New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
September 2, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins 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 3, Minnesota Twins 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 2 2 0
Winfield lf 5 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0
Watson dh 2 0 1 0
  Gamble ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Werth 1b 2 0 0 0
Foote c 2 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
  Cerone c 1 0 0 0
Milbourne ss 4 0 1 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ward lf 4 1 2 0
Engle rf 3 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Hatcher cf 3 2 2 3
Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Laudner dh 4 0 0 0
Castino 3b 3 0 1 0
Butera c 3 0 1 0
Goodwin 1b 3 0 0 0
Faedo ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
New York 000 100 020371
Minnesota 000 002 02x460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   7.0 5 2 2 1 9
  Gossage  L (3-2) 1.0 1 2 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
2
1
11
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.1 3 1 1 4 4
  Corbett   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Hobbs   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Cooper  W (1-5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
7

  E–Winfield (2).  2B–New York Jackson (14,off D Jackson); Mumphrey (11,off Corbett), Minnesota Butera (7,off Guidry).  3B–Minnesota Hatcher (2,off Gossage).  HR–New York Jackson (9,8th inning off Corbett 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Hatcher (3,6th inning off Guidry 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Jackson (1,by D Jackson).  IBB–Watson (2,by D Jackson); Werth (2,by Hobbs).  SH–Wilfong (4,off Gossage).  CS–Mumphrey (9,2nd base by D Jackson/Butera); Jackson (3,2nd base by D Jackson/Butera).  WP–Hobbs (1).  HBP–D Jackson (1,Jackson).  IBB–D Jackson (1,Watson); Hobbs (1,Werth).  U–John Shulock, Terry Cooney, Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:33.  A–16,231.
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