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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 3, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 3, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Jim McKean |
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 |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
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 |
| Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
| Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 3, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. McCatty
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. McCatty
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. May
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a popup towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. McCatty
Foote is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. May
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. May
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. May
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. May
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. McCatty
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. McCatty
Winfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Babitt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. May
Babitt hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. May
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. May
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. May
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. May
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. McCatty
Foote hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. McCatty
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. May
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. May
Babitt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. May
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McCatty
Winfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Winfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Stanley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Winfield scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Nettles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. McCatty
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. May
There goes Henderson. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. May
Armas strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. McCatty
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. May
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. May
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. May
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Babitt vs. May
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heath moves to third. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hosley vs. May
Tim Hosley pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Hosley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath scores. Newman scores. Babitt moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a popup towards the mound. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McCatty
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. May
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. May
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. May
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. McCatty
Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Babitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. May
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. May
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. May
Babitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Davis
Dave Revering pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Ron Davis now pitching.
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. McCatty
Dave Revering now playing first base. Dave McKay now playing shortstop. Wayne Gross now playing third base.
Mumphrey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McCatty
Winfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Owchinko
Bob Owchinko now pitching.
Gamble is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Davis
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Davis
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Davis
Armas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1981, game 1 -- New York at Oakland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 5 0 1 0 Henderson R, lf 5 0 2 2
Mumphrey J, cf 4 1 2 1 Murphy D, cf 5 0 0 0
Winfield D, lf 5 1 2 0 Johnson C, dh 5 0 1 0
Jackson R, dh 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 5 0 0 0
Gamble O, rf 2 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 1 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 1 0 1 Newman J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gross W, 3b 0 0 0 0
Foote B, c 4 0 0 0 McKay D, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Babitt S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
Hosley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 0 0 0 0
Revering D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 6 3 40 2 9 2
New York 000 002 000 1 -- 3
Oakland 000 000 200 0 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R 8.1 9 2 2 0 9
Davis R (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 9.2 6 3 3 6 4
Owchinko B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dent B
LOB -- New York 8, Oakland 8
2B -- Winfield D, Spencer J
HR -- Mumphrey J
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Gamble O
T -- 3:14
A -- 0
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