Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 22, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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

Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 4 0 1 0
Bannister 2b 3 1 2 0
  Orta ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 5 0 1 0
Thornton dh 2 1 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 2 1 0
Diaz c 3 1 2 3
Charboneau rf 3 1 2 3
  Kuiper 2b 1 0 0 0
Manning cf 3 1 2 1
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1
Mumphrey cf 3 1 2 1
  Piniella lf 1 0 0 0
Winfield lf,cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Gamble dh 1 0 0 0
  Murcer ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Foote c 4 1 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 311 2007111
New York 003 000 000371
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (6-1) 9.0 7 3 3 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (5-4) 5.0 6 4 4 5 1
  Bird   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Castro   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  LaRoche   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
7
4

  E–Harrah (4), Jackson (1).  DP–Cleveland 2, New York 3.  2B–Cleveland Charboneau (5,off John), New York Randolph (7,off Blyleven).  HR–Cleveland Charboneau (3,4th inning off John 2 on, 1 out); Manning (1,6th inning off Bird 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dilone (1,off John); Thornton (1,off John).  SF–Diaz (2,off John).  IBB–Harrah (2,by John).  SB–Manning (5,2nd base off John/Foote).  WP–Blyleven (2).  IBB–John (2,Harrah).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:49.  A–30,182.
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