New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
September 1, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 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 11, Minnesota Twins 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 2
Mumphrey cf 5 2 2 3
Gamble dh 2 0 0 0
  Watson ph,dh 2 0 1 1
  Murcer ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Jackson rf 5 2 2 3
Nettles 3b 4 2 1 0
  Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0
Winfield lf 5 1 2 2
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Revering 1b 2 0 0 0
  Werth ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Foote c 4 0 0 0
Milbourne ss 2 2 2 0
Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 11
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell lf 5 0 2 0
Ward cf 4 1 1 0
Goodwin 1b 3 0 0 1
  Mackanin ph 0 1 0 0
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Laudner c 4 1 1 0
Castino 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
  Butera ph 1 1 0 1
Engle rf 3 1 1 1
Faedo ss 4 0 2 2
Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
New York 000 232 00411121
Minnesota 100 010 004682
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (2-1) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Davis   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  LaRoche   1.0 3 4 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
2
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern  L (4-8) 4.1 6 5 4 1 1
  O'Connor   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Verhoeven   4.0 4 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
10
4
1

  E–Rodriguez (2), Powell (4), Engle (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Mumphrey (10,off Redfern); Randolph (10,off Verhoeven), Minnesota Engle (10,off Reuschel); Powell (10,off Reuschel).  3B–New York Milbourne (1,off Verhoeven), Minnesota Ward (3,off Reuschel).  HR–New York Jackson (8,9th inning off Verhoeven 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Werth (3,off Verhoeven).  IBB–Milbourne (2,by Verhoeven).  SF–Engle (1,off LaRoche).  IBB–Verhoeven (3,Milbourne).  U–Vic Voltaggio, John Shulock, Terry Cooney.  T–2:22.  A–14,075.
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