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1981 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 34-22, Finished 1st
Second Half: 25-26, Finished 5th
Overall: 59-48, Finished 4th in AL Eastern Division
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Won AL Pennant
Scored 421 runs, Allowed 343 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-44
Managed by Gene Michael and Bob Lemon

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,614,353 (1st of 14)
Park Factors
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Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-2) to Los Angeles Dodgers
Won AL Championship Series (3-0) over Oakland Athletics
Won AL Division Series (3-2) over Milwaukee Brewers

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Game Results

Season Summary   59-48 , Final Rank: 3, GB:    2.0
Days in First:                  53 (last on September 27, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          18 (last on September 14)
Most Games under .500:       never

Biggest Lead:                  3.0 (last on June 9)
Farthest Behind Leader:        4.5 (last on May 29)

Longest Winning Streak:          9 (June 1 to June 9)
Longest Losing Streak:           4 (May 24 to May 27, August 14 to August 17, and September 19 to September 22)

Most Runs Allowed:              12 (May 24)
Most Runs Scored:               12 (June 4 and August 29)

Longest Game:                   12 innings (June 5 and August 24)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       9
Times Opponent Shutout:         13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        59  48     421     343    .551

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  19     203     154    .627
Road           27  29     218     189    .482

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          11   6      64      48    .647
May            14  14     104     118    .500
June            9   2      58      32    .818
August         11  10      78      48    .524
September      13  14     106      89    .481
October         1   2      11       8    .333

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     34  22     226     198    .607
Second Half    25  26     195     145    .490

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     5   1      23      17    .833
Full Games     54  46     397     323    .540
Shortened       0   1       1       3    .000
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        12  21      88      97    .364

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        14   5     127      65    .737

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             6   7      52      48    .462
BOS             3   3      27      25    .500
CAL             2   2      12      12    .500
CHW             7   5      52      32    .583
CLE             5   7      38      54    .417
DET             7   3      37      22    .700
KCR            10   2      56      27    .833
MIL             3   3      25      16    .500
MIN             3   3      26      18    .500
OAK             4   3      31      27    .571
SEA             2   3      19      17    .400
TEX             5   4      32      26    .556
TOR             2   3      14      19    .400

