New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
September 3, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1981 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals 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)
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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 0
Winfield lf 2 0 1 1
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 1
  Revering 1b 1 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Werth dh 2 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Robertson ss 3 0 2 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 2 2 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 2
Otis cf 3 0 1 1
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 3 0 1 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
New York 100 000 100270
Kansas City 201 000 00x360
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (7-5) 8.0 6 3 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (3-1) 7.0 5 2 2 4 2
  Quisenberry  SV (14) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Winfield (20,off Jones); Robertson (1,off Jones), Kansas City White (12,off John); Wilson (7,off John).  HR–New York Watson (3,7th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cerone (3,off Quisenberry).  SF–Winfield (7,off Jones).  SB–Randolph (12,2nd base off Jones/Wathan); G Brett (9,2nd base off John/Cerone).  CS–Otis (4,2nd base by John/Cerone); Motley (3,2nd base by John/Cerone).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:19.  A–26,565.
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