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Unleashing a 14-hit attack, the Yankees began the 1981 season with a 10-3 rout of the Rangers. A three-run homer by Bucky Dent in the second inning put the Bronx Bombers ahead to stay and they added two runs in the third on a double by Rick Cerone and five more in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Lou Piniella and bases-loaded pinch-homer by Bobby Murcer. The crowd of 55,123 was the largest for an opener at Yankee Stadium. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 3Game Played on Thursday, April 9, 1981 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IRangers 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Yankees 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 x - 10 14 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .500 Rivers cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Mumphrey cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Oliver dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Winfield lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .667 Bell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Watson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .500 Sample lf 2 1 0 1 0 0 .000 Piniella rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .500 Grubb rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Cerone c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250 Putnam 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 Nettles 3b 4 2 0 0 1 0 .000 Sundberg c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Werth dh 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Murcer ph,dh 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 Ellis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 1 3 3 0 0 .750 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 4 2 Totals 35 10 14 10 7 3 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 55,123 Left on Base: Rangers 10, Yankees 9 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Mumphrey Doubles: Grubb (1), Piniella (1), Cerone (1) Triples: Randolph (1) Home Runs: Dent (1), Murcer (1) Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (1) Caught Stealing: Dent (1) Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (1) Sacrifice Flies: Sample (1) Hit by Pitch: Sample (1,by John) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(0-1) 5.2 8 5 5 4 2 1 28 7.94 Comer 1 5 5 5 1 0 1 9 45.00 Hough 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 14 10 10 7 3 2 43 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(1-0) 8 7 3 2 4 2 0 36 2.25 Underwood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 2 4 2 0 40 Hit by Pitch: John (1) Wild Pitches: John 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Winfield walked; Watson forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Sample was hit by a pitch; Grubb walked [Sample to second]; John threw a wild pitch [Sample to third, Grubb to second]; Putnam struck out; Sundberg singled to third [Sample scored, Grubb to third]; Mendoza flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Cerone reached on a fielder's choice [Piniella out at third (shortstop to third)]; Nettles forced Cerone (first to shortstop); Werth walked [Nettles to second]; Dent homered [Nettles scored, Werth scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to center [Wills to second (error by Mumphrey)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Wills to third]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills scored (unearned)]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Winfield flied out to center; Mumphrey stole second; Watson walked; Piniella forced Mumphrey (center to third) [Watson to second]; Cerone doubled to left [Watson scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied out to right; Grubb doubled to right; Putnam flied out to left; John threw a wild pitch [Grubb to third]; Sundberg walked; Mendoza walked [Sundberg to second]; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Werth struck out; Dent singled to left; Dent was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randolph walked; Mumphrey forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers walked; Oliver flied out to center; Bell singled to center [Rivers to third]; Sample hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored]; Grubb flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: Winfield singled to right; Watson forced Winfield (second to shortstop); Dave Winfield dumped SS Mario Mendoza with a hard slide; Piniella forced Watson (third to second); Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5. RANGERS 6TH: Putnam singled to first; Sundberg flied out to right; Mendoza forced Putnam (shortstop to second); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to right; Werth flied out to right; Dent singled to center; Randolph singled to left [Dent to second]; COMER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Bell singled to right; Sample flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Winfield singled to center; Watson singled to center [Winfield to third]; Piniella singled to left [Winfield scored, Watson to second]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Watson to third, Piniella to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; MURCER BATTED FOR WERTH; Murcer homered [Watson scored, Piniella scored, Nettles scored]; Dent flied out to right; Randolph tripled to right; HOUGH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 10. RANGERS 8TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grubb flied out to right; Putnam singled to center; Sundberg forced Putnam (third to second); ELLIS BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 10. YANKEES 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING SS); Winfield walked; Watson singled to third [Winfield to second]; Piniella walked [Winfield to third, Watson to second]; Cerone struck out; Nettles lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Piniella out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 10. RANGERS 9TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Wills flied out to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to left; Bell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 10. |
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