Yankees @ Orioles
October 2, 1981

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	9	9	0
Orioles	0	7	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	9	9	0
Orioles	0	7	1

Lenn Sakata Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.238
OBP	.333	.295
At Bats	3	143
Hits	1	34
• Singles	1	25
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	15

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	2	20

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Memorial Stadium - October 2, 1981

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Out

Rich Gossage

Rick Cerone

Steve Balboni

Tucker Ashford

Aurelio Rodriguez

Andre Robertson

Mike Patterson

Bobby Brown

Reggie Jackson

Lenn Sakata

Jim Dwyer

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	9	9	0	6
Baltimore Orioles	0	7	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Dave Righetti
Losing Pitcher	Sammy Stewart
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Dave Winfield
Attendance	25,748
Time of Game	2 hours 5 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Wayne Krenchicki. Dwyer takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Rodriguez moves to second.

Top 9 Jackson strikes out.

Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second.

Top 9 Patterson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Dallas Williams now playing left field. Wayne Krenchicki now playing second base. Brown takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Dallas Williams pinch hits for Rich Dauer. Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Steve Balboni now playing first base. Tucker Ashford now playing second base. Andre Robertson now playing shortstop. Bumbry strikes out.

Top 8 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Willie Royster now catching. Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milbourne for the out.

Bottom 7 Willie Royster pinch hits for Dan Graham. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bobby Brown now playing center field. Mike Patterson now playing left field. Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Roenicke hits a popup towards short. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Aurelio Rodriguez pinch runs for Graig Nettles. Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Boddicker drops the ball. Rodriguez moves to second.

Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patterson scores.

Top 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Mike Patterson pinch runs for Dave Winfield. There's a wild pitch. Patterson moves to second.

Top 7 Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Morales strikes out.

Bottom 6 Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Murray reaches second base with a double. Dauer moves to third.

Bottom 6 Singleton hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Andre Robertson now playing second base. Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Milbourne takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Bumbry strikes out.

Bottom 5 Graham is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 The ball gets by Cerone for a passed ball. Sakata moves to second.

Bottom 5 Sakata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Mike Boddicker now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Gamble trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 5 Gamble takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Jackson hits a popup into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Winfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 The ball gets by Graham for a passed ball. Mumphrey moves to second.

Top 5 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 4 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Milbourne hits a popup into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bumbry takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Graham strikes out.

Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Gamble takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 There goes Nettles. The throw from Graham and he is out, Sakata applying the tag.

Top 3 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Sakata hits a line drive into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Roenicke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Righetti covering, for the out.

Top 2 Jeff Schneider now pitching. Jackson strikes out.

Top 2 Winfield takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Milbourne scores.

Top 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. Watson scores. Milbourne moves to third. Randolph moves to second.

Top 2 Randolph takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Milbourne moves to second.

Top 2 Cerone strikes out.

Top 2 Milbourne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.

Top 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Bumbry strikes out.

Top 1 Gamble strikes out.

Top 1 Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Mumphrey strikes out.

Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.

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