OAK @ NYA

October 14, 1981

Final Score: OAK 3 - NYA 13

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
48,497
Game Duration
188 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
George Frazier
Losing Pitcher
Steve McCatty

Umpires

Home Plate
Russ Goetz
First Base
Jerry Neudecker
Second Base
Marty Springstead
Third Base
Durwood Merrill

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
61°F

Line Score

OAK @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
NYA 1 0 0 7 0 1 4 0 x 13 19 0

OAK Batting

OAK @ NYA — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Tony Armas 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Beard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Bosetti 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Keith Drumright 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wayne Gross 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Heath 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Rickey Henderson 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
Jeff Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Kingman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Klutts 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Steve McCatty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave McKay 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Kelvin Moore 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dwayne Murphy 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400
Bob Owchinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Spencer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Stanley 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 1 10 2 1 0 0 .297

NYA Batting

OAK @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bobby Brown 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rick Cerone 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Barry Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Frazier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Oscar Gamble 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Reggie Jackson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rudy May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Milbourne 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Jerry Mumphrey 5 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800
Graig Nettles 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Lou Piniella 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Willie Randolph 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Dave Revering 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Andre Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aurelio Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Watson 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Dave Winfield 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .400
Team Totals 42 13 19 13 3 2 2 0 2 1 .452

OAK Pitching

OAK @ NYA — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dave Beard - 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 40.50
Jeff Jones - 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
Brian Kingman - 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 81.00
Steve McCatty (L) L 3.1 6 5 5 2 2 0 13.50
Bob Owchinko - 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.40
Team Totals 8.0 19 13 13 3 2 2 14.62

NYA Pitching

OAK @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
George Frazier (W) W 5.2 5 0 0 1 5 0 0.00
Rudy May - 3.1 6 3 3 0 5 0 8.10
Team Totals 9.0 11 3 3 1 10 0 3.00

Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees, October 14, 1981

The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 13-3 at Yankee Stadium I on October 14, 1981 in the League Championship Series. The New York Yankees won comfortably. Retrosheet records attendance of 48,497, a game time of 188 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 61 degrees. The Oakland Athletics' runs came in the third and fourth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh innings, 7 of them in the fourth. Hits were 11 for the Oakland Athletics and 19 for the New York Yankees, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to George Frazier, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 5.2 innings. The loss was charged to Steve McCatty after 3.1 innings and 5 runs. George Frazier led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics used Dave Beard, Jeff Jones, Brian Kingman, Steve McCatty, and Bob Owchinko on the mound. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Dave McKay, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Graig Nettles, 4 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Lou Piniella. Russ Goetz worked home plate.

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