1981 American League Championship Series

1981 AL Championship Series (3-0): New York Yankees (59-48) defeated Oakland Athletics (64-45)

• BR 1981 ALCS Summary

Introduction

Umpires

• Nick Bremigan, Russ Goetz, Jerry Neudecker, Marty Springstead, Durwood Merrill, Vic Voltaggio

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
WP: Tommy John (1-0), LP: Mike Norris (0-1), SV: Rich Gossage (1)
Home Runs: - none

• Attendance: 55,740

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Yankees	1	0	0	7	0	1	4	0	X	13	19	0
WP: George Frazier (1-0), LP: Steve McCatty (0-1)
Home Runs: NY - Graig Nettles (1), Lou Piniella (1)

• Attendance: 48,497

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	10	0
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
WP: Dave Righetti (1-0), LP: Matt Keough (0-1)
Home Runs: NY - Willie Randolph (1)

• Attendance: 47,302

Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "Indecent Exposure", in Why Time Begins on Opening Day, Penguin Books, New York, 1984, pp. 275-286.

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