Dave Righetti, getting relief help from Rich Gossage, pitched the Yankees to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. The starter allowed just three hits before being relieved in the ninth inning by Gossage, who notched his 12th save.

The Yanks scored in the second stanza on an RBI forceout by Rick Cerone and added three markers in the third frame on a single by Willie Randolph, an error by third baseman Toby Harrah on a grounder by Jerry Mumphrey, sacrifice by Lou Piniella, sacrifice fly by Dave Winfield, walk to Reggie Jackson, RBI double by Cerone and run-scoring single by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  1  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  1
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  3  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Bannister rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Mumphrey cf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .319      Rosello 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .385
Piniella rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
  Brown ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Thornton dh           3   2   0   0     1   0   .202
Winfield lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .323      Diaz c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .344
Jackson dh            4   1   1   0     1   1   .204      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .241
Cerone c              3   0   1   2     1   0   .205      Charboneau lf         3   0   1   1     0   1   .223
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .246      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .212      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Righetti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     3   7             Totals               30   2   3   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 65,311
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Indians 6
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 1
Errors: Dent, Harrah
Doubles: Revering (2), Cerone (2), Nettles (4), Charboneau (7), Diaz (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (4), Charboneau (1)
GIDP: Jackson (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Righetti W(2-0)         8     3   2   1   4   3   0  32   1.80
Gossage SV(12)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.81
Totals                  9     3   2   1   4   4   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(4-4)            3.1   8   5   2   2   1   0  20   2.77
Stanton                 3.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  14   1.72
Lacey                   2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.79
Totals                  9    12   5   2   3   7   0  41

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey flied to right; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rosello flied to right; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Jackson singled to
center [Winfield to third]; Cerone forced Jackson (shortstop to
second) [Winfield scored]; Nettles struck out; Revering doubled
to right [Cerone to third]; Dent flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (second to first); Diaz flied
to center; Harrah walked; Charboneau doubled to center [Harrah
to third]; Manning made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Mumphrey reached on an
error by Harrah [Randolph to second]; Piniella out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Randolph to third, Mumphrey
to second]; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph
scored (unearned), Mumphrey to third]; Jackson walked; Cerone
doubled to left [Mumphrey scored (unearned), Jackson to third];
Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored (unearned), Cerone out
at home (right to catcher)]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied to center; Bannister walked; Rosello
flied to right; Hargrove lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Revering walked; Dent singled to right [Revering to
third]; Randolph popped to first; Mumphrey singled to center
[Revering scored, Dent to third]; STANTON REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Piniella struck out; Winfield struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Diaz walked [Thornton to second];
Harrah forced Diaz (shortstop to second) [Thornton to third];
Charboneau hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton scored];
Manning grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson flied to center; Cerone lined to center;
Nettles doubled to center; Revering grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer singled to center; Bannister forced Veryzer
(third to second); Rosello struck out; Hargrove flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent lined to center; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mumphrey singled to second; BROWN BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Thornton flied
to right; Diaz lined to center; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out; Cerone walked; Nettles lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Charboneau grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 8TH: LACEY REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Revering struck
out; Dent flied to left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Rosello
flied to center; Hargrove flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Indians 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Mumphrey singled to pitcher; Brown was called out
on strikes; Winfield singled to right [Mumphrey to second];
Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton reached on an error by Dent; Diaz doubled
to left [Thornton to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED RIGHETTI
(PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Thornton
scored (unearned), Diaz to third]; Charboneau struck out;
Manning popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 2.