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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 21, 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 September 21, 1981 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,102 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Dave Rosello | Second Baseman |
| Mike Fischlin | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Larry Milbourne | Shortstop |
| Dave Winfield | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Left Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 21, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. May
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. May
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. May
Hargrove hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Waits
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Waits
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. May
Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. May
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. May
Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. May
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosello vs. May
There goes Manning. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosello vs. May
Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles 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: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Waits
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. May
Fischlin hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. May
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. May
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Waits
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Waits
There goes Cerone. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Fischlin applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Waits
Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. May
Hargrove 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. May
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. May
Harrah 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 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Waits
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Waits
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. May
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. May
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosello vs. May
Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischlin vs. May
Fischlin hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Brown fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brown. Manning scores. Rosello goes all the way around to score. Fischlin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. May
Bannister 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 -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. May
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Waits
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. May
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. May
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. May
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Waits
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Waits
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. May
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. May
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosello vs. May
There goes Manning. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosello vs. May
Rosello strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischlin vs. May
There goes Manning. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Manning steals third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fischlin vs. May
There's a wild pitch. Manning scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. May
Fischlin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Waits
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Waits
Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Waits
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Frazier
There goes Bannister. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Milbourne applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Frazier
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Frazier
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Waits
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Waits
Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Waits
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Waits
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Frazier
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Frazier
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagel vs. Frazier
Karl Pagel pinch hits for Andre Thornton.
Pagel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Frazier
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Karl Pagel.
Manning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Manning reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores. Dilone moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Frazier
Duane Kuiper pinch hits for Dave Rosello.
Kuiper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching. Von Hayes pinch hits for Mike Fischlin.
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dilone tags and scores. Manning tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. LaRoche
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Waits
Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Duane Kuiper now playing second base. Von Hayes now playing third base.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Waits
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Waits
Brown takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Diaz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Diaz. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Waits
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Waits
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister 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 9/21/1981 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bannister A, lf 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Orta J, rf 4 0 0 0 Milbourne L, ss 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, cf 4 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, dh 4 0 2 0
Harrah T, 3b-ss 3 1 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0
Thornton A, dh 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 2 0
Pagel K, ph 1 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown B, lf 3 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 3 2 2 1 Cerone R, c 3 0 1 0
Rosello D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Kuiper D, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Fischlin M, ss 3 0 1 2
Hayes V, ph-3b 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 5 4 32 0 6 0
Cleveland 000 020 102 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 5 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L) 7.0 4 3 2 1 3
Frazier G 1.1 1 2 0 3 1
LaRoche D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Brown B, May R, Randolph W, Diaz B
LOB -- Cleveland 5, New York 10
2B -- Fischlin M, Piniella L, Manning R
SB -- Manning R 3
CS -- Cerone R, Bannister A
SF -- Hayes V
WP -- May R
T -- 2:27
A -- 20102
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