Driving in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run double, Bucky Dent sparked the Yankees to a 5-2 decision over the Angels. After the Yanks took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Dave Winfield, Dent drilled a two-run double in the second and blasted a round-tripper in the fourth.

While at bat in the sixth inning, Dent was hit on the wrist by a John D'Acquisto pitch and was forced to leave the game. X-rays showed no broken bones but Dent's arm was placed in a split and he was scheduled for further examination. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, California Angels 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 6, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees      1  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .191      Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Winfield lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .337      Ford rf               3   1   1   0     1   2   .271
Jackson rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .179      Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   2   .286
Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Baylor dh             3   0   0   1     0   0   .114
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Downing c             3   1   2   0     1   1   .234
Spencer 1b            1   2   0   0     2   0   .136      Clark lf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Harris ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .230
Dent ss               2   1   2   4     0   0   .214      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .206
  Milbourne pr,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Campaneris pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Witt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     4   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     4  11

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 37,410
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Angels 9
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 0
Errors: Milbourne, Witt
Doubles: Jackson (5), Nettles (3), Dent (4), Lynn (3)
Home Runs: Dent (4)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Foote (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (1), Baylor (2)
GIDP: Carew (3)
Hit by Pitch: Dent (1,by D'Acquisto)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(3-2)           5     5   2   2   2   8   0  22   4.19
Bird                    2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.33
Gossage SV(7)           1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.82
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4  11   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Witt L(2-2)             3.2   5   5   4   4   2   1  20   3.94
D'Acquisto              2.1   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   9.69
Hassler                 3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.78
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to left; Randolph was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Witt [Randolph to third];
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Jackson doubled to
right; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
struck out; Ford walked; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles doubled to right; Spencer walked; Foote
grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to third, Spencer to
second]; Dent doubled to left [Nettles scored, Spencer scored];
Randolph flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Downing struck out; Clark
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Winfield walked; Jackson was called out on strikes
while Winfield stole second; Gamble popped to third in foul
territory; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich struck out; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Spencer walked; Foote out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; Dent homered [Spencer
scored]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey
walked; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Winfield singled to
left [Mumphrey to second]; Jackson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Burleson flied out to left; Ford struck out; Lynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble singled to third; Nettles flied out to
center; Spencer flied out to center; Foote popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor flied out to center; Downing singled to left;
Clark struck out; Grich walked [Downing to second]; Hobson
singled to center [Downing scored, Grich to second]; Carew
singled to pitcher [Grich to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson
made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent was hit by a pitch; MILBOURNE RAN FOR DENT;
Randolph lined to center; Mumphrey flied out to left; Winfield
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ford singled
to center; Lynn doubled to right [Ford to third]; BIRD REPLACED
GUIDRY (PITCHING); Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ford
scored]; Downing singled to left [Lynn to third]; HARRIS BATTED
FOR CLARK; Harris flied out to center; Grich flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

YANKEES 7TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HASSLER
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Jackson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Gamble was called out on strikes; Nettles struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Carew flied
out to left; Burleson reached on an error by Milbourne; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

YANKEES 8TH: WATSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lynn singled to
right; Baylor made an out to third; Downing walked [Lynn to
second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Harris struck out;
Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
5, Angels 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to left; Mumphrey made an out to
catcher; Jerry Mumphrey called for batter's interference with
catcher Brian Downing on an attempted steal; Yankees Manager
Gene Michael ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser; Winfield
popped to third in foul territory; Jackson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Hobson walked; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HOBSON; Carew
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

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