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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 16, 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 16, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Righetti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 21,077 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Dan Morrison |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Peters | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
| John Wockenfuss | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | DH |
| Stan Papi | Third Baseman |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 16, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Morris
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Morris
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Righetti
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Righetti
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Righetti
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it 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. Morris
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cowens. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Winfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Morris
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. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Jackson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Morris
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Morris
Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Morris
Dent takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to third. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Righetti
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Righetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Righetti
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Righetti
Parrish hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Righetti
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Righetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Morris
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Morris
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Morris
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi juggles the ball. That's an error on Papi. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Morris
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Righetti
Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Righetti
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Righetti
Peters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Peters reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Righetti
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Righetti
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peters scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Righetti
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Morris
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Morris
Foote hits a popup towards third. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Morris
Dent hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Righetti
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Righetti
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Parrish reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Papi vs. Righetti
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to home to get Parrish. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Righetti
Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Morris
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Morris
Gamble hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Morris
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Gamble scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Cappuzzello
George Cappuzzello now pitching.
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Righetti
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Righetti
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Righetti
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Righetti
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mumphrey. Peters moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wockenfuss vs. Righetti
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards third. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Lopez
Foote hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Lopez
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Lopez
The umpire calls a balk on Lopez Dent moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Lopez
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Lopez
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Righetti
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Righetti
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Righetti
Papi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Righetti
Fahey hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lopez
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Lopez
Winfield hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Lopez
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. May
Rudy May now pitching.
Whitaker hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. May
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. May
Trammell hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lopez
Kirk Gibson now playing left field.
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Lopez
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wockenfuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Lopez
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Lopez
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, 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, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. May
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Lopez
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lopez
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Lopez
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Lopez
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Lopez
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. May
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching. Rick Leach pinch hits for Stan Papi.
Leach takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fahey vs. Davis
Fahey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Davis
Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Bill Fahey.
Whitaker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Davis
Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1981 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 3 1 0 0 Peters R, lf 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey J, cf 5 0 1 0 Gibson K, lf 1 1 1 3
Gamble O, dh 4 1 1 1 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0
Winfield D, lf 4 1 0 0 Jones L, rf 4 0 2 1
Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 2 Wockenfuss J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, cf 3 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, dh 2 1 1 0
Foote B, c 4 0 2 0 Papi S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0 Leach R, ph 0 1 0 0
Fahey B, c 4 0 1 1
Kelleher M, pr 0 1 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 3 32 5 6 5
New York 020 020 000 -- 4
Detroit 001 000 004 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Righetti D 6.0 4 1 1 3 7
May R* 2.0 0 1 1 1 1
Davis R (L) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J 4.2 4 4 4 5 0
Cappuzzello G 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Lopez A (W) 4.0 2 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Papi S, Nettles G, Mumphrey J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 9, Detroit 7
2B -- Jackson R 2, Peters R
3B -- Parrish L
HR -- Gibson K
SB -- Mumphrey J
WP -- Morris J
Balk -- Lopez A
T -- 2:54
A -- 21077
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