A four-run outburst in the first inning propelled the Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Mariners. Willie Randolph and Bobby Murcer opened the attack with back-to-back doubles and, after a single by Dave Winfield moved Murcer to third, Reggie Jackson lashed a two-run triple and scored on a single by Aurelio Rodriguez.

Gary Gray clouted a three-run homer in the second stanza to reduce the margin to 4-3, but New York came back with two tallies in the bottom of the frame on an RBI infield out by Bucky Dent and a sacrifice fly by Winfield. Murcer drove in the final Yankees run with a fourth-inning single. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 7, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Mariners     0  3  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
Yankees      4  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .183      Randolph 2b           2   3   1   0     2   0   .215
Edler 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .132      Murcer dh             4   1   3   2     0   0   .343
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Winfield cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .345
Zisk dh               3   1   1   1     1   1   .349      Jackson rf            2   1   1   2     2   0   .213
Burroughs rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .264      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Gray 1b               4   2   2   4     0   0   .347      Rodriguez 3b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .750
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .156        Nettles ph,3b       3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Simpson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .149
Bulling c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Werth 1b              1   1   0   0     2   0   .045
  Bochte ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Dent ss               3   0   0   1     0   0   .209
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gleaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   6   5     2   8             Totals               27   7   9   7     6   0

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 33,759
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Yankees 3
DP: Mariners 4, Yankees 0
Errors: Bulling, Randolph
Doubles: Edler (3), Randolph (5), Murcer (3), Foote (1)
Triples: Jackson (1)
Home Runs: Gray 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Werth (1), Randolph (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (3)
GIDP: Foote 2 (4), Piniella (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gleaton L(2-6)          1.1   6   6   6   2   0   0  11   6.15
Clay                    4.2   3   1   1   3   0   0  16   5.24
Andersen                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.60
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   0   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               2.2   4   4   4   2   2   1  14   4.41
Bird W(2-0)             4.2   2   1   1   0   4   1  16   2.00
Gossage SV(10)          1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.49
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   8   2  36

Wild Pitches: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to right; Edler flied out to right;
Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph doubled to center; Murcer doubled to right
[Randolph scored]; Winfield singled to left [Murcer stayed at
second]; Jackson tripled to center [Murcer scored, Winfield
scored]; Piniella flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to first
[Jackson scored]; Foote grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Burroughs singled to right [Zisk to
third]; Gray homered [Zisk scored, Burroughs scored]; Henderson
struck out; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees
4.

YANKEES 2ND: Werth walked; Werth stole second [Werth to third
(error by Bulling)]; Dent grounded out (second to first) [Werth
scored]; Randolph walked; Murcer singled to right [Randolph to
third]; CLAY REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Winfield hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Randolph scored]; Jackson flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees 6.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Edler doubled to left; Paciorek
flied out to right; Zisk singled to left [Edler scored];
Burroughs walked [Zisk to second]; BIRD REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Gray forced Burroughs (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella grounded out (second to first); NETTLES
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Nettles singled to center; Foote grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 6.

MARINERS 4TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Henderson
flied out to center; Bulling grounded out (pitcher to first);
Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Werth walked; Dent hit into a double play (right to
first) [Werth out at second]; Randolph walked; Randolph stole
second; Murcer singled to left [Randolph scored, Murcer out at
second (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz struck out; Edler was called out on strikes;
Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: Winfield flied out to left; Jackson walked;
Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Yankees 7.

MARINERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
was called out on strikes; Gray homered; Henderson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Foote
doubled to left; Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Bulling grounded out (third to first); Auerbach
made an out to shortstop; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer made an out to first;
Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 8TH: Edler grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
singled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Gossage threw
a wild pitch [Paciorek to second]; Zisk struck out; Burroughs
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson walked; Piniella flied out to center;
Nettles forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Foote made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 9TH: Gray flied out to right; SIMPSON BATTED FOR
HENDERSON; Simpson struck out; BOCHTE BATTED FOR BULLING; Bochte
reached on an error by Randolph; MEYER BATTED FOR AUERBACH;
Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 5, Yankees 7.

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