October 28, 1981 World Series Game 6 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1981 World Series Game 6
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: 56,513

Wednesday, October 28, 1981
Time of Game: 3:09

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  3  4   0  1  0    9 13  1
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  2

W: B Hooton (1-1), L: G Frazier (0-3), S: S Howe (1)

Yankees

Bob Lemon

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   2   1   0    2   1  .227  .619   22    1   2   SB
B Russell SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .240  .480   18    0   5   SB,CS,SH
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .417  .920   16    9   0   IW
R Cey 3B                      3   1   2   1    0   1  .350  .958    6    1   1   
  D Thomas PH-3B              2   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .125    7    0   0   
D Baker LF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .167  .359   11    2   0   
P Guerrero CF-RF              5   1   3   5    0   0  .333 1.179   12    6   0   HR,3B
R Monday RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .231  .683   14    1   0   IW
  K Landreaux CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    3    1   0   
S Yeager C                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .286 1.053   17    6   0   
B Hooton P                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   11    0   0   
  S Howe P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    0   0   
Totals                       40   9  13   9    5   8              147   27   8

BATTING

3B: P Guerrero (1, off G Frazier).

HR: P Guerrero (2, off R May; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Russell (1, off G Frazier).

IBB: R Monday (2, by R Reuschel); S Garvey (1, by R Reuschel).

TB: P Guerrero 8; R Cey 2; B Russell 2; D Baker 2; R Monday; D Lopes; S Garvey; S Yeager.

RBI: P Guerrero 5 (7); R Cey (6); S Yeager (4); D Thomas (1); B Russell (2).

2-out RBI: P Guerrero 5; R Cey; S Yeager.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Lopes (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (4, 3rd base off R Reuschel/R Cerone); B Russell (1, 2nd base off R Reuschel/R Cerone).

CS: B Russell (1, 2nd base by T John/R Cerone).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   2   1    2   0  .222 1.186   21    2   2   HR,2B,SB
J Mumphrey CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .533   20    2   0   
D Winfield LF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .045  .267   14    2   0   
R Jackson RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.096   27    3   0   
B Watson 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .318 1.021   18   10   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .955    7    1   2   2B
  A Rodriguez PR-3B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .417  .879    3    0   0   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .190  .701   16    7   2   
L Milbourne SS                2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .725   12    0   3   IW
T John P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   1   
  B Murcer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  G Frazier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reuschel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Gamble PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762         0   0   
  L Piniella PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .438  .938    5    0   0   
  R May P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  D LaRoche P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    6   5              158   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Nettles (1, off B Hooton); W Randolph (1, off B Hooton).

HR: W Randolph (2, off B Hooton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: L Milbourne (3, by B Hooton).

TB: W Randolph 6; G Nettles 3; A Rodriguez; J Mumphrey; L Piniella.

RBI: L Piniella (3); W Randolph (3).

2-out RBI: W Randolph.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

E: G Nettles (1); L Milbourne (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Randolph (1, 2nd base off B Hooton/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Hooton, W (1-1)           5.1   5   2   2    5   2   1   1.59   26  104-59     7-7     47    - 
S Howe, S (1)               3.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   3.86   15   54-37     2-6          3-1
Totals                      9     7   2   2    6   5   1          41  158-96     9-13         3-1

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
T John                      4     6   1   1    0   2   0   0.69   18   48-33     5-4     48    - 
G Frazier, L (0-3)          1     4   3   3    0   1   0  17.18    7   17-13     0-1          0-0
R Davis                     0.1   1   3   2    2   1   0  23.14    4   19-8      0-0          0-0
R Reuschel                  0.2   1   1   0    2   0   0   4.91    6   23-11     2-0          2-2
R May                       2     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.84    8   24-14     2-2          0-0
D LaRoche                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-11     0-1          0-0
Totals                      9    13   9   7    5   8   1          46  147-90     9-8          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Hooton (1; L Milbourne); R Reuschel 2 (2; S Garvey, R Monday).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 56,513.

