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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 21, 1981 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,359 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Mick Kelleher | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 21, 1981
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Bird
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Bird
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Bird
Kemp 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wilcox
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher juggles the ball. That's an error on Kelleher. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Wilcox
There's a wild pitch. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Winfield moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. Winfield scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Wilcox
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Bird
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Bird
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bird
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Wilcox
Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wilcox
Dent hits a popup towards the mound. Wilcox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wilcox
Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bird
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Bird
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Bird
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Bird
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Bird
Trammell 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Bird
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Bird
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Bird
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Bird
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wilcox
Spencer 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Wilcox
Oates hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wilcox
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bird
Cowens hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Oates settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Oates. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bird
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Bird
Kelleher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Bird
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelleher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Bird
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to home to get Kelleher. Whitaker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Bird
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wilcox
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Bird
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Bird
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Bird
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bird
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wilcox
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wilcox
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Wilcox
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bird
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Castro
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Bill Castro now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castro fields it and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Castro
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Castro
Gibson 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
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wilcox
Stan Papi now playing third base.
Dent hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wilcox
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Wilcox fires to first and has Randolph trapped. There's the throw to Trammell who tags Randolph for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Wilcox
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gibson who is chasing the ball. Mumphrey reaches third base with a triple. Gibson throws the ball in to Parrish who tags Mumphrey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Castro
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Castro
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Gossage
Summers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Wilcox
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Jackson moves to third. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Saucier
Nettles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Werth vs. Saucier
Dennis Werth pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Werth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gossage
Dennis Werth now playing first base.
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Gossage
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Gossage
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Stan Papi.
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Gossage
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Gossage
Gibson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1981 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gibson K, cf 5 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 4 0 1 0
Kemp S, lf 4 0 2 0 Winfield D, lf 2 1 0 0
Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 2 0 1 1
Summers C, dh 2 0 1 0 Gamble O, rf 3 0 1 1
Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Kelleher M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Werth D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Jones L, ph 1 0 0 0 Oates J, c 3 0 0 0
Papi S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 2 0
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32 0 6 0 28 2 6 2
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 200 000 00x -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 7.1 6 2 0 5 1
Saucier K 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bird D (W)* 6.0 4 0 0 4 1
Castro B 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Gossage R (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Kelleher M, Oates J
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, New York 8
2B -- Spencer J
3B -- Mumphrey J
CS -- Randolph W
WP -- Wilcox M
PB -- Parrish L
T -- 2:34
A -- 15359
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