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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 22, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 22, 1981 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,182 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: John Shulock |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Joe Charboneau | Right Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 22, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. John
Dilone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. John
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Blyleven
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blyleven
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Blyleven
Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. John
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. John
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. John
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. John
Charboneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Charboneau reaches second base with a double. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manning vs. John
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Blyleven
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Blyleven
Revering strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. John
Dilone bunts towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. John
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Blyleven
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Blyleven
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Blyleven
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Charboneau. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Foote scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Blyleven
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Blyleven
Winfield takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey scores. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Blyleven
Gamble is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. John
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. John
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. John
Diaz takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charboneau vs. John
Charboneau hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. John
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. John
There goes Manning. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dilone vs. John
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Blyleven
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Blyleven
Foote hits a line drive into right field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Blyleven
Dent hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. John
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. John
Thornton bunts towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Bannister moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. John
Harrah is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. John
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. Hargrove tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Charboneau vs. John
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Blyleven
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blyleven
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Blyleven
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Oscar Gamble.
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching. Lou Piniella now playing left field. Dave Winfield now playing center field.
Manning hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Bird
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Bird
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Bird
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Alan Bannister.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Jorge Orta now playing right field. Duane Kuiper now playing second base.
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Blyleven
Revering hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Blyleven
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Bird
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thornton moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diaz vs. Bird
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Dent who tags Diaz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thornton scores. Harrah scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Bird
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Blyleven
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Blyleven
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Blyleven
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Castro
Bill Castro now pitching.
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Castro
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dilone vs. Castro
Dilone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. LaRoche
Hargrove hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Blyleven
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. LaRoche
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. LaRoche
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. LaRoche
Diaz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Blyleven
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Blyleven
Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1981 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dilone M, lf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1
Bannister A, 2b 3 1 2 0 Mumphrey J, cf 3 1 2 1
Orta J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 1 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Winfield D, lf-cf 3 0 1 0
Thornton A, dh 2 1 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 1
Harrah T, 3b 4 2 1 0 Gamble O, dh 1 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 3 1 2 3 Murcer B, ph 2 0 0 0
Charboneau J, rf 3 1 2 3 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 3 1 2 1 Foote B, c 4 1 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 11 7 33 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 311 200 -- 7
New York 003 000 000 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L) 5.0 6 4 4 5 1
Bird D 2.0 4 3 3 1 0
Castro B 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
LaRoche D 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Harrah T, Jackson R
DP -- Cleveland 2, New York 3
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 5
2B -- Charboneau J, Randolph W
HR -- Charboneau J, Manning R
SB -- Manning R
SH -- Dilone M, Thornton A
SF -- Diaz B
WP -- Blyleven B
T -- 2:49
A -- 30182
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