October 20, 1981 World Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1981 World Series Game 1
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
LAD  3
Game 2
NYY  3
LAD  0
Game 3
LAD  5
NYY  4
Game 4
LAD  8
NYY  7
Game 5
LAD  2
NYY  1
Game 6
LAD  9
@NYY  2

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,470

Tuesday, October 20, 1981
Time of Game: 2:32

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

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

W: R Guidry (1-0), L: J Reuss (0-1), S: R Gossage (1)

Yankees

Bob Lemon

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   12    3   1   
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    2   1   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    7    0   0   
  D Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Baker LF                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .500 1.000   10    3   0   SF
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   15    5   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    0   1   
P Guerrero CF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   16    3   0   
R Monday RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   17    4   0   
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.666   10    3   0   HR
  K Landreaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
J Reuss P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Goltz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sax PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Thomas PH-SS              0   1   0   0    1   0                5    1   1   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    4   8              127   24   7

BATTING

HR: S Yeager (1, off R Guidry; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: D Baker (1, off R Gossage).

TB: S Yeager 4; D Baker; J Johnstone; S Garvey; R Cey.

RBI: S Yeager (1); D Baker (1); J Johnstone (1).

2-out RBI: S Yeager.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thomas-S Garvey.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   17    3   3   
J Mumphrey CF                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417   12    3   0   SB
D Winfield LF                 3   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .250   13    0   1   
L Piniella RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    8    4   0   2B,SB
B Watson 1B                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .667 2.417   15    8   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   17    1   3   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   12    8   0   
L Milbourne SS                4   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   2   GDP
R Guidry P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   SH
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   5   6   5    6   2              111   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Piniella (1, off J Reuss).

HR: B Watson (1, off J Reuss; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: R Guidry (1, off B Castillo).

TB: B Watson 5; L Piniella 3; J Mumphrey 2.

GIDP: L Milbourne (1).

RBI: B Watson 3 (3); D Winfield (1); L Piniella (1).

2-out RBI: B Watson 3; D Winfield; L Piniella.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: R Cerone (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Mumphrey (1, 2nd base off J Reuss/S Yeager); L Piniella (1, 2nd base off B Castillo/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Reuss, L (0-1)            2.2   5   4   4    0   2   1  13.50   13   38-29     4-2     34    - 
B Castillo                  1     0   1   1    5   0   0   9.00    8   36-13     1-1          1-0
D Goltz                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2      0-1          3-0
T Niedenfuer                3     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   10   24-19     1-8          0-0
D Stewart                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-7      1-1          0-0
Totals                      8     6   5   5    6   2   1          35  111-70     7-13         4-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
R Guidry, W (1-0)           7     4   1   1    2   6   1   1.29   26   85-57     6-8     69    - 
R Davis                     0     0   2   2    2   0   0    inf    2    9-1      0-0          0-0
R Gossage, S (1)            2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   33-20     2-2          2-2
Totals                      9     5   3   3    4   8   1          35  127-78     8-10         2-2

R Davis faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 56,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           New York Yankees                     
1. D Lopes              2B    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. B Russell            SS    2. J Mumphrey           CF 
3. D Baker              LF    3. D Winfield           LF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. L Piniella           RF 
5. R Cey                3B    5. B Watson             1B 
6. P Guerrero           CF    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. R Monday             RF    7. R Cerone             C  
8. S Yeager             C     8. L Milbourne          SS 
9. J Reuss              P     9. R Guidry             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  D Baker         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  J Mumphrey      Single to RF
   O      1--  3  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  L Piniella      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Mumphrey to 3B
   RRR    -23  4  B Watson        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Mumphrey Scores; Piniella Scores
   O      ---  1  G Nettles       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
          ---  5  S Garvey        Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  R Cey           Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  3  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  R Monday        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  R Guidry        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  J Reuss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  W Randolph      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4  J Mumphrey      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  D Winfield      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--     L Piniella      Mumphrey Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3  " "             Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
          1--     B Watson        Piniella Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Walk
   O      12-  8  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1  D Baker         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  S Garvey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1  R Cey           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bobby Castillo facing 7-8-9
          ---  4  R Cerone        Walk
   O      1--  2  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3  R Guidry        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Milbourne to 2B
          -2-  6  W Randolph      Walk
          12-  4  J Mumphrey      Walk; Milbourne to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   R      123  5  D Winfield      Walk; Milbourne Scores; Randolph to 3B; Mumphrey to 2B
                  Dave Goltz replaces Bobby Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2  L Piniella      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1  S Yeager        Home Run (Deep RF)
                  Steve Sax pinch hits for Dave Goltz batting 9th
   O      ---  1  S Sax           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Steve Sax pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  B Watson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2  R Cerone        Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1  L Milbourne     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  D Lopes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  B Russell       Flyball: RF
          ---  5  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--  4  S Garvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  R Guidry        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  W Randolph      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  R Cey           Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cey out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  5  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--  4  R Monday        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  2  L Piniella      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Davis replaces Ron Guidry pitching and batting 9th; Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
          ---  5  D Thomas        Walk
          1--     D Lopes         Passed Ball; Thomas to 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Walk
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 9th; Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bill Russell batting 2nd
   R      12-  7  J Johnstone     Single to RF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Lopes to 3B
   RO     1-3  1  D Baker         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lopes Scores
   O      1--  5  S Garvey        Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  5  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Stewart replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 2nd; Derrel Thomas moves to SS
          ---  7  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--  3  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      ---  4  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 5.

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