Roaring to their ninth straight victory, the Yankees defeated the Royals, 8-5. The Bronx Bombers trailed, 5-1, going into the third inning, but tied the game on a three-run homer by Dave Winfield and a solo shot by Graig Nettles.

The Yankees went ahead, 6-5, in the fourth frame on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble and picked up singletons in the sixth and seventh, respectively, on a run-scoring single by Willie Randolph and an error by K.C. third baseman George Brett. Rich Gossage pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to notch his 17th save. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 9, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees      0  1  4    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   8 12  0
Royals       2  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Wilson lf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .265
Mumphrey cf           3   1   1   0     2   1   .331      Washington ss         5   1   1   1     0   0   .220
Gamble rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .274      G. Brett 3b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .306
  Brown rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .288
Winfield lf           5   1   1   3     0   1   .317      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Jackson dh            3   1   0   0     2   2   .199      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Nettles 3b            4   2   1   1     1   0   .260      Geronimo rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Revering 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .236        Wathan ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Cerone c              5   1   3   1     0   1   .277      Mulliniks 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .236        Chalk ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Nelson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk ph,2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grote c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .348
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  12   7     5   6             Totals               37   5  11   5     1   3

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 36,496
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 8
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0
Errors: G. Brett
Doubles: Cerone (5), Otis (13), G. Brett (12), Quirk (6)
Triples: Wilson (4), Grote (1)
Home Runs: Winfield (7), Nettles (7)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (9), Washington (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (1), Aikens (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (3,by Nelson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  1.1   6   5   5   1   0   0  12   5.00
LaRoche W(3-0)          3.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.68
Griffin                 2.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.08
Gossage SV(17)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.56
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   3   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer               2.2   5   5   5   2   4   2  15   8.69
Martin L(1-3)           4.1   5   3   2   2   0   0  20   3.18
Quisenberry             2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.08
Totals                  9    12   8   7   5   6   2  44

Hit by Pitch: Nelson (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey was called
out on strikes; Gamble made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson tripled to right; Washington popped to third
in foul territory; G. Brett walked; Aikens singled to right
[Wilson scored, G. Brett to third]; Otis doubled to right [G.
Brett scored, Aikens to third]; McRae made an out to shortstop;
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Jackson struck out; Nettles
walked; Revering singled to right [Nettles to third]; Cerone
singled to center [Nettles scored, Revering to second]; Dent
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Grote
tripled to left; Wilson was hit by a pitch; Washington singled
to right [Grote scored, Wilson to third]; G. Brett doubled to
right [Wilson scored, Washington to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED
NELSON (PITCHING); Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to left [G. Brett
to third, Washington scored]; Otis flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey walked; Gamble singled to shortstop [Mumphrey to
second]; Winfield homered [Mumphrey scored, Gamble scored];
Jackson was called out on strikes; Nettles homered; MARTIN
REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Revering made an out to second; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied out to right; Geronimo made an out to
shortstop; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Cerone doubled to left; Dent singled to right
[Cerone to third]; Randolph reached on a fielder's choice
[Cerone out at home (third to catcher), Dent to second];
Mumphrey walked [Dent to third, Randolph to second]; Gamble hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Dent scored, Randolph to third];
Mumphrey stole second; Winfield lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Grote made an out to second; Wilson singled to
right; Washington forced Wilson (second to shortstop);
Washington stole second; G. Brett made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles
flied out to center; Revering made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied
out to right; McRae singled to left; WATHAN BATTED FOR GERONIMO;
Wathan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cerone singled
to left; Dent grounded out (second to first) [Cerone to second];
Randolph singled to left [Cerone scored]; Mumphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Randolph to second]; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: CHALK BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; GRIFFIN REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote singled
to left; Wilson singled to left [Grote to second]; Washington
forced Wilson (third to second) [Grote to third]; G. Brett was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals
5.

YANKEES 7TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Winfield made an
out to second; Jackson walked; Nettles flied out to center;
Revering singled to third [Jackson scored (error by G. Brett)
(unearned) (no RBI), Revering to third]; Cerone flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(pitcher to first); McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.

YANKEES 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Dent
grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (third to
first); Mumphrey singled to right; Gamble singled to center
[Mumphrey to second]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); QUIRK
BATTED FOR CHALK; Quirk doubled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED
GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (second to first) [Quirk
to third]; Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.

YANKEES 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jackson walked;
Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to second];
Revering was called out on strikes; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 5.
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