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1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
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


Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,411

Friday, October 9, 1981, 8:20PM
Time of Game: 2:39
Brewers
5
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  2  0    5  9  0
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  8  2
W: R Fingers (1-0), L: T John (0-1)
Yankees
3

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor CF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .333  .968    0    1   0   HR
R Yount SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .413    0    3   2   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    8   1   GDP
T Simmons C                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .400 1.300    0    6   1   HR,2B
G Thomas DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    0   0   
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   SH
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .417 1.084    0    2   0   CS
C Moore RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .762    0    4   0   
  M Edwards PR-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   4   

R Lerch P                                                                0   1
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5    2   1                    27   9
BATTING
2B: T Simmons (1, off R May).
HR: P Molitor (1, off T John; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Simmons (1, off T John; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Oglivie (1, off T John).
TB: P Molitor 6; T Simmons 6; R Yount; S Bando; C Cooper; G Thomas.
GIDP: C Cooper (1).
RBI: T Simmons 3 (4); P Molitor (1); S Bando (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Lerch-C Cooper-R Yount.
BASERUNNING
CS: S Bando (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T John).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   2  .214  .428    0    5   5   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    2   1   
D Winfield LF                 3   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.205    0    0   0   2B
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .648    0    3   0   
L Piniella DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .714    0    0   0   GDP
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .800 2.400    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .154    0    2   2   CS
B Watson 1B                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .556 1.156    0   12   1   
  B Murcer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Revering 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Milbourne SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    1   6   
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .728    0    1   0   

T John P                                                                 0   3
  R May P                                                                0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4   6                    27  18
BATTING
2B: D Winfield (2, off R Lerch).
TB: D Winfield 3; B Watson 2; L Milbourne; O Gamble; W Randolph; R Cerone.
GIDP: L Piniella (1).
RBI: R Cerone (3); W Randolph (1); B Watson (1).
2-out RBI: B Watson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Milbourne-W Randolph-B Watson.
E: B Watson (1); R May ().
BASERUNNING
CS: G Nettles (1, 2nd base by R Lerch/T Simmons).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lerch                        6     3   1   1    4   3   0   1.50   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3     61    -     0.98   0.13
R Fingers, BS (1), W (1-0)     3     5   2   2    0   3   0   4.15   14     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5          0-0    2.09  -0.15
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 8           -  
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
T John, L (0-1)                7     8   5   5    2   0   2   6.43   29     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 8     39    -     1.15  -0.47
R May                          2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.64  -0.05
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   1   2          35     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 9          1-1 
T John faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: T John (1; S Bando, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 56,411.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 55° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             New York Yankees                     
1. P Molitor            CF    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. R Yount              SS    2. J Mumphrey           CF 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. D Winfield           LF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. R Jackson            RF 
5. G Thomas             DH    5. L Piniella           DH 
6. B Oglivie            LF    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. S Bando              3B    7. B Watson             1B 
8. C Moore              RF    8. L Milbourne          SS 
9. J Gantner            2B    9. R Cerone             C  

   R Lerch              P        T John               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  1-0  1--      35%  71% T Simmons       T John          Home Run; Cooper Scores
   t 8   0  3-3  ---      27%  77% P Molitor       T John          Home Run
   b 7   1  3-1  12-     -22%  51% R Cerone        R Fingers       Single to CF; Watson Scores; Milbourne to 3B
   b 7   1  3-2  1-3     -15%  36% W Randolph      R Fingers       Single to LF; Milbourne Scores; Cerone to 2B
   b 4   2  0-0  12-     -15%  30% B Watson        R Lerch         Single to CF; Winfield Scores; Nettles to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Molitor       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Yount to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   OO     1--      45%  C Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  D Winfield      Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      49%  B Watson        Nettles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Milbourne     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  S Bando         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      46%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Gantner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  P Molitor       Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  R Yount         Groundout: P-1B; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 3B
          --3      50%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1-3      44%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  D Winfield      Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      47%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          1--      45%  G Nettles       Walk; Winfield to 2B
   R      12-      30%  B Watson        Single to CF; Winfield Scores; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3      35%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  B Oglivie       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      29%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  C Moore         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  R Cerone        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      31%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      29%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  R Yount         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      24%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      29%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: P-1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
          ---      36%  C Cooper        Single to 1B
   RR     1--      71%  T Simmons       Home Run; Cooper Scores
          ---      75%  G Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  B Oglivie       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  S Bando         Single to CF; Thomas Scores
   O      1--      82%  C Moore         Bando Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
          ---      82%  " "             Walk
                  Marshall Edwards pinch runs for Charlie Moore batting 8th
   O      1--      81%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Randy Lerch pitching; Marshall Edwards moves to RF
   O      ---      84%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      80%  B Watson        Single to RF
          1--      73%  L Milbourne     Single to P; Watson to 2B
   R      12-      51%  R Cerone        Single to CF; Watson Scores; Milbourne to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  W Randolph      Single to LF; Milbourne Scores; Cerone to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cerone to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      77%  P Molitor       Home Run
          ---      80%  R Yount         Single to 3B
                  Rudy May replaces Tommy John pitching
   O      1--      79%  C Cooper        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted; Yount to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   RO     -2-      86%  T Simmons       Double (LF-CF); Yount Scores; Simmons out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      86%  G Thomas        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  Oscar Gamble replaces Lou Piniella playing DH batting 5th
          ---      85%  O Gamble        Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Bob Watson batting 7th
   O      1--      94%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rudy May facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Revering replaces Bobby Murcer playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Edwards       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  L Milbourne     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  W Randolph      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA198110090

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