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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 38,307 |
Saturday, September 12, 1981, 2:24PM Time of Game: 2:07 |
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Red Sox
2
47-40
Won 1
5th, 4½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
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Yankees
1
52-36
Lost 1
1st
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Batting Stats
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Remy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .732 0 2 D Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .913 3 0 J Rice LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .753 2 0 C Yastrzemski DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 .259 .728 0 0 C Lansford 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .332 .827 0 1 D Stapleton 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 .700 8 0 HR R Gedman C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .270 .693 9 0 R Miller CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .746 5 0 G Hoffman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .530 0 3 B Ojeda P 0 1 M Clear P 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 0 0 4 27 7
Batting Events
HR: D Stapleton (7, off R Reuschel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: D Stapleton 5; C Lansford 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Gedman.
RBI: R Gedman (20); D Stapleton (28).
2-out RBI: R Gedman; D Stapleton.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Randolph 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .645 3 2 J Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .311 .794 2 0 L Piniella DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .731 0 0 O Gamble PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .897 0 0 R Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .731 0 0 B Watson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .692 13 1 G Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .740 1 2 B Foote C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .577 4 0 D Werth LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .346 2 1 R Cerone PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 .569 0 0 2B A Robertson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .556 2 6 D Winfield PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .307 .839 0 0 2B R Reuschel P 0 2 Totals 29 1 2 0 2 9 27 14
Batting Events
2B: D Winfield (22, off B Ojeda); R Cerone (9, off B Ojeda).
TB: D Winfield 2; R Cerone 2.
RBI: D Winfield (58).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: R Jackson (2).
Pitching Stats
Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Ojeda, W (5-2) 8 2 1 1 1 7 0 2.67 27 - · · 7·10· 0· 2 80 - 1.06 0.18 M Clear, S (8) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.15 4 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 1-0 5.30 0.42 Totals 9 2 1 1 2 9 0 31 - · · 7·11· 0· 2 1-0
B Ojeda faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
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, L (7-9) 9 7 2 1 0 4 1 2.84 33 - · · 15· 8· 3· 6 71 - 0.68 0.11 Totals 9 7 2 1 0 4 1 33 - · · 15· 8· 3· 6 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 38,307.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.
Lineups
Boston Red Sox New York Yankees 1. Jerry Remy 2B 1. Willie Randolph 2B 2. Dwight Evans RF 2. Jerry Mumphrey CF 3. Jim Rice LF 3. Lou Piniella DH 4. Carl Yastrzemski DH 4. Reggie Jackson RF 5. Carney Lansford 3B 5. Bob Watson 1B 6. Dave Stapleton 1B 6. Graig Nettles 3B 7. Rich Gedman C 7. Barry Foote C 8. Rick Miller CF 8. Dennis Werth LF 9. Glenn Hoffman SS 9. Andre Robertson SS Bob Ojeda P Rick Reuschel 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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| b9 | 0 | -2- | R | -24% | 58% | 0-2 | NYY | D. Winfield | B. Ojeda | Double to LF; Cerone Scores | |
| b9 | 2 | 12- | O | 16% | 100% | 1-2 | NYY | R. Jackson | M. Clear | Flyball: LF | |
| b9 | 0 | -2- | O | 16% | 74% | 1-2 | NYY | W. Randolph | M. Clear | Strikeout Looking | |
| b9 | 1 | -2- | O | 13% | 87% | 1-2 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | M. Clear | Strikeout | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 58% | 0-0 | BOS | D. Stapleton | R. Reuschel | Home Run |
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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | BOS | J. Remy | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | BOS | D. Evans | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | BOS | J. Rice | R. Reuschel | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | B. Ojeda | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | B. Ojeda | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | -1% | 48% | 0-0 | NYY | L. Piniella | B. Ojeda | Walk | ||
