New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 24, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 24, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 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

New York Yankees 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 3 2 1
Milbourne ss 4 1 1 1
Winfield cf,lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 2 3 1
Gamble lf 4 1 2 1
  Brown pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Piniella ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 2
Cerone c 5 0 2 1
  Robertson pr 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0
  Foote ph 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  May p 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 1 0 0 0
  John p 0 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 2 2
Russell ss 5 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 5 1 3 0
Cey 3b 5 0 2 2
Baker lf 5 1 1 0
Monday rf 3 1 1 0
  Thomas cf 1 0 0 0
Guerrero cf,rf 3 0 2 0
Scioscia c 1 1 0 0
  Yeager ph,c 0 0 0 1
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 1 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 1 1 2
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8
New York 211 002 0107131
Los Angeles 002 013 20x8142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   3.0 6 2 2 1 2
  May   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Davis   1.0 2 3 2 1 2
  Frazier  L (0-2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  John   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
3
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Goltz   3.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Forster   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Niedenfuer   2.0 2 2 0 1 0
  Howe  W (1-0) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
5
3

  E–Jackson (1), Russell (1), Howe (1).  2B–New York Milbourne (2,off Welch), Los Angeles Landreaux (1,off Reuschel); Garvey (1,off May); Monday (1,off Frazier).  3B–New York Randolph (1,off Welch).  HR–New York Randolph (1,2nd inning off Goltz 0 on, 2 out); Jackson (1,8th inning off Howe 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Johnstone (1,6th inning off Davis 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Milbourne (1,off Forster); Scioscia (1,off May); Howe (1,off John).  SF–Watson (1,off Goltz); Yeager (1,off John).  IBB–Jackson (1,by Niedenfuer); Guerrero (1,by Frazier).  SB–Winfield (1,2nd base off Forster/Scioscia); Lopes 2 (2,2nd base off Reuschel/Cerone,3rd base off Davis/Cerone).  IBB–Frazier (2,Guerrero); Niedenfuer (1,Jackson).  U–Doug Harvey (NL), Rich Garcia (AL), Dick Stello (NL), Larry Barnett (AL), Terry Cooney (AL), Nick Colosi (NL).  T–3:32.  A–56,242.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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