New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers
September 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1981 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers 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, Milwaukee Brewers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Milbourne ss 3 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ss 0 0 0 0
Winfield cf 4 0 2 0
Piniella dh 3 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 1
Werth lf 3 0 1 0
Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor cf 4 1 1 0
Yount ss 3 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 1 1
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Thomas rf 3 1 3 2
Brouhard lf 3 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Moore dh 3 0 0 0
Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0
Lerch p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
New York 010 000 100271
Milwaukee 010 002 00x351
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Righetti  L (6-3) 8.0 5 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
2
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (6-8) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Fingers  SV (26) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
7

  E–Cerone (2), Gantner (7).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–New York Winfield (23,off Lerch); Nettles (7,off Lerch), Milwaukee Thomas 2 (18,off Righetti 2).  HR–New York Jackson (11,2nd inning off Lerch 0 on, 1 out), Milwaukee Thomas (19,2nd inning off Righetti 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cerone (4,off Lerch).  SB–Winfield (11,2nd base off Fingers/Simmons); Molitor (7,2nd base off Righetti/Cerone).  CS–Bando (1,2nd base by Righetti/Cerone).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:10.  A–13,510.
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