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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 5Game Played on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRoyals 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.
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