Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 20, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 20, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 1 1
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 2 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Guerrero cf 3 0 0 0
Monday rf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 1
  Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Sax ph 1 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 2 2 0
Winfield lf 3 0 0 1
Piniella rf 4 1 2 1
Watson 1b 3 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Milbourne ss 4 1 0 0
Guidry p 2 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Los Angeles 000 010 020350
New York 301 100 00x560
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (0-1) 2.2 5 4 4 0 2
  Castillo   1.0 0 1 1 5 0
  Goltz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Stewart   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
6
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6
  Davis   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Gossage  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Cerone (1).  2B–New York Piniella (1,off Reuss).  HR–Los Angeles Yeager (1,5th inning off Guidry 0 on, 2 out), New York Watson (1,1st inning off Reuss 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Baker (1,off Gossage).  SH–Guidry (1,off Castillo).  SB–Mumphrey (1,2nd base off Reuss/Yeager); Piniella (1,2nd base off Castillo/Yeager).  U–Larry Barnett (AL), Nick Colosi (NL), Terry Cooney (AL), Doug Harvey (NL), Dick Stello (NL), Rich Garcia (AL).  T–2:32.  A–56,470.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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