Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 3 0 0 0
  Littleton lf 0 1 0 0
  Kuiper 2b 0 0 0 0
Bannister 2b 3 0 0 0
  Orta ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 1
Thornton dh 3 0 1 0
  Kelly ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 1 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 2 0
Charboneau rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 0 1 1
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 1
Murcer dh 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf 4 1 1 2
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Foote c 4 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Werth 1b 1 1 1 0
  Revering 1b 1 0 0 0
Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Cleveland 010 000 010250
New York 003 000 00x390
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  L (4-3) 8.0 9 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Righetti  W (1-0) 7.0 4 2 2 3 7
  Davis  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
11

  E–None.  TP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Diaz 2 (8,off Righetti 2); Thornton (2,off Righetti); Orta (4,off Davis), New York Piniella (3,off Waits); Milbourne (2,off Waits); Jackson (7,off Waits); Foote (2,off Waits).  HR–New York Winfield (4,3rd inning off Waits 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Hargrove (2,off Davis).  SH–Nettles (1,off Waits).  WP–Waits (3).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:33.  A–37,179.
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