Completing the three-game series sweep, the Yankees prevailed over the Royals, 5-4 in 11 innings. The game was deadlocked, 4-4, when Dave Winfield led off the N.Y. 11th by smashing a grounder off the ankle of shortstop Rance Mulliniks that was ruled a two-base error.

Reggie Jackson then received an intentional walk and, after Oscar Gamble forced Jackson, pinch-hitter Jerry Mumphrey recieved an intentional pass to load the bases. With both the infield and outfield drawn in, Graig Nettles drilled a ball off the wall in right-center to end the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       20, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 12  1
Yankees      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   2   3   0     1   1   .305      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .219
Wathan c              4   1   3   1     0   0   .311      Murcer dh             5   0   1   0     0   2   .302
Aikens 1b             6   0   3   2     0   1   .327      Winfield cf           5   2   1   0     0   0   .328
McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .236
Quirk 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .273        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
White 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Foote c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .163
Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .297
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .353      Nettles 3b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .217
  Garcia rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Washington ss         3   1   0   0     1   1   .190      Werth 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .069
  Phelps ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Revering ph,1b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Nelson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   4  12   3     5   7             Totals               39   5  10   5     4   3

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 27,912
Left on Base: Royals 11, Yankees 7
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Mulliniks
Doubles: Aikens (8), Randolph (6), Dent (7)
Home Runs: Foote (6)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (5), Washington (2), Wilson (4)
Caught Stealing: White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (2)
GIDP: Quirk (2), Winfield (5), Foote (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    9.1   9   4   4   1   3   1  35   3.23
Quisenberry L(0-3)      1     1   1   0   3   0   0   8   4.50
Totals                 10.1  10   5   4   4   3   1  43

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  3.2   8   4   4   4   1   0  22   3.31
LaRoche                 5     2   0   0   1   6   0  17   0.90
Davis                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.12
Castro W(1-1)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.66
Totals                 11    12   4   4   5   7   0  48

Wild Pitches: Nelson (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wathan singled to center [Wilson to
third]; Aikens singled to left [Wilson scored, Wathan to
second]; McRae flied to left; Otis forced Aikens (pitcher to
shortstop) [Wathan to third]; Otis stole second; Quirk was
walked intentionally; Nelson threw a wild pitch [Wathan scored,
Otis to third, Quirk to second]; White walked; Geronimo popped
to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Murcer popped to first in foul
territory; Winfield singled to left [Randolph to second];
Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to center [Randolph scored,
Winfield to third]; Foote singled to right [Winfield scored,
Piniella to third]; Nettles singled to right [Piniella scored,
Foote to third]; Dent flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Washington grounded out (third to first); Wilson
flied to left; Wathan singled to left; Aikens singled to right
[Wathan to third]; McRae lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
flied to left; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled to left; Quirk grounded into a double
play (first to first to shortstop) [Otis out at second]; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Winfield flied to left; Jackson flied to left;
Piniella flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Washington walked; Washington
stole second; Wilson singled to second [Washington to third];
Wathan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington scored]; Wilson
stole second; Aikens doubled to center [Wilson scored]; McRae
singled to shortstop [Aikens to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Otis forced McRae (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Foote homered; Nettles lined to third; Dent
grounded out (second to first); Werth flied to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk walked; White forced Quirk (third to second);
Geronimo flied to left; White was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph doubled to center [Randolph out at third
(center to second to third)]; Murcer singled to left; Winfield
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees
4.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington struck out; Wilson struck out; Wathan
singled to left; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied to center; Piniella singled to
center; Foote grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Otis flied to
right; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); Dent flied
to center; Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (pitcher unassisted); MAY BATTED
FOR GERONIMO; May was called out on strikes; Washington flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); Randolph lined to
left; Murcer struck out; Winfield flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson singled to right; Wathan out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wilson to second]; Aikens grounded out
(shortstop to first); DAVIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella
flied to center; Foote flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 10TH: Otis singled to left; On a bunt Quirk made an out
to pitcher; Otis stole second; White lined to left; Garcia
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 10TH: Nettles lined to right; Dent doubled to left;
QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); REVERING BATTED FOR WERTH;
Revering was walked intentionally; Randolph flied to right [Dent
to third]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 11TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CASTRO
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); PHELPS BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Phelps
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to left;
Wathan flied to left; Aikens forced Wilson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 11TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED PHELPS (PLAYING SS); Winfield
reached on an error by Mulliniks [Winfield to second]; Jackson
was walked intentionally; GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble
forced Jackson (second to shortstop) [Winfield to third];
MUMPHREY BATTED FOR FOOTE; Mumphrey was walked intentionally
[Gamble to second]; Nettles singled to right [Winfield scored
(unearned), Gamble to third, Mumphrey to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 5.