Registering his sixth straight victory, Bert Blyleven spaced seven hits as the Indians downed the Yankees, 7-3. Joe Charboneau belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-3, and the Tribe went ahead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Bo Diaz. Rick Manning cracked a solo homer in the sixth and Diaz delivered a two-run single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    3  1  1    2  0  0  -   7 11  1
Yankees      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .260      Randolph 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .227
Bannister 2b          3   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Mumphrey cf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .307
  Orta ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Piniella lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Winfield lf,cf        3   0   1   0     1   1   .328
Thornton dh           2   1   0   0     2   0   .209      Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .202
Harrah 3b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .235      Gamble dh             1   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Diaz c                3   1   2   3     1   1   .338        Murcer ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Charboneau rf         3   1   2   3     0   0   .239      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .210
  Kuiper 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Manning cf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .194      Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .271      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7  11   7     7   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 30,182
Left on Base: Indians 8, Yankees 5
DP: Indians 2, Yankees 3
Errors: Harrah, Jackson
Doubles: Charboneau (5), Randolph (7)
Home Runs: Charboneau (3), Manning (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (1), Thornton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Diaz (2)
GIDP: Hargrove (4), Dilone (2), Orta (4), Nettles (2), Piniella (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-1)         9     7   3   3   2   8   0  35   1.86
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   8   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(5-4)             5     6   4   4   5   1   1  25   3.19
Bird                    2     4   3   3   1   0   1   9   2.38
Castro                  0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.50
LaRoche                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.77
Totals                  9    11   7   7   7   4   2  42

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (2)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Bannister singled to left;
Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied to right; Mumphrey reached on an
error by Harrah; Winfield flied to center; Jackson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied to center; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Diaz singled to center; Charboneau doubled
to left [Diaz to third]; Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble walked; Nettles grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Revering
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer walked; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Veryzer to second]; Bannister flied to
right; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Foote singled to right; Blyleven threw a wild pitch
[Foote to second]; Dent struck out; Randolph doubled to right
[Foote scored]; Mumphrey singled to right [Randolph scored];
Winfield walked [Mumphrey to second]; Jackson singled to right
[Mumphrey scored, Winfield to third]; Gamble was called out on
strikes; Oscar Gamble ejected by HP umpire Vic Voltaggio;
Nettles popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Harrah forced Thornton (shortstop
to second); Diaz walked [Harrah to second]; Charboneau homered
[Harrah scored, Diaz scored]; Manning walked; Manning stole
second; Veryzer reached on an error by Jackson; Dilone grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Veryzer out at
second]; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Foote
lined to right; Dent lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bannister singled to center; Hargrove singled to
shortstop [Bannister to second]; Thornton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bannister to third, Hargrove to
second]; Harrah was walked intentionally; Diaz hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Bannister scored, Hargrove to third]; Charboneau
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied to right; Mumphrey singled to
center; Winfield singled to right [Mumphrey to second]; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mumphrey to third, Winfield to
second]; MURCER BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 6TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BIRD REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); PINIELLA REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING LF);
WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Manning homered;
Tommy John left game with lower back strain; Jerry Mumphrey left
with left thigh problem; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dilone singled to left; ORTA BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Orta
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dilone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KUIPER REPLACED
CHARBONEAU (PLAYING 2B); Nettles flied to center; Revering
popped to shortstop; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thornton walked; Harrah singled to left [Thornton to third,
Harrah to second (on throw to 3b)]; Diaz singled to left
[Thornton scored, Harrah scored, Diaz out at second (left to
shortstop)]; Kuiper flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied to left; Randolph singled to right;
Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 8TH: CASTRO REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Manning singled to
left; Veryzer walked [Manning to second]; Dilone struck out;
LAROCHE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Orta flied to right [Manning
to third]; Hargrove popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Winfield struck out; Jackson struck out; Murcer
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton flied to left; Harrah struck out; Diaz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles struck out; Revering flied to center; Foote
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Yankees 3.