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr  9 box NYY  TEX  W  10-3        1-0     1    Tied  2:48 T John       J Matlack     55,123 +
  2 Sat, Apr 11 box NYY  TEX  W   5-1        2-0     1    Tied  2:10 R May        D Darwin      23,845 ++
  3 Sun, Apr 12 box NYY  TEX  L   4-6        2-1     2     0.5  2:36 F Jenkins    R Guidry      30,079 -
  4 Mon, Apr 13 box NYY @TOR  L   1-5        2-2     4     1.0  2:15 J Clancy     T John        25,112 --
  5 Wed, Apr 15 box NYY @TOR  W   6-3        3-2     2     1.0  2:37 R May        J Todd        16,280 +
  6 Fri, Apr 17 box NYY @TEX  W   2-1        4-2     2     1.5  2:18 R Guidry     D Darwin      34,333 ++
  7 Sat, Apr 18 box NYY @TEX  L   4-6        4-3     2     2.5  2:22 S Comer      B Castro      23,744 -
  8 Sun, Apr 19 box NYY @TEX  L   0-4        4-4     3     2.5  1:57 J Matlack    T Underwood   20,757 --
  9 Mon, Apr 20 box NYY  DET  W   6-2        5-4     3     1.5  2:26 R May        D Rozema      20,981 +
 10 Tue, Apr 21 box NYY  DET  W   2-0        6-4     3     0.5  2:34 D Bird       M Wilcox      15,359 ++
 11 Wed, Apr 22 box NYY  DET  W   7-2        7-4     1    Tied  2:21 D LaRoche    H Bailey      22,835 +++
 12 Fri, Apr 24 box NYY  TOR  W   4-2        8-4     1  up 0.5  2:22 T John       M Bomback     20,863 ++++
 13 Sat, Apr 25 box NYY  TOR  L   2-7        8-5     1  up 0.5  2:34 J Todd       R May         17,319 -
 14 Sun, Apr 26 box NYY  TOR  L   1-2        8-6     2     0.5  2:38 D Stieb      T Underwood   37,306 --
 15 Mon, Apr 27 box NYY @DET  W   3-1        9-6     1    Tied  2:08 R Guidry     H Bailey      27,487 +
 16 Tue, Apr 28 box NYY @DET  W   4-1       10-6     1  up 0.5  2:11 T John       D Schatzeder  18,420 ++
 17 Wed, Apr 29 box NYY @DET  W   3-2       11-6     1  up 1.0  2:22 R May        J Morris      18,167 +++
 18 Fri, May  1 box NYY @OAK  L   6-8       11-7     2     0.5  3:17 R Langford   T Underwood   44,105 -
 19 Sat, May  2 box NYY @OAK  L   3-6       11-8     2     1.5  3:01 M Keough     R Guidry      48,179 --
 20 Sun, May  3 box NYY @OAK  W   3-2 (10)  12-8     1    Tied  3:14 R Davis      S McCatty          0 +
 21             box NYY @OAK  W   2-0       13-8     1    Tied  2:48 T John       B Kingman     48,592 ++
 22 Mon, May  4 box NYY @CAL  W   4-2       14-8     1  up 0.5  2:30 G Nelson     G Zahn        30,897 +++
 23 Tue, May  5 box NYY @CAL  L   2-6       14-9     1    Tied  2:39 J Jefferson  T Underwood   35,629 -
 24 Wed, May  6 box NYY @CAL  W   5-2       15-9     1    Tied  2:59 R Guidry     M Witt        37,410 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May  7 box NYY @CAL  L   1-2       15-10    1    Tied  2:29 K Forsch     T John        38,789 -
 26 Fri, May  8 box NYY @SEA  L   2-3       15-11    1    Tied  2:30 B Clark      R May         18,458 --
 27 Sat, May  9 box NYY @SEA  L   5-6       15-12    3     1.0  2:42 D Drago      R Davis       51,903 ---
 28 Sun, May 10 box NYY @SEA  W   5-2       16-12    2     1.0  2:15 T Underwood  J Gleaton     18,342 +
 29 Tue, May 12 box NYY  OAK  W   4-1       17-12    2     0.5  2:20 R Guidry     R Langford    30,959 ++
 30 Wed, May 13 box NYY  OAK  L   4-5       17-13    2     1.5  2:41 M Keough     T John        35,419 -
 31 Thu, May 14 box NYY  OAK  W   9-5       18-13    2     1.0  3:12 R Gossage    J Jones       35,761 +
 32 Sat, May 16 box NYY  SEA  W   7-5       19-13    3     0.5  2:34 D Bird       J Gleaton     33,759 ++
 33 Sun, May 17 box NYY  SEA  L   0-1       19-14    3     2.0  2:39 F Bannister  R Davis       54,223 -
 34 Mon, May 18 box NYY  KCR  W   2-1       20-14    3     1.5  2:11 T John       P Splittorff  21,853 +
 35 Tue, May 19 box NYY  KCR  W   6-5       21-14    3     1.5  3:21 D Bird       R Martin      23,128 ++
 36 Wed, May 20 box NYY  KCR  W   5-4 (11)  22-14    2     1.5  3:21 B Castro     D Quisenberr  27,912 +++
