Rallying from a 5-0 deficit, the Yankees edged the Royals, 6-5. After the Bronx Bombers pulled within 5-4 in the fourth inning, Graig Nettles led off the N.Y. fifth with a single and Jim Spencer followed with a circuit shot off the facing of the upper deck in right field. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       19, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  3  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Yankees      0  0  1    3  2  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .218
Washington ss         4   1   0   0     1   2   .196      Murcer dh             5   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Aikens 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .316      Winfield cf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .333
McRae rf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .239      Jackson rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .204      Gamble lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .284
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .375        Piniella ph,lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  Phelps ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .209
Wathan c              4   1   3   3     0   0   .293      Spencer 1b            2   2   2   2     1   0   .143
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237        Werth ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .077
Chalk 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .304      Foote c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .146
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .228
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               32   6  11   5     7   2

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 23,128
Left on Base: Royals 10, Yankees 11
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Wathan (4)
Home Runs: Gamble (6), Spencer (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (2), Foote (3)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (2), Randolph (2)
GIDP: Otis (2), Winfield (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    3.1   6   4   4   2   2   1  17   5.14
Martin L(0-2)           1.2   4   2   2   2   0   1  11   5.63
K. Brett                3     1   0   0   3   0   0  13   3.00
Totals                  8    11   6   6   7   2   2  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     2     3   5   5   3   2   0  12   3.45
Bird W(3-0)             5     6   0   0   1   2   0  22   1.69
Davis SV(3)             2     1   0   0   0   4   0   8   3.28
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   8   0  42

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied to right; Washington struck out; Aikens
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield singled to right;
Jackson forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Otis walked [McRae to second]; May
flied to left; Wathan doubled to left [McRae scored, Otis
scored]; White popped to first in foul territory; Chalk singled
to right [Wathan scored]; Wilson forced Chalk (third to second);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Nettles
walked; Spencer walked [Nettles to second]; Foote struck out;
Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington walked; Aikens singled to first
[Washington to third]; BIRD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); McRae hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored]; Otis singled to left
[Aikens to second]; May flied to center; Wathan singled to
center [Aikens scored, Otis to second]; White forced Wathan
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to right; Murcer singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Winfield grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randolph scored (no RBI), Murcer
out at second]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Chalk flied to center; Wilson singled to center;
Washington struck out; Wilson stole second; Aikens was walked
intentionally; McRae reached on an error by Dent [Wilson to
third, Aikens to second]; Otis popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble homered; Nettles popped to shortstop;
Spencer singled to left; Foote singled to center [Spencer to
second]; MARTIN REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Dent walked [Spencer
to third, Foote to second]; Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Spencer scored]; Murcer singled to first [Foote to third, Dent
to second]; Winfield walked [Foote scored, Dent to third, Murcer
to second]; Jackson flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
5, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 5TH: May singled to center; Wathan grounded out (second
to first) [May to second]; White struck out; Chalk lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled to right; Spencer homered [Nettles scored]; Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent singled to shortstop;
Randolph flied to right; Royals Manager Jim Frey ejected by
HP umpire Dale Ford; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson flied to left; Washington grounded out
(second to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Murcer flied
to right; Winfield walked; Jackson flied to left [Winfield to
second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella was walked
intentionally; Nettles flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 7TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McRae singled
to left; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [McRae out at second]; May flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: WERTH BATTED FOR SPENCER; Werth walked; Foote out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Werth to second]; Dent
singled to right [Werth to third]; On a bunt Randolph reached on
a fielder's choice [Werth out at home (pitcher to catcher), Dent
to second]; Murcer flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
5, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 8TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wathan singled to
left; DAVIS REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); On a bunt White singled to
first [Wathan to second]; Yankees Manager Gene Michael
ejected by HP umpire Dale Ford when Frank White's bunt was
called a trap; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Wathan to third, White to second]; Wilson struck
out; Washington flied to left; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Winfield flied to right; Jackson flied to center;
Piniella flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae struck out; Otis struck out; PHELPS BATTED FOR
MAY; Phelps struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees
6.