With Doug Bird pitching six strong innings in his first start of the season and Rich Gossage registering his third save, the Yankees blanked the Tigers, 2-0. The game's first run came in the first inning when Willie Randolph reached first safely on third baseman Mick Kelleher's error, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Reggie Jackson. A grounder by Oscar Gamble drove in the second marker of the frame. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 21, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gibson cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .182
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .405      Winfield lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .306
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Jackson dh            2   0   1   1     2   0   .353
Summers dh            2   0   1   0     2   1   .304      Gamble rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .391
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .171
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .100
Kelleher 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .207        Werth ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Papi 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Wockenfuss ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .325        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     5   4             Totals               28   2   6   2     6   1

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 15,359
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Kelleher, Oates
Doubles: Spencer (1)
Triples: Mumphrey (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (1)
GIDP: Parrish (3), Werth (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(2-1)           7.1   6   2   0   5   1   0  32   0.81
Saucier                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.79
Totals                  8     6   2   0   6   1   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(1-0)             6     4   0   0   4   1   0  25   0.00
Castro                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.86
Gossage SV(3)           1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   5   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Parrish (3)
Wild Pitches: Wilcox (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Gibson flied out to right; Trammell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph reached on an error by Kelleher; Mumphrey
flied out to left; Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Randolph to
second]; Winfield walked; Jackson singled to right [Randolph
scored (unearned), Winfield to third]; Gamble forced Jackson
(second to shortstop) [Winfield scored (unearned)]; Nettles
singled to right [Gamble to second]; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Hebner struck out; Summers walked; Parrish grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Summers out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Oates flied out to right; Dent made an out to
pitcher; Randolph made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Kelleher
grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitaker singled to right;
Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
flied out to left; Jackson walked; Gamble walked [Jackson to
second]; Nettles made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); Kemp
singled to right; Hebner popped to third in foul territory;
Summers singled to right [Kemp to third]; Parrish flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Oates made
an out to shortstop; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Oates dropped a foul fly hit by Cowens for an error;
Cowens flied out to right; Kelleher walked; Whitaker singled to
right [Kelleher to third]; Gibson reached on a fielder's choice
[Kelleher out at home (first to catcher), Whitaker to second];
Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Winfield walked; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (second
to pitcher); Summers walked; Parrish forced Summers (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Spencer doubled to right; Oates grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Cowens walked; JONES BATTED FOR KELLEHER; CASTRO
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Jones grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cowens to second]; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: PAPI REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 3B); Dent lined to
left; Randolph singled to center; Randolph was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); Mumphrey tripled to center [Mumphrey out at home
(center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp
singled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Hebner made
an out to second; Summers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Winfield flied out to left; Jackson walked; Gamble
singled to left [Jackson to second]; SAUCIER REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Parrish allowed a passed ball [Jackson to third,
Gamble to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; WERTH
BATTED FOR SPENCER; Werth grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Parrish was
called out on strikes; Cowens singled to right; WOCKENFUSS
BATTED FOR PAPI; Wockenfuss walked [Cowens to second]; Whitaker
lined to left; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 2.
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