Tommy John hurled seven innings of shutout ball, allowing only two hits as the Yankees began their second season with a 2-0 whitewashing of the Rangers. The Bronx Bombers got only three hits but two were homers -- by Graig Nettles in the second inning and Oscar Gamble in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, August    10, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Gamble rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .315      Jackson dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .196
Sample lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Stein 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .426      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Putnam ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .243      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .257        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     0   6             Totals               26   2   3   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:43   Attendance: 40,373
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Yankees 1
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Gamble (6)
Home Runs: Nettles (8), Gamble (8)
GIDP: Nettles (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(7-5)           5     2   2   2   0   1   2  17   3.47
Comer                   3     1   0   0   1   0   0  10   2.76
Totals                  8     3   2   2   1   1   2  27

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(6-4)             7     2   0   0   0   6   0  23   2.89
Davis                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.82
May SV(1)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   6   0  30

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph was called out on strikes; Mumphrey flied
out to center; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts flied
out to left; Sample singled to left; Stein grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Nettles homered; Revering flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to center; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Rivers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone flied out to right; Dent grounded out (third
to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Oliver singled to center; Bell
was called out on strikes; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Gamble homered;
Winfield popped to third; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Revering grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Mendoza flied out to left; Rivers struck out; Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: COMER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Dent grounded out
(pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble doubled to center; Winfield grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gamble to third]; Jackson walked; Nettles
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Sample popped to
second; PUTNAM BATTED FOR STEIN; Putnam grounded out (first to
pitcher); Sundberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Cerone grounded out (third to
first); Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 9TH: GRUBB BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Grubb singled to third;
MAY REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted) [Grubb to second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 2.