 37 Fri, May 22 box NYY  CLE  L   3-7       22-15    3     2.0  2:49 B Blyleven   T John        30,182 -
 38 Sat, May 23 box NYY  CLE  W   3-2       23-15    2     2.0  2:33 D Righetti   R Waits       37,179 +
 39 Sun, May 24 box NYY  CLE  L   5-12      23-16    3     1.5  2:45 J Denny      R May         53,874 -
 40 Mon, May 25 box NYY @BAL  L   1-10      23-17    3     2.5  2:21 J Palmer     R Guidry      42,949 --
 41 Tue, May 26 box NYY @BAL  L   4-6       23-18    3     3.5  3:00 S Stewart    G Nelson      38,646 ---
 42 Wed, May 27 box NYY @BAL  L   5-6       23-19    5     4.5  2:50 T Martinez   R Gossage     42,869 ----
 43 Fri, May 29 box NYY @CLE  W   5-2       24-19    4     4.5  2:53 D Righetti   R Waits       65,311 +
 44 Sat, May 30 box NYY @CLE  W   1-0       25-19    3     3.5  2:29 G Nelson     D Spillner    24,318 ++
 45 Sun, May 31 box NYY @CLE  L   2-7       25-20    4     3.5  3:04 L Barker     R May         40,045 -
 46 Mon, Jun  1 box NYY @CLE  W   5-3       26-20    3     3.0  2:45 D Bird       W Garland     30,198 +
 47 Tue, Jun  2 box NYY  BAL  W   5-3 (11)  27-20    3     2.0  3:12 R Gossage    S Stewart     25,057 ++
 48 Wed, Jun  3 box NYY  BAL  W   2-0 (11)  28-20    2     1.0  3:33 R Davis      T Martinez    30,162 +++
 49 Thu, Jun  4 box NYY  BAL  W  12-3       29-20    1    Tied  2:33 G Nelson     D Ford        37,954 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun  5 box NYY  CHW  W   6-5 (12)  30-20    1    Tied  4:08 D LaRoche    K Hickey      35,707 +++++
 51 Sat, Jun  6 box NYY  CHW  W   2-0       31-20    1  up 1.0  2:22 D Bird       S Trout       36,255 ++++++
 52 Sun, Jun  7 box NYY  CHW  W   3-1       32-20    1  up 1.0  2:38 R Guidry     R Baumgarten  52,367 +++++++
 53 Mon, Jun  8 box NYY @KCR  W   8-3       33-20    1  up 1.5  3:13 D Righetti   R Gale        36,922 ++++++++
 54 Tue, Jun  9 box NYY @KCR  W   8-5       34-20    1  up 3.0  3:05 D LaRoche    R Martin      36,496 +++++++++
 55 Wed, Jun 10 box NYY @CHW  L   5-6       34-21    1  up 2.0  3:20 B Burns      R May         33,647 -
 56 Thu, Jun 11 box NYY @CHW  L   2-3       34-22    1  up 2.0  2:44 S Trout      D Bird        33,777 --
 57 Mon, Aug 10 box NYY  TEX  W   2-0       35-22    1  up 2.0  1:43 T John       D Darwin      40,373 +
 58 Tue, Aug 11 box NYY  TEX  L   0-1       35-23    1  up 1.5  2:24 R Honeycutt  D Righetti    30,117 -
 59 Wed, Aug 12 box NYY  TEX  W   5-4       36-23    1  up 2.0  2:08 D LaRoche    F Jenkins     20,918 +
 60 Thu, Aug 13 box NYY @DET  W   3-0       37-23    1  up 2.0  2:39 R Guidry     D Petry       20,957 ++
 61 Fri, Aug 14 box NYY @DET  L   0-1       37-24    1  up 2.0  2:07 M Wilcox     R May         23,395 -
 62 Sat, Aug 15 box NYY @DET  L   5-8       37-25    1  up 1.0  3:01 D Schatzeder D LaRoche     26,848 --
 63 Sun, Aug 16 box NYY @DET  L   4-5       37-26    1  up 1.0  2:54 A Lopez      R Davis       21,077 ---
 64 Mon, Aug 17 box NYY  CHW  L   1-4       37-27    1  up 0.5  2:42 B Burns      R Reuschel    24,651 ----
 65 Tue, Aug 18 box NYY  CHW  W   4-0       38-27    1  up 0.5  2:35 R Guidry     S Trout       30,157 +
 66 Wed, Aug 19 box NYY  CHW  L   5-6       38-28    1  up 0.5  3:05 D Lamp       R May         30,421 -
 67 Fri, Aug 21 box NYY  KCR  L   0-4       38-29    2     0.5  2:22 L Gura       D Righetti    37,970 --
 68 Sat, Aug 22 box NYY  KCR  W   5-0       39-29    2     0.5  2:36 R Reuschel   P Splittorff  40,127 +
 69 Sun, Aug 23 box NYY  KCR  W   8-0       40-29    2     0.5  2:27 R Guidry     R Gale        40,258 ++
 70 Mon, Aug 24 box NYY  MIN  L   2-3 (12)  40-30    2     0.5  3:06 J O'Connor   G Frazier     21,513 -
 71 Tue, Aug 25 box NYY  MIN  L   0-3       40-31    3     1.5  2:18 D Jackson    R May         26,110 --
 72 Wed, Aug 26 box NYY  MIN  W   3-2       41-31    3     0.5  2:14 R Gossage    A Williams    30,271 +
