1981 American League Championship Series

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The 1981 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics. Due to a strike-shortened season, each team had to win two playoff series to reach the World Series. Oakland had swept the Kansas City Royals 3 games to none and the Yankees had beaten the Milwaukee Brewers 3 games to 2 in the 1981 American League Division Series. The Yankees swept the Athletics 3 games to none in the Series and moved on to the 1981 World Series, where they would lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The most widely accecpted debut of "the wave" occurred during Game 3, led by Krazy George Henderson.

Managers: Bob Lemon, New York; Billy Martin, Oakland

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

Series MVP: Graig Nettles, New York

Television: NBC (Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek announcing)

Contents 1 Summary 1.1 New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics 2 Game Summaries 2.1 Game 1 2.2 Game 2 2.3 Game 3 3 External links

[edit] Summary

[edit] New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics

Yankees win the Series, 3-0

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Oakland - 1, New York - 3	October 13	Yankee Stadium	55,740
2	Oakland - 3, New York - 13	October 14	Yankee Stadium	48,497
3	New York - 4, Oakland - 0	October 15	Oakland Coliseum	47,302

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Game 1

October 13, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
New York	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	7	1
W: Tommy John (1-0)  L: Mike Norris (0-1)  SV: Goose Gossage (1)
HRs: None

Nettles bases loaded double drove in all three Yankees runs.

[edit] Game 2

October 14, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
New York	1	0	0	7	0	1	4	0	X	13	19	0
W: George Frazier (1-0)  L: Steve McCatty (0-1)
HRs: NYY – Lou Piniella (1), Graig Nettles (1)

Nettles and Piniella each had a three-run HR.

[edit] Game 3

October 15, Oakland Coliseum

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	10	0
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
W: Dave Righetti (1-0)  L: Matt Keough (0-1)
HRs: Willie Randolph (1)

Randolph's HR broke up the scoreless duel.

[edit] External links

• 1981 ALCS at Baseball-Reference.com