New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 25, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 25, 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 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Milbourne ss 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf,rf 4 0 2 1
  Brown pr 0 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Guidry p 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Landreaux pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 3 1 1 1
Yeager c 3 1 2 1
Thomas cf,3b 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
New York 010 000 000150
Los Angeles 000 000 20x243
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  L (1-1) 7.0 4 2 2 2 9
  Gossage   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
3
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (1-1) 9.0 5 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6

  E–Lopes 3 (5).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Jackson (1,off Reuss), Los Angeles Yeager (1,off Guidry).  HR–Los Angeles Guerrero (1,7th inning off Guidry 0 on, 1 out); Yeager (2,7th inning off Guidry 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Rodriguez (1,by Reuss).  HBP–Cey (1,by Gossage).  SB–Landreaux (1,2nd base off Gossage/Cerone); Lopes (3,3rd base off Gossage/Cerone).  HBP–Gossage (1,Cey).  IBB–Reuss (1,Rodriguez).  U–Rich Garcia (AL), Dick Stello (NL), Larry Barnett (AL), Nick Colosi (NL), Doug Harvey (NL), Terry Cooney (AL).  T–2:19.  A–56,115.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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