New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
October 3, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1981 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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 0, Baltimore Orioles 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 2 0
Winfield lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
  Patterson rf 1 0 0 0
Piniella dh 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 2 0
Milbourne ss 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 3 0 1 0
  Corey lf 1 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 4 1 2 0
Singleton rf 3 1 2 0
  Shelby cf 1 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 1 1 3
Ayala dh 3 0 1 0
  Crowley ph,dh 1 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 2 0 0 0
Roenicke lf,cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Sakata ss 3 0 0 0
Graham c 3 0 1 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
New York 000 000 000070
Baltimore 300 000 00x380
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (9-8) 3.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Guidry   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  LaRoche   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Davis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  W (13-5) 9.0 7 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 3.  2B–Baltimore Dauer (25,off John); Singleton (15,off Guidry).  HR–Baltimore Murray (21,1st inning off John 2 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–1:55.  A–28,575.
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