Saturday May 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A two-run homer by Dave Winfield climaxed a three-run third inning that carried the Yankees to a 3-2 decision over the Indians and gave starting pitcher Dave Righetti his first major league victory. The Yankees scored their runs on a single by Dennis Werth, RBI double by Larry Milbourne and Winfield's circuit swat.

The Indians pulled an unusual triple play in the sixth inning. With Barry Foote on second and Graig Nettles on first, Bucky Dent grounded to third baseman Toby Harrah, who stepped on third to force Foote and relayed the ball to second baseman Alan Bannister for the second out. Umpire John Shulock then ruled that Nettles, in sliding into second, threw a rolling block at Bannister. Dent was called out at first on Nettles' interference to account for the third out and the completion of the third triple play of the A.L. season. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 23, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Indians 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 Yankees 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Littleton lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Murcer dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Kuiper 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Winfield cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .326 Bannister 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .203 Orta ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .238 Foote c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .181 Thornton dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 .213 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Kelly ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Harrah 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .230 Werth 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Diaz c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .346 Revering 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Charboneau rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .228 Righetti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .196 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 3 11 Totals 31 3 9 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 37,179 Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 7 DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: Diaz 2 (8), Thornton (2), Orta (4), Piniella (3), Milbourne (2), Jackson (7), Foote (2) Home Runs: Winfield (4) Sacrifice Hits: Nettles (1) Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (2) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(4-3) 8 9 3 3 2 5 1 34 2.60 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 5 1 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Righetti W(1-0) 7 4 2 2 3 7 0 28 2.57 Davis SV(4) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 2.89 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 11 0 35 Wild Pitches: Waits (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Vic Voltaggio INDIANS 1ST: Dilone lined to second; Bannister flied to center; Hargrove walked; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Winfield struck out; Jackson lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Diaz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harrah to second]; Charboneau grounded out (third to first); Manning singled to center [Harrah scored]; Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied to center [Piniella to third]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. INDIANS 3RD: Dilone flied to left; Bannister grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Werth singled to right; Milbourne doubled to left [Werth scored]; Murcer struck out; Winfield homered [Milbourne scored]; Jackson doubled to right; Piniella lined to center [Jackson to third]; Foote flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 4TH: REVERING REPLACED WERTH (PLAYING 1B); Thornton struck out; Dennis Werth injured leg while running the bases; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Diaz doubled to right; Charboneau was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied to left; Dent walked; Revering walked [Dent to second]; Milbourne popped to second; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 5TH: Manning struck out; Veryzer lined to left; Dilone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; Piniella lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 6TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Thornton doubled to center; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Foote singled to left; Nettles reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Foote to second]; Dent grounded into a triple play (third to second to first) [Foote out at third, Nettles out at second]; there was no throw to 1B; 2B umpire John Shulock ruled interference on Graig Nettles as Alan Bannister tried to throw; Bucky Dent called out because of the interference, turning this into a triple play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 7TH: Diaz doubled to center; Charboneau was called out on strikes; Manning grounded out (third to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: LITTLETON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Revering flied to center; Miguel Dilone left with injured right thumb; Milbourne singled to center; Murcer struck out; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3. INDIANS 8TH: Littleton walked; DAVIS REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); ORTA BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Orta doubled to right [Littleton to third]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Littleton scored]; KELLY BATTED FOR THORNTON; Kelly grounded out (catcher unassisted); Harrah struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHARBONEAU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KUIPER REPLACED LITTLETON (PLAYING 2B); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote doubled to left; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 3. INDIANS 9TH: Diaz struck out; Charboneau struck out; Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 3.

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