New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 27, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1981 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 2 0
Winfield lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 2 0
Piniella rf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Werth c 4 1 1 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 1
  Milbourne pr 0 1 0 0
  Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 1 2
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Peters cf 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Kemp lf 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 4 1 1 1
Wockenfuss dh 3 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0
Papi 3b 3 0 1 0
Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 0
Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Petry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York 000 000 300380
Detroit 000 000 100150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (2-1) 8.0 5 1 1 0 7
  Gossage  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey  L (1-3) 6.1 7 3 3 3 2
  Petry   2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Mumphrey (1,off Bailey); Balboni (1,off Bailey); Jackson (3,off Petry).  HR–New York Dent (3,7th inning off Bailey 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Parrish (3,7th inning off Guidry 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Piniella (1,by Bailey).  SH–Whitaker (1,off Guidry).  CS–Mumphrey (2,2nd base by Bailey/Parrish).  SB–Cowens (1,2nd base off Guidry/Werth).  IBB–Bailey (2,Piniella).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:08.  A–27,487.
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