johnson | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-1 | NYY | B. Murcer | J. Johnson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Rich Gossage replaces Rudy May pitching | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Bell | R. Gossage | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 1-5 | TEX | B. Sample | R. Gossage | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 1-5 | TEX | J. Grubb | R. Gossage | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
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