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Athletics 5 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
May 14, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 14, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 14, 1981 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherRich Gossage  
Losing PitcherJeff Jones  
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Game Winning RBIDave Winfield 

Game Info

DateMay 14, 1981 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Norris  
Home Starting PitcherRudy May  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance35,761 
Time of Game3 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Clark
1B: Steve Palermo
2B: Ted Hendry
3B: Jim Evans

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Cliff Johnson  DH 
Tony Armas  Right Fielder 
Mike Heath  Catcher 
Jeff Newman  First Baseman 
Shooty Babitt  Second Baseman 
Dave McKay  Third Baseman 
Rob Picciolo  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  DH 
Dave Winfield  Center Fielder 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Oscar Gamble  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Jim Spencer  First Baseman 
Barry Foote  Catcher 
Bucky Dent  Shortstop 
Gene Michael  Manager 

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Athletics 5 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
May 14, 1981

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         Game of 5/14/1981 -- Oakland at New York (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       5  1  2  1   Randolph W, 2b        5  2  3  0   
Murphy D, cf          4  0  1  1   Murcer B, dh          5  2  1  2   
Johnson C, dh         3  1  1  0   Winfield D, cf        3  1  1  1   
Gross W, ph           1  0  0  0   Jackson R, rf         3  2  2  3   
Armas T, rf           3  1  1  0   Gamble O, lf          3  0  1  1   
Heath M, c            4  0  0  0   Piniella L, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   
Newman J, 1b          3  1  2  1   Nettles G, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Revering D, ph-1b     1  0  0  0   Spencer J, 1b         3  1  1  0   
Babitt S, 2b          4  0  1  1   Werth D, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   
McKay D, 3b           4  0  1  0   Foote B, c            3  0  1  0   
Picciolo R, ss        4  1  1  1   Milbourne L, pr       0  0  0  0   
                                   Oates J, c            0  0  0  0   
                                   Dent B, ss            3  1  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5 10  5                        34  9 13  9

Oakland          010 100 300 --  5
New York         202 001 04x --  9

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norris M              6.1 10  5  5  3  5
Owchinko B            0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Jones J (L)           1.1  3  4  4  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
May R                 6.2  7  4  4  1  4
Davis R*              0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Gossage R (W)         2.1  2  0  0  0  6
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- McKay D, Dent B, Owchinko B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, New York 8
2B -- Randolph W, Armas T, Dent B, Newman J
3B -- Picciolo R
HR -- Murcer B, Jackson R
SB -- Winfield D, Babitt S, Henderson R, Murphy D
CS -- Henderson R
SH -- Foote B, Dent B
SF -- Winfield D
WP -- Norris M
T -- 3:12
A -- 35761

    

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