Rangers 4-5 Yankees (Aug 12, 1981)

TEX

NYY

1

0

1

2

0

3

1

2

4

2

0

5

1

0

6

0

2

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

4

5

H

12

6

E

1

W: D. LaRoche

L: F. Jenkins

S: G. Frazier

Current Series

Rangers

0

Yankees

2

Game 1

Final

Rangers

1

Yankees

0

Game 2

Final

Rangers

4

Yankees

5

Game 3

Final

1981 AL West

TEX NYY

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	64	45	.587
Rangers	57	48	.543	5.0
White Sox	54	52	.509	8.5
Royals	50	53	.485	11.0
Angels	51	59	.464	13.5
Mariners	44	65	.404	20.0
Twins	41	68	.376	23.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	47	.569
Orioles	59	46	.562	1.0
Yankees	59	48	.551	2.0
Tigers	60	49	.550	2.0
Red Sox	59	49	.546	2.5
Indians	52	51	.505	7.0
Blue Jays	37	69	.349	23.5

Game Summary

The New York Yankees squeaked out a win over the Texas Rangers, 5 to 4, on August 12, 1981.

Game Info

August 12, 1981

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	5	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.400
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	5	0	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	5	0	1	1	0	.200	.200	.200
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	4	1	1	0	2	.250	.250	.750
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	3	1	0	.750	.750	1.000
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	3	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	1	0	.500	.500	.500
Mario Mendoza M. Mendoza SS	3	1	2	1	0	.667	.667	1.333
Bill Stein B. Stein PH	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Poquette T. Poquette PH	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Mark Wagner M. Wagner SS	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	38	4	12	4	3

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	2	2	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000
Jerry Mumphrey J. Mumphrey CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lou Piniella L. Piniella RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dave Winfield D. Winfield LF	4	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson DH	4	1	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Dave Revering D. Revering PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	1	1	2	0	0	.333	.333	1.333
Rick Cerone R. Cerone C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
Totals	29	5	6	5	2	2

Batting

2B: B. Bell, P. Putnam, M. Rivers

3B: J. Grubb, M. Mendoza

RBI: M. Mendoza, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg

Batting

2B: L. Piniella, D. Winfield

HR: G. Nettles

RBI: G. Nettles 2, L. Piniella, D. Winfield 2

Baserunning

SB: W. Randolph

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jon Matlack J. Matlack	4.0	3	3	1	2	2	0	2.25
Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins (L)	3.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	6.00
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	5	3	2	2	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	ERA
Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	4.2	7	4	3	2	5.79
Dave LaRoche D. LaRoche (W)	2.2	4	0	0	1	0.00
George Frazier G. Frazier (S)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	3	3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	5	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.400
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	5	0	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	5	0	1	1	0	.200	.200	.200
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	4	1	1	0	2	.250	.250	.750
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	3	1	0	.750	.750	1.000
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	3	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	1	0	.500	.500	.500
Mario Mendoza M. Mendoza SS	3	1	2	1	0	.667	.667	1.333
Bill Stein B. Stein PH	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Poquette T. Poquette PH	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Mark Wagner M. Wagner SS	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	38	4	12	4	3

Batting

2B: B. Bell, P. Putnam, M. Rivers

3B: J. Grubb, M. Mendoza

RBI: M. Mendoza, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jon Matlack J. Matlack	4.0	3	3	1	2	2	0	2.25
Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins (L)	3.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	6.00
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	5	3	2	2	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	2	2	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000
Jerry Mumphrey J. Mumphrey CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lou Piniella L. Piniella RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dave Winfield D. Winfield LF	4	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson DH	4	1	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Dave Revering D. Revering PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	1	1	2	0	0	.333	.333	1.333
Rick Cerone R. Cerone C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
Totals	29	5	6	5	2	2

Batting

2B: L. Piniella, D. Winfield

HR: G. Nettles

RBI: G. Nettles 2, L. Piniella, D. Winfield 2

Baserunning

SB: W. Randolph

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	ERA
Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	4.2	7	4	3	2	5.79
Dave LaRoche D. LaRoche (W)	2.2	4	0	0	1	0.00
George Frazier G. Frazier (S)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	3	3

34-24 TEX

NYY 36-23

Current Series

1981 AL West

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