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Jackson | B. Ojeda | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | R. Reuschel | Strikeout Looking | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | BOS | C. Lansford | R. Reuschel | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 58% | 0-0 | BOS | D. Stapleton | R. Reuschel | Home Run | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 57% | 1-0 | BOS | R. Gedman | R. Reuschel | Lineout: 2B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 60% | 0-1 | NYY | B. Watson | B. Ojeda | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 61% | 0-1 | NYY | G. Nettles | B. Ojeda | Strikeout Looking | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 62% | 0-1 | NYY | B. Foote | B. Ojeda | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 1-0 | BOS | R. Miller | R. Reuschel | Lineout: SS | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 59% | 1-0 | BOS | G. Hoffman | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 58% | 1-0 | BOS | J. Remy | R. Reuschel | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 60% | 0-1 | NYY | D. Werth | B. Ojeda | Strikeout Looking | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 62% | 0-1 | NYY | A. Robertson | B. Ojeda | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 64% | 0-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | B. Ojeda | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 61% | 1-0 | BOS | D. Evans | R. Reuschel | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 60% | 1-0 | BOS | J. Rice | R. Reuschel | Flyball: LF | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 61% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | R. Reuschel | Single to RF | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 63% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Lansford | R. Reuschel | Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B | ||
| t4 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 59% | 1-0 | BOS | D. Stapleton | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 62% | 0-1 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | B. Ojeda | Flyball: RF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 64% | 0-1 | NYY | L. Piniella | B. Ojeda | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 65% | 0-1 | NYY | R. Jackson | B. Ojeda | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 63% | 1-0 | BOS | R. Gedman | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 62% | 1-0 | BOS | R. Miller | R. Reuschel | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 60% | 1-0 | BOS | G. Hoffman | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 64% | 0-1 | NYY | B. Watson | B. Ojeda | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 66% | 0-1 | NYY | G. Nettles | B. Ojeda | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 68% | 0-1 | NYY | B. Foote | B. Ojeda | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 65% | 1-0 | BOS | J. Remy | R. Reuschel | Lineout: 1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 64% | 1-0 | BOS | D. Evans | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 63% | 1-0 | BOS | J. Rice | R. Reuschel | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 66% | 0-1 | NYY | D. Werth | B. Ojeda | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 69% | 0-1 | NYY | A. Robertson | B. Ojeda | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 71% | 0-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | B. Ojeda | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 69% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | R. Reuschel | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Lansford | R. Reuschel | Popfly: 2B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | 3% | 70% | 1-0 | BOS | D. Stapleton | R. Reuschel | Single to RF; Stapleton to 3B/Adv on E9 | ||
| t7 | 2 | --3 | R | 12% | 82% | 1-0 | BOS | R. Gedman | R. Reuschel | Single to RF; Stapleton Scores/unER | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 81% | 2-0 | BOS | R. Miller | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 84% | 0-2 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | B. Ojeda | Strikeout Looking | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 86% | 0-2 | NYY | L. Piniella | B. Ojeda | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 88% | 0-2 | NYY | R. Jackson | B. Ojeda | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 2-0 | BOS | G. Hoffman | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 2-0 | BOS | J. Remy | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 2-0 | BOS | D. Evans | R. Reuschel | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 90% | 0-2 | NYY | B. Watson | B. Ojeda | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 0-2 | NYY | G. Nettles | B. Ojeda | Popfly: 1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 0-2 | NYY | B. Foote | B. Ojeda | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 93% | 2-0 | BOS | J. Rice | R. Reuschel | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 2-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | R. Reuschel | Single to LF; Yastrzemski out at 2B/LF-2B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | 0% | 93% | 2-0 | BOS | C. Lansford | R. Reuschel | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 92% | 2-0 | BOS | D. Stapleton | R. Reuschel | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Rick Cerone pinch hits for Dennis Werth (LF) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -10% | 82% | 0-2 | NYY | R. Cerone | B. Ojeda | Double to RF (CF-RF) | ||
| Dave Winfield pinch hits for Andre Robertson (SS) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | -2- | R | -24% | 58% | 0-2 | NYY | D. Winfield | B. Ojeda | Double to LF; Cerone Scores | |
| Mark Clear replaces Bob Ojeda pitching | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | -2- | O | 16% | 74% | 1-2 | NYY | W. Randolph | M. Clear | Strikeout Looking | |
| b9 | 1 | -2- | O | 13% | 87% | 1-2 | NYY | J. Mumphrey | M. Clear | Strikeout | |
| Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella (DH) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b9 | 2 | -2- | -3% | 84% | 1-2 | NYY | O. Gamble | M. Clear | Walk | ||
| b9 | 2 | 12- | O | 16% | 100% | 1-2 | NYY | R. Jackson | M. Clear | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
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