A two-run homer by Graig Nettles with two out in the sixth inning lifted the Yankees to a 5-4 decision over the Rangers. Nettles' blast came off Fergie Jenkins, who was making his second relief appearance of the season, and was preceded by a one-out single by Reggie Jackson. Dave LaRoche, who pitched 2 2/3 innings, was credited with the win while George Frazier earned the save. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1981 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers      0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Yankees      1  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Randolph 2b           2   2   0   0     2   0   .231
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Mumphrey cf           3   1   0   0     0   0   .311
Oliver dh             5   0   1   1     0   0   .322      Piniella rf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Gamble ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Grubb rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .256      Winfield lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .312
Putnam 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .267      Jackson dh            4   1   1   0     0   2   .194
Sample lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Watson 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Sundberg c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .243        Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Mendoza ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .245      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .247
  Stein ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .422      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .345      Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     0   3             Totals               29   5   6   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 20,918
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 3
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Mendoza, Mumphrey
Doubles: Putnam (11), Rivers (12), Bell (7), Piniella (6), Winfield (14)
Triples: Mendoza (1), Grubb (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (9)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Mumphrey (3)
GIDP: Poquette (1), Oliver (11), Cerone (6)
Hit by Pitch: Sample (4,by Reuschel)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 4     3   3   1   2   2   0  17   3.92
Jenkins L(4-6)          3     3   2   2   0   0   1  12   5.27
J. Johnson              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.20
Totals                  8     6   5   3   2   2   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                4.2   7   4   3   0   2   0  23   3.59
LaRoche W(4-0)          2.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.62
Frazier SV(1)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    12   4   3   0   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (1)

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


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

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Randolph to third];
Piniella doubled to left [Randolph scored]; Winfield lined to
left; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied to center; Grubb flied to right; Putnam
singled to right; Sample was hit by a pitch [Putnam to second];
Sundberg forced Sample (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Watson flied to right; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Cerone flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza tripled to center; Rivers grounded out
(third to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to center [Mendoza scored]; Bell grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph
walked; Mumphrey reached on an error by Mendoza [Randolph to
second]; Piniella flied to right [Randolph to third]; Winfield
doubled to left [Randolph scored (unearned), Mumphrey scored
(unearned)]; Jackson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb struck out; Putnam singled to left; Sample
reached on an error by Mumphrey [Putnam to second]; Sundberg
singled to center [Putnam scored, Sample to third]; On a bunt
Mendoza singled to catcher [Sample scored (unearned), Sundberg
to second]; Rivers flied to center; Wills flied to left; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson singled to second; Nettles forced Watson
(first to shortstop); Cerone grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
to right; Grubb tripled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Putnam doubled to center [Grubb scored]; Sample
flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: JENKINS REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Dent singled
to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dent to
second]; Mumphrey flied to left; GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA;
Gamble flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Yankees 3.

RANGERS 6TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sundberg flied
to center; Mendoza flied to center; Rivers doubled to right;
Wills flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
singled to center; REVERING BATTED FOR WATSON; Revering flied to
center; Nettles homered [Jackson scored]; Cerone grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 7TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell doubled to right; Grubb
struck out; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied to center; Randolph flied to left;
Mumphrey flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Yankees 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample lined to pitcher; Sundberg singled to left;
STEIN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; FRAZIER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
POQUETTE BATTED FOR STEIN; Poquette grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); J. JOHNSON
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Gamble grounded out (second to
first); Winfield flied to center; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers flied to center; Wills singled to left;
Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Yankees 5.
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