 73 Thu, Aug 27 box NYY @CHW  L   1-3  (8)  41-32    3     1.5  2:22 L Hoyt       R Davis       30,787 -
 74 Fri, Aug 28 box NYY @CHW  W   6-1       42-32    2     0.5  2:48 R Guidry     S Trout       33,390 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Aug 29 box NYY @CHW  W  12-2       43-32    2     0.5  3:00 T John       R Dotson      32,507 ++
 76 Sun, Aug 30 box NYY @CHW  W   5-1       44-32    1  up 0.5  2:49 R May        D Lamp        33,213 +++
 77 Mon, Aug 31 box NYY @MIN  W   7-0       45-32    1  up 1.5  2:16 D Righetti   A Williams    12,774 ++++
 78 Tue, Sep  1 box NYY @MIN  W  11-6       46-32    1  up 1.5  2:22 R Reuschel   P Redfern     14,075 +++++
 79 Wed, Sep  2 box NYY @MIN  L   3-4       46-33    1  up 0.5  2:33 D Cooper     R Gossage     16,231 -
 80 Thu, Sep  3 box NYY @KCR  L   2-3       46-34    2     0.5  2:19 M Jones      T John        26,565 --
 81 Fri, Sep  4 box NYY @KCR  W   4-0       47-34    1  up 0.5  2:31 R May        D Leonard     34,272 +
 82 Sat, Sep  5 box NYY @KCR  W   2-1       48-34    1  up 0.5  2:36 D Righetti   L Gura        38,325 ++
 83 Sun, Sep  6 box NYY @KCR  W   6-1       49-34    1  up 0.5  2:22 R Reuschel   A Hammaker    40,105 +++
 84 Mon, Sep  7 box NYY  MIL  W   4-2       50-34    1  up 0.5  2:19 R Guidry     R Lerch       55,083 ++++
 85 Wed, Sep  9 box NYY  MIL  W   5-2       51-34    1  up 1.5  2:02 T John       P Vuckovich        0 +++++
 86             box NYY  MIL  L   3-5       51-35    1  up 1.5  2:50 M Caldwell   R May         27,337 -
 87 Fri, Sep 11 box NYY  BOS  W   4-1       52-35    1  up 1.5  2:02 D Righetti   D Eckersley   43,018 +
 88 Sat, Sep 12 box NYY  BOS  L   1-2       52-36    1  up 0.5  2:07 B Ojeda      R Reuschel    38,307 -
 89 Sun, Sep 13 box NYY  BOS  W  10-6       53-36    1  up 0.5  2:50 R Guidry     F Tanana      44,686 +
 90 Mon, Sep 14 box NYY @MIL  W  10-2       54-36    1  up 1.5  2:29 T John       M Caldwell    17,545 ++
 91 Tue, Sep 15 box NYY @MIL  L   1-2       54-37    1  up 1.0  2:15 M Haas       R May         15,402 -
 92 Wed, Sep 16 box NYY @MIL  L   2-3       54-38    1  up 1.5  2:10 R Lerch      D Righetti    13,510 --
 93 Fri, Sep 18 box NYY @BOS  W   6-4       55-38    1  up 2.0  2:20 R Davis      B Stanley     34,283 +
 94 Sat, Sep 19 box NYY @BOS  L   5-8       55-39    1  up 1.0  2:44 J Tudor      R Davis       32,620 -
 95 Sun, Sep 20 box NYY @BOS  L   1-4       55-40    1  up 1.0  2:19 B Hurst      T John        35,091 --
 96 Mon, Sep 21 box NYY  CLE  L   0-5       55-41    1    Tied  2:27 R Waits      R May         20,102 ---
 97 Tue, Sep 22 box NYY  CLE  L   4-6       55-42    2     1.0  3:22 L Barker     D Righetti    15,098 ----
 98 Wed, Sep 23 box NYY  CLE  W   6-1       56-42    1    Tied  2:21 R Reuschel   J Denny       21,596 +
 99 Thu, Sep 24 box NYY  BAL  L   1-5       56-43    2     0.5  2:09 J Palmer     R Guidry      21,007 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Sep 25 box NYY  BAL  L   0-1       56-44    4     0.5  2:01 S McGregor   T John        33,427 --
101 Sat, Sep 26 box NYY  BAL  W   6-4       57-44    2     0.5  2:48 R Davis      S Stone       31,993 +
102 Sun, Sep 27 box NYY  BAL  W   5-2       58-44    1  up 0.5  2:31 D Righetti   D Martinez    44,481 ++
103 Mon, Sep 28 box NYY @CLE  L   2-6       58-45    2     0.5  2:38 T Brennan    R Reuschel     6,168 -
104 Tue, Sep 29 box NYY @CLE  L   2-3       58-46    3     0.5  1:59 J Denny      R Guidry       7,003 --
105 Fri, Oct  2 box NYY @BAL  W   9-0       59-46    2     1.0  2:05 D Righetti   S Stewart     25,748 +
106 Sat, Oct  3 box NYY @BAL  L   0-3       59-47    2     2.0  1:55 S McGregor   T John        28,575 -
107 Sun, Oct  4 box NYY @BAL  L   2-5       59-48    3     2.0  2:14 M Flanagan   R Reuschel    29,169 --

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