October 21, 1981 World Series Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1981 World Series Game 2
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: 56,505

Wednesday, October 21, 1981
Time of Game: 2:29

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

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

W: T John (1-0), L: B Hooton (0-1), S: R Gossage (2)

Yankees

Bob Lemon

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143   13    7   3   
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   14    0   5   
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417   16    0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .429  .929   12    6   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250   11    0   3   
P Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    9    4   0   
K Landreaux CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    4   0   
S Yeager C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200 1.000    6    1   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  M Scioscia C                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Hooton P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    1   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  S Sax PR-2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   4   0    1   7              108   24  12

BATTING

TB: S Garvey 2; B Russell; R Smith.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: D Lopes (1); D Stewart (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey CF                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .400 1.025   12    1   0   IW
L Milbourne SS                4   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .375   10    1   3   2B,GDP
D Winfield LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125   15    1   0   
O Gamble RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   17    2   0   
  L Piniella PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.400    4    0   0   
  B Brown PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .661   17    1   5   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .571 1.625   13   13   0   
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .375   14    7   0   IW
W Randolph 2B                 2   1   0   1    1   0  .000  .250   16    1   3   SF
T John P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   2   SH
  B Murcer PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   0   SH
  R Gossage P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       27   3   6   3    6   2              126   27  13

BATTING

2B: L Milbourne (1, off B Hooton).

SF: W Randolph (1, off D Stewart).

SH: T John (1, off B Hooton); B Murcer (1, off T Forster).

IBB: R Cerone (1, by D Stewart); J Mumphrey (1, by T Forster).

TB: L Milbourne 2; B Watson 2; G Nettles 2; L Piniella.

GIDP: L Milbourne (2).

RBI: B Watson (4); W Randolph (1); L Milbourne (1).

2-out RBI: L Milbourne.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Milbourne (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: G Nettles (2nd base by D Stewart).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, L (0-1)              6     3   1   0    4   1   0   0.00   26  100-58   39· 6·13   11· 7· 2· 1     61    -     1.08   0.06
T Forster                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    6-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.53   0.10
S Howe                         0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    3    9-7     7· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.60  -0.02
D Stewart                      0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   11-5     2· 3· 0    0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.61  -0.08
Totals                         8     6   3   2    6   2   0          36  126-72   50· 9·13   13·10· 3· 2          4-2

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, W (1-0)                7     3   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   25   78-51   32· 6·13   15· 2· 2· 2     75    -     1.23   0.43
R Gossage, S (2)               2     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8   30-20   11· 2· 7    1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.43   0.14
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   7   0          33  108-71   43· 8·20   16· 4· 2· 3           -

B Hooton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Stewart (1; R Cerone); T Forster (1; J Mumphrey).

PO: D Stewart (0; G Nettles, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 56,505.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  -2-  6   16%  71% L Milbourne     B Hooton        Double to LF (LF Line); Randolph Scores/unER
   b 7   1  0-1  123  1  -11%  77% L Milbourne     T Forster       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3  6    9%  50% K Landreaux     T John          Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  2   -7%  64% S Garvey        T John          Single to LF
   t 5   1  0-0  -2-  1   -7%  40% P Guerrero      T John          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Garvey to 3B; Guerrero to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Lopes         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   52%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   54%  O Gamble        Walk; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-  7   50%  G Nettles       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  B Watson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   52%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  T John          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   52%  K Landreaux     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  B Hooton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   51%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Lopes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  O Gamble        Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   56%  G Nettles       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   53%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   45%  S Garvey        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   47%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B; Garvey to 2B
          -2-  1   40%  P Guerrero      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Garvey to 3B; Guerrero to 1B
   O      1-3  6   50%  K Landreaux     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   56%  S Yeager        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   61%  W Randolph      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Randolph to 1B
   O      1--  2   59%  T John          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-  1   55%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  6   71%  L Milbourne     Double to LF (LF Line); Randolph Scores/unER
   O      -2-  4   68%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   71%  B Hooton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   72%  B Russell       Single to LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  4   75%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   74%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   71%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   64%  S Garvey        Single to LF
   O      1--  2   71%  R Cey           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   76%  P Guerrero      Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4   80%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   83%  R Cerone        Walk
          1--  4   87%  W Randolph      Walk; Cerone to 2B
                  Terry Forster replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Tommy John batting 9th
   O      12-  1   87%  B Murcer        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cerone to 3B; Randolph to 2B
          -23  4   87%  J Mumphrey      Intentional Walk
   OO     123  1   77%  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Gossage replaces Bobby Murcer pitching and batting 9th; Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      ---  1   82%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Reggie Smith pinch hits for Terry Forster batting 9th
          ---  2   76%  R Smith         Single to RF
                  Rick Monday pinch hits for Davey Lopes batting 1st; Steve Sax pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 9th
   O      1--  4   82%  R Monday        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   88%  B Russell       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Howe replaces Rick Monday pitching and batting 1st; Mike Scioscia replaces Jay Johnstone playing C batting 8th; Steve Sax moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   87%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 4th
          ---  4   88%  L Piniella      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Bobby Brown pinch runs for Lou Piniella batting 4th
          1--  3   90%  G Nettles       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Brown to 2B
                  Dave Stewart replaces Steve Howe pitching and batting 1st
   R      12-  2   96%  B Watson        Single to LF; Brown Scores; Nettles to 2B
          12-      97%  R Cerone        Nettles Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Nettles to 3B; Watson to 2B
          -23  4   97%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   98%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Nettles Scores
   O      12-  3   97%  R Gossage       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Brown moves to RF
   O      ---  4   99%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   97%  S Garvey        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA198110210

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation