New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
May 9, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1981 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
Winfield lf 3 3 2 1
Jackson rf 4 1 2 4
Gamble dh 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Murcer ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
  Watson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 5 2 1 0
Edler 3b 2 1 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
Paciorek lf 5 2 2 3
Zisk dh 4 0 2 2
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 1
Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
  Simpson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Narron c 4 0 1 0
Anderson ss 2 0 1 0
  Meyer ph 1 1 1 0
Allard p 0 0 0 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
New York 000 102 020582
Seattle 300 000 003680
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   6.2 5 3 0 3 5
  Davis  L (1-1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.2
8
6
3
4
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Allard   5.2 3 3 3 3 3
  Rawley   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Drago  W (1-0) 2.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
5
5

  E–Randolph (1), Nelson (1).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–New York Jackson (6,off Allard); Randolph (2,off Drago), Seattle Zisk 2 (7,off Nelson 2).  3B–New York Mumphrey (2,off Allard).  HR–New York Winfield (2,4th inning off Allard 0 on, 1 out); Jackson (3,8th inning off Drago 1 on, 1 out), Seattle Paciorek (2,9th inning off Davis 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Mumphrey (6,2nd base off Allard/Narron); Winfield (3,2nd base off Drago/Narron); Cruz (18,2nd base off Nelson/Foote); Anderson (1,2nd base off Nelson/Foote).  CS–Paciorek (2,2nd base by Nelson/Foote).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:42.  A–51,903.
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