A five-run fourth inning carried the Yankees to a 6-3 decision over the Blue Jays. The Yanks tallied once in the third on a sacrifice fly by Willie Randolph. A solo homer by Oscar Gamble and two-run single by Dave Winfield highlighted the five-run outburst. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 15, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees      0  0  1    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  6  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           1   1   0   1     3   0   .235      Griffin ss            2   1   0   1     1   0   .158
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   1     1   0   .182      Moseby cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Winfield lf           4   0   1   2     1   2   .333      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Gamble rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .417      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .214
  Piniella ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Velez dh              3   0   1   1     1   2   .267
Murcer dh             3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Watson ph,dh        1   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Bonnell rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .176      Ainge 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Upshaw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Werth ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .167
Cerone c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .188      Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .333        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   6   6     9   4             Totals               31   3   5   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 16,280
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Blue Jays 6
DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Mumphrey, Woods
Doubles: Dent (1), Whitt (1)
Home Runs: Gamble (2)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (1), Griffin (2)
GIDP: Watson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(2-0)              7     4   1   1   0   4   0  25   1.20
Davis                   0.2   1   2   2   2   1   0   5   6.75
Underwood               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Gossage SV(1)           1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   7   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(0-1)             3.2   3   6   6   5   2   1  19  14.73
McLaughlin              2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.08
Garvin                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   6.75
Barlow                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.75
Willis                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3  13.50
Totals                  9     6   6   6   9   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: Davis (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Mumphrey forced Randolph (pitcher
to shortstop to second); Mumphrey stole second; Winfield struck
out; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to pitcher); Moseby
grounded out (second to first); Garcia grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez singled to
center; Woods flied out to center; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone walked; Dent doubled [Cerone to third];
Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cerone scored, Dent to
third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to center; Whitt grounded out
(first to pitcher); Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble homered; Murcer singled to center; Nettles
walked [Murcer to second]; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Murcer to third, Nettles to second]; Cerone grounded out
(pitcher to third to first) [Murcer scored]; Dent walked;
Randolph walked [Nettles to third, Dent to second]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Mumphrey walked [Nettles scored, Dent
to third, Randolph to second]; Winfield singled to left [Dent
scored, Randolph scored, Mumphrey to third, Winfield to second
(error by Woods)]; Gamble made an out to third; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Woods grounded out (second to
first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Cerone grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent popped
to first; Randolph walked; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge singled to right; Whitt singled to right
[Ainge to third]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ainge
scored]; Moseby singled to center [Whitt to third (error by
Mumphrey)]; Garcia made an out to second; Mayberry flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 7TH: GARVIN REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Winfield
walked; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella flied out to
center; WATSON BATTED FOR MURCER; Watson walked [Winfield to
second]; Nettles made an out to second; WERTH BATTED FOR
SPENCER; Werth made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PINIELLA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
Velez was called out on strikes; Woods flied out to right;
Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 8TH: BARLOW REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Cerone singled
to left; Dent flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Cerone to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Ainge flied out to
left; Whitt doubled to right; Griffin walked; Davis threw a wild
pitch [Whitt to third, Griffin to second]; Moseby walked; Garcia
struck out; UNDERWOOD REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Mayberry walked
[Whitt scored, Griffin to third, Moseby to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Velez walked [Griffin scored,
Moseby to third, Mayberry to second]; Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 9TH: WILLIS REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Winfield struck
out; Piniella singled to left; Watson grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); UPSHAW
BATTED FOR AINGE; Upshaw struck out; Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.
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