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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 14, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 14, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 23,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Mark Johnson |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| John Wockenfuss | DH |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 14, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Wilcox
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. May
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. May
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. May
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. May
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. May
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winfield throws the ball in to Dent who tags Brookens trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. May
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. May
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Wilcox
Cerone hits a popup in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wilcox
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. May
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. May
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to May covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. May
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. May
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. May
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to second for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. May
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Wilcox
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Gamble reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. May
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. May
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. May
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. May
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Wilcox
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Wilcox
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. May
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. May
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. May
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Wilcox
Milbourne hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. May
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. May
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. May
Brookens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. May
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Wilcox
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. May
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. May
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. May
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wilcox
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Wilcox
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Larry Milbourne.
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Reuschel
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing second base. Rick Reuschel now pitching.
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Reuschel
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Reuschel
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1981 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mumphrey J, cf 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, cf 3 0 0 0
Milbourne L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 2 1
Murcer B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0
Gamble O, dh 3 0 1 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 3 0
Winfield D, lf 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, dh 3 0 1 0
Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hebner R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jones L, rf 3 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 0
Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 3 0 30 1 8 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 001 000 00x -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L) 7.0 6 1 1 1 0
Reuschel R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 8.2 3 0 0 2 4
Saucier K (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Whitaker L
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 6
2B -- Gamble O
T -- 2:07
A -- 23395
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