Doug Bird, who has not lost in the majors since August 16, 1978, received credit for his 12th straight victory and Rich Gossage recorded his 15th save of the season as the Yankees blanked the White Sox, 2-0. The Yanks tallied in the fifth after two were out on a walk to Graig Nettles and singles by Rick Cerone and Aurelio Rodriguez. Willie Randolph drew a leadoff walk in the sixth, moved to third on a single by Jerry Mumphrey and came across when Lou Piniella grounded into a double play. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      6, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .245      Randolph 2b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .232
Squires 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Mumphrey cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Luzinski dh           3   0   0   0     1   2   .263      Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .316
  Kuntz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .139
Baines rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269        Revering pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .259
Bernazard 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Morrison 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Rodriguez dh          3   0   2   1     0   0   .286
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Brown pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Almon ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   8   0     1   7             Totals               26   2   6   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 36,255
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Yankees 3
DP: White Sox 3, Yankees 1
Stolen Bases: Almon (10)
Caught Stealing: Revering (2)
GIDP: Almon (3), Piniella (5), Mumphrey (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout L(4-3)            8     6   2   2   3   2   0  29   2.73
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   2   0  29

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(5-0)             6     6   0   0   0   5   0  23   2.63
Davis                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.11
Gossage SV(15)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.63
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Squires grounded out
(second to first); Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Baines grounded out (second
to first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard singled to shortstop; Morrison singled
to right [Bernazard to second]; Almon grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bernazard to third,
Morrison out at second]; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
singled to left; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Baines
singled to left [Fisk to second]; Lemon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph lined to center; Mumphrey singled to
center; Piniella hit into a double play to center [Mumphrey out
at second (center to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); Morrison struck out; Almon singled to shortstop; Almon
stole second; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Winfield struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nettles walked; Cerone singled to center [Nettles to
second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Nettles scored, Cerone to
second]; Dent flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
singled to shortstop; Luzinski lined to right; Baines lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Mumphrey singled to center
[Randolph to third]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randolph scored (no RBI),
Mumphrey out at second]; Winfield popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Lemon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bernazard grounded out (first to
pitcher); Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Watson singled to shortstop; REVERING RAN FOR
WATSON; Revering was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Cerone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Almon
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; Squires
singled to center; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Rodriguez singled to center; BROWN RAN FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Dent flied out to left; Randolph walked [Brown to
second]; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOSSAGE
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Luzinski walked; KUNTZ RAN FOR
LUZINSKI; Baines singled to center [Kuntz to third]; Lemon
forced Baines (pitcher to shortstop); Bernazard was called out
on strikes; MOLINARO BATTED FOR MORRISON; Molinaro flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.