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. S Garvey             1B    3. D Winfield           LF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. D Baker              LF    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. B Hooton             P     9. T John               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  S Garvey        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1  R Cey           Single to LF; Garvey to 2B
   O      12-  4  D Baker         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  W Randolph      Walk
          1--     J Mumphrey      Randolph Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1  D Winfield      Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  6  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1  R Monday        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1  S Yeager        Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Yeager to 1B
   O      1--  1  B Hooton        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1  B Russell       Single to RF
   O      1--     S Garvey        Russell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  L Milbourne     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8  T John          Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2  W Randolph      Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---  2  J Mumphrey      Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4  D Winfield      Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
   O      12-  3  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  R Cey           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  D Baker         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  P Guerrero      Lineout: LF
          1--  5  R Monday        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Baker to 2B
   R      12-  2  S Yeager        Single to LF; Baker Scores; Monday to 2B
   O      12-  5  B Hooton        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3  G Nettles       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3  R Cerone        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4  L Milbourne     Intentional Walk
                  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Tommy John batting 9th
   O      12-  3  B Murcer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, George Frazier facing 1-2-3
                  George Frazier replaces Bobby Murcer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  D Lopes         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  B Russell       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Lopes to 2B
   O      -2-  1  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  1  R Cey           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lopes Scores
          1--  3  D Baker         Single to CF (Short CF); Cey to 3B
   RR     1-3  1  P Guerrero      Triple (LF-CF); Cey Scores; Baker Scores
   O      --3  4  R Monday        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  W Randolph      Double to LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1  J Mumphrey      Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  5  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-  5  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Davis replaces George Frazier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  B Hooton        Walk
          1--  5  D Lopes         Walk; Hooton to 2B
   R      12-  4  B Russell       Single to LF; Hooton Scores; Lopes to 2B
                  Rick Reuschel replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 9th
          12-     S Garvey        Lopes Steals 3B; Russell Steals 2B
          -23  5  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Ron Cey batting 4th
   RO     123  5  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Lopes Scores; Garvey to 2B
          12-  2  D Baker         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garvey to 3B; Thomas to 2B; Baker to 1B
   RR     123  4  P Guerrero      Single to CF; Garvey Scores/unER; Thomas Scores/unER; Baker to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Guerrero to 2B
          -23  4  R Monday        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 8, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
                  Derrel Thomas moves to 3B; Ken Landreaux replaces Rick Monday playing CF batting 7th; Pedro Guerrero moves to RF
   O      ---  5  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3  G Nettles       Single to CF
                  Aurelio Rodriguez pinch runs for Graig Nettles batting 6th
          1--  7  R Cerone        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-  5  L Milbourne     Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Cerone to 2B
                  Steve Howe replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th; Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 9th; Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
   R      123  5  L Piniella      Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Cerone to 3B; Milbourne to 2B
   O      123  3  W Randolph      Lineout: RF
   O      123  4  J Mumphrey      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 8, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rudy May facing 9-1-2
                  Rudy May replaces Lou Piniella pitching and batting 9th; Aurelio Rodriguez moves to 3B
   O      ---  4  S Howe          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  D Lopes         Walk
   O      1--  5  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B; Lopes to 2B
   O      -2-  1  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  D Baker         Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  4  P Guerrero      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  K Landreaux     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Steve Howe facing 6-7-8
          ---  3  A Rodriguez     Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1  L Milbourne     Popfly: 2B
                  Bobby Brown pinch hits for Rudy May batting 9th
   O      1--  4  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Dave LaRoche facing 8-9-1
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Bobby Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  S Howe          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  D Lopes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Steve Howe facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--  5  J Mumphrey      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
          1--  9  R Jackson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Randolph to 2B; Jackson to 1B
   O      12-  2  B Watson        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Yankees 2.

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LINEUPS

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