Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
April 21, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 0, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Gibson cf 5 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Kemp lf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Summers dh 2 0 1 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Kelleher 3b 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Papi 3b 0 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss ph 0 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Winfield lf 2 1 0 0
Jackson dh 2 0 1 1
Gamble rf 3 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0
  Werth ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Detroit 000 000 000061
New York 200 000 00x261
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (2-1) 7.1 6 2 0 5 1
  Saucier   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
0
6
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 4 1
  Castro   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gossage  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
5
4

  E–Kelleher (3), Oates (1).  DP–Detroit 1, New York 1.  PB–Parrish (3).  2B–New York Spencer (1,off Wilcox).  3B–New York Mumphrey (1,off Wilcox).  IBB–Nettles (2,by Saucier).  CS–Randolph (1,2nd base by Wilcox/Parrish).  WP–Wilcox (1).  IBB–Saucier (1,Nettles).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:34.  A–15,359.
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