Homers by Lou Piniella and Barry Foote and sensational relief pitching by Ron Davis carried the Yankees to a 4-3 triumph over the Angels. The score was 2-2 with one out in the sixth inning when Piniella connected for the circuit. One out later, Foote also slammed a round-tripper.

Davis, in relief of Gene Nelson, who made his major league debut, pitched three hitless innings, striking out the last eight batters he faced. The performance tied Nolan Ryan's A. L. consecutive strikeout record and set a big league mark for consecutive strikeouts for relief pitchers, eclipsing the mark of seven set by Denny McLain in 1965. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, California Angels 2

Game Played on Monday, May 4, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 11  0
Angels       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .185      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Mumphrey cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .316      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .258
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     1   2   .190      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .176      Harris lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .316
  Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Baylor dh             3   1   1   1     0   0   .083
Piniella rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .172      Ott c                 3   0   0   1     0   1   .260
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .213      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .221
Foote c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .140      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Dent ss               4   0   2   2     0   1   .200      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nelson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     5   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     2  12

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 30,897
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Angels 3
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 4
Errors: Lynn
Doubles: Dent (3), Watson (1), Mumphrey (3), Ford (4), Harris (2)
Home Runs: Piniella (1), Foote (4), Baylor (3)
GIDP: Foote (2), Jackson (1), Harris (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(1-0)           6     4   2   2   2   4   1  23   3.00
Davis SV(2)             3     0   0   0   0   8   0   9   2.30
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2  12   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(3-3)             5.2   9   4   4   4   2   2  27   3.14
Sanchez                 2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.95
Hassler                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.61
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   3   2  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Debut game for Gene
Nelson; Mumphrey singled to right [Randolph to third];
Winfield lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Mumphrey
out at first]; Jackson walked; Watson walked [Jackson to
second]; Piniella forced Watson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew popped to third; Burleson popped to center;
Ford doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Foote singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Dent doubled to left [Nettles scored, Foote
scored]; Randolph flied to left; Mumphrey lined into a double
play (third to third to second) [Dent out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Harris doubled to right; Baylor flied to center
[Harris to third]; Ott grounded out (first unassisted) [Harris
scored]; Grich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Winfield flied to left; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Watson doubled to center; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
lined to center; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles walked; Foote grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Lynn walked; Harris
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied to right; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); Winfield walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor homered; Ott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Grich singled to center; Hobson flied to right; Carew
walked [Grich to second]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson lined to second; Piniella homered; Nettles
flied to right; Foote homered; Dent singled to left; SANCHEZ
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Randolph singled to left [Dent to
second]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Ford flied to center; Lynn flied to right; Harris
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Angels 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (catcher to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Baylor popped to
second; Ott struck out; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Angels 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles
reached on an error by Lynn [Nettles to third]; Foote grounded
out (second to first); Dent was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Hobson was
called out on strikes; Carew was called out on strikes; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
doubled to right; Winfield walked; HASSLER REPLACED SANCHEZ
(PITCHING); Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Lynn struck out;
Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 2.

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