Thursday August 13, 1981
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Four New York pitchers allowed one hit apiece in hurling the Yankees to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Tigers. The Yanks scored twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Oscar Gamble and Graig Nettles and once in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Willie Randolph. Yankees starter Ron Guidry struck out eight and walked three in five innings to gain the victory. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Thursday, August 13, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .236 Cowens cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .272 Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gibson ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Mumphrey cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .314 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 2 1 .287 Gamble dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .299 Piniella ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Murcer ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .262 Winfield lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Jackson rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .197 Summers ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .205 Revering 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Jones rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .318 Watson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Cerone c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foote c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .175 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 11 3 4 2 Totals 31 0 4 0 7 11 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 20,957 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Tigers 11 DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Winfield Doubles: Randolph (8) Stolen Bases: Winfield (7) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (5) GIDP: Winfield (8) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(6-3) 5 1 0 0 3 8 0 19 3.47 Frazier 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Wehrmeister 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.00 Davis SV(5) 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 11 1.73 Totals 9 4 0 0 7 11 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry L(4-6) 5.1 8 3 3 4 1 0 26 4.37 Lopez 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 Cappuzzello 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.50 Tobik 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.04 Totals 9 11 3 3 4 2 0 40 Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Ken Kaiser YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Mumphrey singled to left [Randolph to second]; Gamble singled to left [Randolph scored, Mumphrey to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey to third, Gamble out at second]; Jackson walked; Nettles singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Jackson to second]; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Cowens struck out; Trammell walked; Kemp was called out on strikes; Parrish popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Dent singled to left; Randolph doubled to center [Dent to third]; Mumphrey reached on a fielder's choice [Dent out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Gamble lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Brookens struck out; Wockenfuss flied to right; Hebner singled to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Winfield singled to left; Jackson flied to left; Nettles struck out while Winfield stole second; Revering was walked intentionally; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker struck out; Cowens struck out; Trammell walked; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 4TH: Dent flied to center; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: FOOTE REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Parrish flied to center; Brookens struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 5TH: Gamble flied to center; Winfield flied to right; Jackson singled to right; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Hebner flied to center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 6TH: Revering flied to left; Foote walked; LOPEZ REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Dent singled to left [Foote to second]; Randolph singled to left [Foote scored, Dent to third]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FRAZIER REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Trammell singled to left [Trammell to second (error by Winfield)]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first) [Trammell to third]; Parrish walked; Brookens struck out; SUMMERS BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. YANKEES 7TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Winfield singled to center; Jackson flied to center; Nettles forced Winfield (first to shortstop); WATSON BATTED FOR REVERING; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WEHRMEISTER REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Hebner walked; Jones singled to center [Hebner to second]; Whitaker flied to left; DAVIS REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); GIBSON BATTED FOR COWENS; Gibson forced Jones (shortstop to second) [Hebner to third]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. YANKEES 8TH: GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOBIK REPLACED CAPPUZZELLO (PITCHING); Foote grounded out (second to first); Dent popped to second; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Kemp singled to left; Parrish forced Kemp (shortstop to second); Brookens struck out; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. YANKEES 9TH: Mumphrey flied to center; MURCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Murcer flied to left; Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hebner popped to second; Jones walked; Whitaker forced Jones (first to shortstop); Gibson walked [Whitaker to second]; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

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