Effective relief pitching by Jesse Jefferson and Don Aase enabled the Angels to prevail over the Yankees, 6-2. Jefferson, coming on in relief in the first inning when Angels starter Bill Travers departed with tendinitis after walking leadoff batter Willie Randolph on four pitches, hurled 6 2/3 innings and was charged with only one run before Aase came on to get the last seven outs.

The Angels scored three times in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Don Baylor and run-scoring single by Bobby Grich. Baylor had an RBI infield single in the fifth, Rick Burleson doubled home another marker in the sixth, and Brian Downing drilled a solo homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       5, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    3  1  1    1  0  x  -   6 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .179      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Burleson ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Winfield lf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .337      Ford rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .269
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .177      Lynn cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .277
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Baylor dh             4   0   3   3     0   0   .118
Piniella rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Downing c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .213
  Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .327      Clark lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .133
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Grich 2b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .239
Foote c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .152      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               33   6  11   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 35,629
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Angels 7
DP: Yankees 2, Angels 0
Doubles: Winfield (7), Burleson (5)
Home Runs: Foote (5), Downing (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (5)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (1)
GIDP: Downing (3), Carew (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(0-4)        3     5   3   3   1   2   0  14   3.91
Bird                    2.2   4   2   2   2   2   0  14   2.65
Castro                  1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   6   5.19
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.25
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   6   1  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   8.38
Jefferson W(1-4)        6.2   6   1   1   0   0   1  24   3.86
Aase SV(1)              2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.51
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   1  34

Wild Pitches: Aase (1)
Balks: Jefferson (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; JEFFERSON REPLACED TRAVERS
(PITCHING); Randolph stole second; Bill Travers left with
tendonitis in left shoulder; Mumphrey flied out to center;
Winfield doubled to center [Randolph scored]; Jackson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Winfield to third]; Watson made an out
to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew struck out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Piniella was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nettles flied out to
left; Foote homered; Dent grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lynn flied out to left; Baylor singled to center;
Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey singled to
right; Mumphrey was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Winfield singled to left; Jefferson balked [Winfield to second];
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark struck out; Grich popped to catcher; Hobson
singled to left; Carew forced Hobson (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Piniella made an out to
second; Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Burleson singled to left; Ford singled to third
[Burleson to second]; Lynn walked [Burleson to third, Ford to
second]; Baylor singled to left [Burleson scored, Ford scored,
Lynn to second]; BIRD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Downing
forced Baylor (shortstop to second) [Lynn to third]; Clark was
called out on strikes; Grich singled to left [Lynn scored,
Downing to second]; Hobson flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Foote made an out to third; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew flied out to left; Burleson flied out to
right; Ford singled to left; Lynn walked [Ford to second];
Baylor singled to shortstop [Ford scored, Lynn to second];
Downing struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Winfield flied out to
right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Clark grounded out (second to first); Grich singled
to center; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grich to
second]; Carew was walked intentionally; CASTRO REPLACED BIRD
(PITCHING); Burleson doubled to center [Grich scored, Carew to
third]; Ford flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Angels 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Watson flied out to left; GAMBLE BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to right; AASE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Foote was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels
5.

ANGELS 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lynn lined to
left; Baylor flied out to right; Downing homered; Clark struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Grich walked;
Hobson struck out; Carew grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Angels 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Winfield singled to left; Jackson struck out;
Watson made an out to second; Aase threw a wild pitch [Winfield
to second]; Gamble walked; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 6.