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Saturday May 30, 1981
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Three New York pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Yankees blanked the Indians, 1-0. The lone run of the game came in the first inning when Willie Randolph led off with a single, raced to third on a single by Jerry Mumphrey and scored on Oscar Gamble's grounder to first. Rich Gossage notched his 13th save. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 30, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Dilone lf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .265
Mumphrey cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Orta rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Gamble rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .250      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Brown rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelly dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Winfield lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .199      Hassey c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .253        Dybzinski pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .215        Diaz c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .209      Manning cf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .220
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Nelson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   8             Totals               27   0   3   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,318
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 5
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 0
Stolen Bases: Dilone 2 (9), Manning (6)
Caught Stealing: Nettles (1), Dybzinski (1), Dilone (3)
GIDP: Hargrove (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(2-1)           5.2   2   0   0   4   2   0  22   4.10
Davis                   1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.65
Gossage SV(13)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.75
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   5   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(1-1)         9     8   1   1   1   8   0  35   3.03
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   8   0  35

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


YANKEES 1ST: 24 minute rain delay before start of game;
Randolph singled to left; Mumphrey singled to left [Randolph to
third]; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted) [Randolph scored,
Mumphrey to second]; Winfield was called out on strikes; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone stole second;
Orta walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to
second to first) [Dilone to third, Orta out at second]; Kelly
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied to center; Revering was called out on
strikes; Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hassey lined
to center; Manning walked; Manning stole second; Kuiper struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent struck out; Randolph grounded out (second to
first); Mumphrey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer lined to right; Dilone singled to right;
Dilone stole second; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Dilone to third]; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble struck out; Winfield popped to first in foul
territory; Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kelly lined to center; Harrah popped to shortstop;
Hassey lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians
0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied to center; Revering was called out on
strikes; Cerone singled to left; Dent flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning walked; Kuiper forced Manning (catcher to
shortstop); Veryzer popped to third; Dilone grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied to center; Mumphrey singled to
shortstop; Gamble flied to center; Winfield flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (third to first); Kelly walked; DAVIS REPLACED
NELSON (PITCHING); Harrah forced Kelly (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles singled to right;
Revering singled to right [Nettles to third]; Nettles was caught
stealing home (catcher to third) [Revering to second]; Cerone
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Hassey singled to center; DYBZINSKI RAN FOR HASSEY;
Manning popped to third; Kuiper struck out while Dybzinski was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED DYBZINSKI (PLAYING C ); Dent grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Randolph flied to center; Mumphrey
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer struck out; Dilone walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED
DAVIS (PITCHING); Dilone was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Orta flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Gamble flied to left; Winfield singled to pitcher;
Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Nettles singled to
center [Winfield to third, Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)];
Revering was walked intentionally; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Hargrove flied
to left; Kelly was called out on strikes; Harrah flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 0.



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