Making his first plate appearance at Yankee Stadium this year, Reggie Jackson lashed a two-run homer in the first inning and Oscar Gamble followed with a circuit clout to trigger the Yankees to a 6-2 triumph over the Tigers. Despite a wind-chill factor of 19 degrees, Rudy May went the route to record his third victory of the season and his 11th straight dating back to the 1980 season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, April     20, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      3  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gibson cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .385      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .172
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Mumphrey cf           4   2   1   0     1   0   .184
Kemp dh               2   0   0   0     2   0   .394      Winfield lf           4   1   3   2     0   0   .324
Parrish c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Jackson dh            3   1   2   2     1   0   .333
Wockenfuss 1b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Gamble rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .400
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .278      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .059
Kelleher 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .214      Oates c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .306      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     4   6             Totals               30   6   9   6     7   0

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,981
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Parrish (2)
Home Runs: Gibson (2), Jackson (1), Gamble (3)
Stolen Bases: Gibson (3), Mumphrey (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (1)
GIDP: Cowens (1), Mumphrey (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(1-1)           6     8   5   5   3   0   2  26   3.00
Tobik                   2     1   1   1   4   0   0  12   4.50
Totals                  8     9   6   6   7   0   2  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(3-0)              9     7   2   2   4   6   1  37   1.50
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   6   1  37

Wild Pitches: May (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


TIGERS 1ST: Gibson grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; Parrish lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
singled to center; Winfield flied out to left; Jackson homered
[Mumphrey scored]; Gamble homered; Nettles flied out to center;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss walked; Cowens grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second];
Jones walked; Kelleher singled to shortstop [Jones to second];
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Gibson homered; Trammell made an out to first; Kemp
walked; May threw a wild pitch [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied
out to center; Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph walked; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first) [Randolph to second]; Winfield singled to left [Randolph
scored, Winfield out at second (left to second)]; Jackson flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens singled to left; Jones flied out to center;
Kelleher singled to center [Cowens to third]; Whitaker forced
Kelleher (shortstop to second) [Cowens scored]; Gibson singled
to center [Whitaker to third]; Gibson stole second; Trammell was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees
4.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp flied out to center; Parrish doubled to right;
Wockenfuss reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Oates walked; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Oates to second]; Randolph singled to left [Oates to
third]; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield singled to right; Jackson singled to right
[Winfield to second]; Gamble singled to right [Winfield scored,
Jackson out at third (right to second to third), Gamble to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Nettles flied out to left; Spencer was
walked intentionally; Oates grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Gibson was called out on strikes; Trammell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Dent flied out to
right; Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey
stole second; Winfield singled to left [Mumphrey scored];
Jackson walked [Winfield to second]; Gamble flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss forced Parrish
(third to second); Cowens made an out to second; Jones grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees
6.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Spencer walked; Oates
reached on an error by Trammell [Spencer to second]; Dent flied
out to left; Randolph walked [Spencer to third, Oates to
second]; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Kelleher struck out; Whitaker struck out; Gibson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 6.