MIL @ NYA

October 09, 1981

Final Score: MIL 5 - NYA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
56,411
Game Duration
159 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Rollie Fingers
Losing Pitcher
Tommy John

Umpires

Home Plate
Ken Kaiser
First Base
Dave Phillips
Second Base
Al Clark
Third Base
Mike Reilly

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
55°F
Sky
Night
Wind Speed
11 mph

Line Score

MIL @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 9 0
NYA 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2

MIL Batting

MIL @ NYA — MIL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sal Bando 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Cecil Cooper 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Marshall Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rollie Fingers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Gantner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Randy Lerch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Molitor 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Charlie Moore 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ben Oglivie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Simmons 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .667
Gorman Thomas 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Robin Yount 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 .281

NYA Batting

MIL @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Rick Cerone 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Oscar Gamble 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Reggie Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy John 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rudy May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Milbourne 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Mumphrey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Murcer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Graig Nettles 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Piniella 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Randolph 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Dave Revering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Watson 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dave Winfield 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 4 6 1 0 0 0 .242

MIL Pitching

MIL @ NYA — MIL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rollie Fingers (W) W 3.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 6.00
Randy Lerch - 6.0 3 1 1 4 3 0 1.50
Team Totals 9.0 8 3 3 4 6 0 3.00

NYA Pitching

MIL @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tommy John (L) L 7.0 8 5 5 2 0 2 6.43
Rudy May - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 5 5 2 1 2 5.00

Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees, October 9, 1981

On October 9, 1981, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 at Yankee Stadium I, a Division Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 56,411, a game time of 159 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 55 degrees and night skies. The Milwaukee Brewers scored in the seventh and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run seventh. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the fourth and seventh; the seventh brought 2 runs. Hits were 9 for the Milwaukee Brewers and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 2 errors. The win went to Rollie Fingers, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 3.0 innings. The loss was charged to Tommy John after 7.0 innings and 5 runs. For the Milwaukee Brewers, Paul Molitor went 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Ted Simmons drove in 3 for the Milwaukee Brewers. Ted Simmons also homered for the Milwaukee Brewers. Bob Watson led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 2 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Ken Kaiser.

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