Homers by Graig Nettles, Willie Randolph and Oscar Gamble powered the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Nettles connected in the second inning after a walk to Bobby Murcer to give the Bronx Bombers a 2-0 lead.

The Rangers tallied in the top of the third on a triple by Pat Putnam and run-scoring single by Jim Sundberg. But the Yanks retaliated in the bottom of the frame on a solo round-tripper by Randolph and two-run circuit clout by Gamble. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     11, 1981 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Yankees      0  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .375      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .429
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Winfield lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .500
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .444      Gamble rf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Murcer dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .333
Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Putnam 1b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .429      Nettles 3b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Sundberg c            2   0   1   1     1   0   .400      Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   8   1     2   5             Totals               28   5   6   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 23,845
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Yankees 3
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 3
Doubles: Grubb (2), Rivers (1)
Triples: Putnam (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (1), Randolph (1), Gamble (1)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (1), Randolph (1)
Caught Stealing: Wills (1)
GIDP: Grubb (1), Mendoza 2 (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(0-1)           3     4   5   5   2   1   3  15  15.00
Kern                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Babcock                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
J. Johnson              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   2   3  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(1-0)              8     8   1   1   2   3   0  30   1.13
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Wills was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second);
Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey lined to left; Winfield lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to left; Sample flied to center; Grubb
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble popped to third; Murcer walked; Spencer
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles homered [Murcer
scored]; Cerone grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam tripled to left; Sundberg singled to left
[Putnam scored]; Mendoza grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; Wills flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied to center; Randolph homered; Mumphrey
grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield singled to center;
Winfield stole second; Gamble homered [Winfield scored]; Murcer
walked; Spencer struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell singled to left; Sample
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: KERN REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Nettles popped to
third in foul territory; Cerone singled to right; Dent hit into
a double play (right to right to shortstop) [Cerone out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb doubled to left; Putnam grounded out (first
unassisted) [Grubb to third]; Sundberg walked; Mendoza grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
flied to left; Winfield walked; Gamble grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills walked; Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Wills to second]; Oliver flied to left; Bell flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: BABCOCK REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Murcer flied to
left; Spencer flied to center; Nettles singled to right [Nettles
out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Sample grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck
out; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone was called out on strikes; Dent flied to
right; Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); ELLIS
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wills singled to right; Rivers doubled to right [Wills to
third]; Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING SS); J. JOHNSON
REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (second to
first); Gamble grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Bell flied to
right; Sample struck out; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 5.