Recording their fourth straight victory, the Yankees downed the Blue Jays, 4-2. The Yanks scored twice in the first inning on a wild pitch and RBI infield grounder by Reggie Jackson, and made it 3-0 in the seventh on a solo homer by Graig Nettles.

The final N.Y. marker came in the eighth frame on a run-scoring single by Jerry Mumphrey. Rich Gossage, although yielding a two-run homer to Willie Upshaw -- the first batter he faced -- recorded his fourth save of the season. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Friday, April 24, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  9  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   4  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Randolph 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .205
Moseby cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .227      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .220
Bonnell rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Winfield lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .341
  Upshaw ph,1b        1   1   1   2     0   0   .222      Jackson dh            3   0   0   1     1   2   .292
Mayberry 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .351      Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .385
  Stieb pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .214
  Bell rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Velez dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Oates c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Woods lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .188      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ainge 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .186        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitt c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .171
Bomback p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     3   4             Totals               28   4   9   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 20,863
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 3
DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4
Errors: Whitt
Home Runs: Upshaw (1), Nettles (4)
Stolen Bases: Whitt (2), Randolph (4)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (2), Mumphrey (1), Winfield (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (1), Dent (2)
GIDP: Bonnell (1), Garcia (2), Velez (1), Ainge (2), Gamble (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback L(1-1)          7     6   3   2   2   2   1  25   1.84
Willis                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   7.27
Jackson                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.50
Garvin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.93
Totals                  8     9   4   3   2   3   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-1)             7     6   1   1   3   3   0  29   3.81
Gossage SV(4)           2     3   1   1   0   1   1   7   1.23
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Bomback (1)

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


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

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
singled to right; Winfield singled to center [Mumphrey to
third]; Bomback threw a wild pitch [Mumphrey scored, Winfield to
second]; Winfield was picked off second but was safe on an error
by Whitt [Winfield to third]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Winfield scored (unearned)]; Gamble made an out to
second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez
walked; Woods grounded out (first unassisted) [Velez to second];
Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge singled to second; Whitt singled to third
[Ainge to second]; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Ainge to third, Whitt to second]; Moseby reached
on a fielder's choice [Ainge out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Whitt to third, Griffin to second]; Bonnell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Moseby out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent was called out on strikes; Randolph walked;
Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; Velez flied out to
center; Woods singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Garcia flied
out to right [Mayberry to third]; Ainge flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Jackson
struck out; Gamble singled to right; Nettles grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt walked; Griffin flied out to center; Moseby
struck out; Whitt stole second; Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer made an out to second; Oates grounded out
(second to pitcher); Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry singled to third; Velez flied out to
right; Woods singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Garcia
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Woods out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to right; Mumphrey forced Randolph
(second to shortstop); Mumphrey was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Winfield singled to left; Winfield was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt
grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson walked; Gamble grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Nettles
homered; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Moseby walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING);
UPSHAW BATTED FOR BONNELL; Upshaw homered [Moseby scored];
Mayberry singled to right; STIEB RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stieb out at second]; Woods flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BELL REPLACED
STIEB (PLAYING RF); WILLIS REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Oates
singled to left; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Oates to second]; JACKSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING);
Randolph singled to center [Oates to third]; Randolph stole
second; Mumphrey singled to left [Oates scored, Randolph to
third]; Winfield made an out to catcher; Dave Winfield called
for interference; GARVIN REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING);
Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Garcia singled to right; Ainge grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at
second]; Whitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Yankees 4.
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