The Yankees swept a twin-bill from the A's, winning the opener, 3-2 in 10 innings and capturing the nightcap, 2-0. The first game was tied, 2-2, when Jerry Mumphrey led off the 10th inning with a homer.

Tommy John and Rich Gossage combined on a six-hitter in the second game. Jim Spencer cracked a leadoff homer in the seventh inning and the Yanks picked up another tally in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Dave Winfield. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       3, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   3  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  -   2  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .178      Henderson lf          5   0   2   2     0   2   .323
Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .300      Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Winfield lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .320      Johnson dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Armas rf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .337
Gamble rf             2   0   0   0     3   0   .333      Heath c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
Nettles 3b            3   1   0   1     1   1   .206      Newman 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .109
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .128        Gross 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .103      McKay 3b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .256
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Babitt 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
                                                          McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   6   3     6   4             Totals               40   2   9   2     0  14

Time of Game: 3:14
Left on Base: Yankees 8, A's 8
DP: Yankees 0, A's 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Winfield (6), Spencer (2)
Home Runs: Mumphrey (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (18)
Caught Stealing: Gamble (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     8.1   9   2   2   0   9   0  35   2.35
Davis W(1-0)            1.2   0   0   0   0   5   0   5   2.84
Totals                 10     9   2   2   0  14   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(3-2)          9.2   6   3   3   6   4   1  41   1.93
Owchinko                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                 10     6   3   3   6   4   1  41

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey singled to center; Winfield singled to right [Mumphrey
to second]; Jackson forced Winfield (shortstop to second)
[Mumphrey to third]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to third; Spencer struck out; Foote
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied to right; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Newman reached on an error by Dent; McKay
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mumphrey walked; Winfield lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Babitt flied to right; Stanley flied to center;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Gamble popped to catcher in foul
territory; Nettles was called out on strikes; Spencer flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
singled to left; Armas struck out; Heath singled to left
[Johnson to second]; Newman popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Foote popped to shortstop; Dent flied to center;
Randolph singled to third; Mumphrey flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay struck out; Babitt popped to first in foul
territory; Stanley flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield doubled to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Winfield to third]; Gamble walked; Nettles
forced Gamble (shortstop unassisted) [Winfield scored]; Spencer
doubled to center [Nettles scored]; Foote grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole
second; Murphy flied to right; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph flied
to center; Mumphrey flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath singled to left; Newman singled to center
[Heath to second]; McKay was called out on strikes; Babitt
singled to third [Heath to third, Newman to second]; HOSLEY
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hosley struck out; Henderson singled to left
[Heath scored, Newman scored, Babitt to third]; Murphy popped to
pitcher; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING SS); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble walked; Nettles walked [Gamble to
second]; Spencer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Foote flied to left; Dent popped to second;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman struck out; McKay singled to left; Babitt
singled to center [McKay to second]; REVERING BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Revering struck out;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 2.

YANKEES 10TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCKAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GROSS REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING
3B); Mumphrey homered; Winfield popped to third in foul
territory; Jackson flied to left; Gamble walked; OWCHINKO
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Gamble was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Murphy struck out; Johnson struck out; Armas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 2.