Dave Righetti and Rich Gossage combined on a three-hitter as the Yankees whitewashed the Twins, 7-0. Willie Randolph opened the game with a double and two outs later scored on a double by Reggie Jackson. Oscar Gamble hit a solo homer in the third inning and the Yanks iced the contest with a four-run eruption in the sixth, the key blow being a two-run single by Barry Foote with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Monday, August    31, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   7 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Ward lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Mumphrey cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Engle rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Gamble dh             3   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Hatcher cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Watson ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Mackanin 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .224      Laudner dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .223      Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Winfield lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .298      Butera c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Revering 1b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .243      Baker 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .155
  Werth ph,1b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .111      Faedo ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Foote c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .182      Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Milbourne ss          4   0   3   1     0   0   .325        Hobbs p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Righetti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     4   4             Totals               30   0   3   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,774
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 4
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 2
Doubles: Randolph (9), Jackson 2 (13), Winfield (19), Milbourne (4), Castino (9)
Home Runs: Gamble (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (3)
GIDP: Revering (3), Randolph (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Righetti W(4-2)         8     3   0   0   1   4   0  28   1.68
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.72
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(3-7)         5.1  10   6   6   2   3   1  27   3.95
Hobbs                   2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   4.50
Corbett                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.61
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph doubled to center; Mumphrey struck out;
Gamble flied out to left; Jackson doubled to right [Randolph
scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ward flied out to right; Engle flied out to center;
Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Revering struck out;
Foote grounded out (third to first) [Winfield to second];
Milbourne singled to shortstop [Winfield to third]; Randolph
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to first); Laudner
walked; Castino struck out; Butera flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Gamble
homered; Jackson flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Faedo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Winfield singled to right; Revering grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Engle was called out on strikes; Hatcher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mackanin popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Randolph
flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Laudner struck out; Castino flied out to center;
Butera singled to third; the ball struck the 3B bag;
Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble was called out on strikes; Jackson walked;
Nettles singled to right [Jackson to third]; Winfield doubled to
center [Jackson scored, Nettles to third]; Revering was walked
intentionally; Foote singled to center [Nettles scored, Winfield
scored, Revering to third]; Milbourne singled to center
[Revering scored, Foote to second]; HOBBS REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Milbourne out at second]; Debut game for John
Hobbs; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Faedo lined to right; Ward grounded out (third to
first); Engle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 6, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); WATSON
BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Watson lined to third; Jackson doubled to
right; Nettles walked; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hatcher grounded
out (second to first); Mackanin grounded out (third to first);
Laudner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: WERTH BATTED FOR REVERING; Werth walked; Foote
flied out to center; Milbourne doubled to right [Werth to
third]; CORBETT REPLACED HOBBS (PITCHING); Randolph hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Werth scored, Milbourne to third];
Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Castino doubled to
left; Butera singled to center [Castino to third]; Baker was
called out on strikes; Faedo lined to right; Ward forced Butera
(second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Jackson was
called out on strikes; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Engle popped to
first in foul territory; Hatcher struck out; Mackanin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 0.