A five-run explosion in the third inning carried the Indians to a 6-4 triumph over the Yankees as Len Barker notched his eighth victory. The Tribe sent 10 batters to the plate in the third. Dave Rosello and Mike Fischlin singled, and Miguel Dilone walked to load the bases before Alan Bannister delivered a two-run single. Mike Hargrove walked and Bo Diaz doubled home two runs. Toby Harrah capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  5    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Yankees      1  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .297      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .242
Bannister rf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .263      Milbourne ss          5   0   3   0     0   1   .321
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .325      Gamble dh             3   0   0   1     0   2   .254
Diaz c                5   0   3   2     0   0   .331        Winfield ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Harrah 3b,ss          4   0   0   1     0   1   .285      Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Thornton dh           3   0   1   0     2   0   .236      Piniella rf           5   0   3   0     0   1   .284
Manning cf            2   0   0   0     3   0   .252      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .238
Rosello 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .230        Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Pagel ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Brown cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .156
  Kuiper 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Patterson lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .370
Fischlin ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .184      Cerone c              4   2   2   2     0   1   .240
  Hayes ph,3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Righetti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGaffigan p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     8   2             Totals               39   4  12   4     2  11

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 15,098
Left on Base: Indians 12, Yankees 11
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: Diaz (17), Thornton (12)
Triples: Patterson 2 (3), Cerone (1)
Home Runs: Cerone (2)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (26), Thornton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (8), Hargrove (7), Gamble (2)
GIDP: Manning (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(8-7)           8    10   4   4   2  10   1  37   3.76
Monge SV(4)             1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.21
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2  11   1  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Righetti L(6-4)         2     5   5   5   3   1   0  13   2.22
McGaffigan              3     1   0   0   3   0   0  14   0.00
Nelson                  3.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  16   4.81
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.18
Totals                  9    10   6   6   8   2   0  45

Wild Pitches: Barker 2 (5), Nelson (2)
Balks: McGaffigan (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; Bannister lined to
pitcher; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Milbourne singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Randolph scored]; Nettles forced Milbourne (first to
shortstop); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Diaz singled to left; Harrah struck out; Thornton
walked [Diaz to second]; Manning grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); Patterson tripled to right;
Cerone tripled to center [Patterson scored]; Randolph singled to
center [Cerone scored]; Barker threw a wild pitch [Randolph to
third]; Milbourne struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Yankees 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello singled to right; Fischlin singled to
center [Rosello to second]; Dilone walked [Rosello to third,
Fischlin to second]; Bannister singled to right [Rosello scored,
Fischlin scored, Dilone to third]; Hargrove walked [Bannister to
second]; Diaz doubled to left [Dilone scored, Bannister scored,
Hargrove to third]; MCGAFFIGAN REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING);
Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hargrove scored]; Debut
game for Andy McGaffigan; Thornton flied out to center [Diaz
to third]; Manning walked; Rosello popped to second; 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Gamble struck out; Nettles singled to right;
Piniella singled to center [Nettles to third]; Revering struck
out; Brown struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees
3.

INDIANS 4TH: Fischlin popped to third; Dilone reached on an
error by Randolph [Dilone to second]; Bannister flied out to
right; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Patterson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerone
homered; Randolph struck out; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz singled to left; Harrah popped to catcher in
foul territory; Thornton flied out to left; McGaffigan balked
[Diaz to second]; Manning walked; PAGEL BATTED FOR ROSELLO;
Pagel walked [Diaz to third, Manning to second]; HAYES BATTED
FOR FISCHLIN; Hayes lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HAYES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KUIPER REPLACED PAGEL (PLAYING 2B); Gamble
flied out to left; Nettles popped to third; Piniella singled to
right; Revering walked [Piniella to second]; Brown flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 6TH: NELSON REPLACED MCGAFFIGAN (PITCHING); Dilone
singled to shortstop; Dilone stole second; Bannister singled to
first [Dilone to third]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Dilone scored, Bannister to second]; Nelson threw a wild pitch
[Bannister to third]; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Patterson flied out to left; Cerone grounded out
(third to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton doubled to left; Manning grounded out
(catcher to first); Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Thornton to third]; Hayes grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Milbourne singled to center; Gamble struck out;
Nettles lined to second; Piniella struck out but Milbourne
advanced to second and Piniella advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Yankees 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone struck out; Bannister grounded out (second
to first); Hargrove singled to center; Diaz flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Brown struck out; Patterson tripled to right;
Cerone struck out; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah flied out to right; Thornton walked;
Thornton stole second; Manning walked; LAROCHE REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to center; Hayes popped to pitcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MONGE REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Milbourne singled
to third; WINFIELD BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Winfield popped to
shortstop; Nettles struck out; Piniella singled to right
[Milbourne to third]; WATSON BATTED FOR REVERING; Watson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
6, Yankees 4.