New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 28, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 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 4, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 3
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Winfield lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 2 0 1 0
  Milbourne pr,dh 2 0 0 0
Piniella rf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 2 1 0 0
Werth 1b 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 1 1 1
Dent ss 2 1 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Peters cf 3 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Wockenfuss dh 4 1 1 1
Cowens rf 3 0 2 0
Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0
Papi 3b 3 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0
Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York 001 030 000460
Detroit 010 000 000160
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (3-1) 9.0 6 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  L (1-1) 4.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Tobik   4.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Winfield (5,off Schatzeder), Detroit Parrish (3,off John).  HR–New York Foote (1,3rd inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 0 out); Randolph (2,5th inning off Schatzeder 2 on, 2 out), Detroit Wockenfuss (2,2nd inning off John 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Werth (1,off Schatzeder).  HBP–Peters (1,by John).  HBP–John (2,Peters).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:11.  A–18,420.
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