Combining on a five-hitter, Ron Guidry and Rich Gossage pitched the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers, Detroit's eighth straight loss. The game was scoreless when Graig Nettles opened the seventh inning with a walk and, one out later, scored on a double by Steve Balboni. Bucky Dent then connected for a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Monday, April     27, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Peters cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Mumphrey cf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .283      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   3   .230
Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .397
Jackson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .242
Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Werth c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .059      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Balboni 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .400      Papi 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .353
  Milbourne pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Bailey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   1   1   2     0   0   .191        Petry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   2             Totals               30   1   5   1     0   7

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 27,487
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 3
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Mumphrey (1), Balboni (1), Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Dent (3), Parrish (3)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (1)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Piniella (2), Kemp (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(2-1)           8     5   1   1   0   7   1  28   3.38
Gossage SV(5)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   7   1  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bailey L(1-3)           6.1   7   3   3   3   2   1  27   5.70
Petry                   2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.38
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey singled to right; Winfield walked [Mumphrey to second];
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mumphrey to third,
Winfield to second]; Piniella was walked intentionally; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to shortstop; Trammell struck out;
Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Peters out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Werth flied out to right; Balboni grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to left;
Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
doubled to left; Winfield lined to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Papi flied
out to center; Whitaker made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Werth singled to left; Balboni
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Peters flied out to center; Trammell struck out;
Kemp singled to center; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(first unassisted); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield flied out to left; Jackson singled to
right; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Papi singled to left; Whitaker out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Papi to second]; Peters struck out;
Trammell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to left; Werth forced Nettles
(second to shortstop); Balboni doubled to left [Werth scored];
MILBOURNE RAN FOR BALBONI; Dent homered [Milbourne scored];
PETRY REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING 1B); Kemp
grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish homered; Wockenfuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens singled to right; Cowens
stole second; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
doubled to right; Piniella grounded out (second to first)
[Jackson to third]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
grounded out (third to first); Peters grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Werth flied out to right; Spencer flied out to
left; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Trammell flied
out to right; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 1.