Reggie Jackson and Bobby Brown knocked in two runs apiece and Rick Reuschel scattered nine hits to pace the Yankees to a 6-1 victory over the Indians. Jackson slammed a two-run homer in the fourth inning after being knocked down by John Denny two innings earlier, and the Yankee slugger was challenged by Denny as he circled the bases.

After Jackson crossed the plate, he and Denny began a fight that ignited a benches-clearing brawl. After an 11-minute delay, Jackson and Denny were ejected. The Yanks took a 1-0 lead in the first on Graig Nettles' single and made it 2-0 in the second on Wallie Randolph's single. Brown rapped a two-run single in the third. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Yankees      1  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Orta rf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Milbourne ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Winfield lf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .297
Hayes lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Jackson rf            3   1   2   2     0   1   .241
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .285        Werth rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .094
  Rosello 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .245
Hassey c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .233      Murcer dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .282
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Veryzer ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Brown cf              4   1   2   2     0   2   .184
  Pagel ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Cerone c              2   0   1   0     2   0   .243
  Fischlin ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   1             Totals               33   6  11   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 21,596
Left on Base: Indians 6, Yankees 7
DP: Indians 2, Yankees 3
Errors: Manning, Milbourne 2
Doubles: Murcer 2 (6)
Home Runs: Jackson (12)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (8)
GIDP: Hargrove 2 (12), Dilone (5), Randolph (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(9-5)            3.1  10   6   6   3   3   1  22   3.15
Glynn                   4.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  15   1.17
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   6   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(4-2)         9     9   1   1   0   1   0  34   2.84
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   1   0  34

Wild Pitches: Denny (8)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Orta struck out;
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Milbourne flied out to left;
Winfield flied out to center; Jackson singled to pitcher
[Randolph to second]; Nettles singled to center [Randolph
scored, Jackson to third]; Murcer walked [Nettles to second];
Revering struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hayes grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
flied out to center; Hassey singled to right; Manning reached on
an error by Milbourne [Hassey to second]; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Brown singled to right; Cerone singled to center
[Brown to third]; Randolph singled to right [Brown scored,
Cerone to second]; Milbourne flied out to center; Winfield
grounded out (second to first) [Cerone to third, Randolph to
second]; John Denny threw a brushback at Reggie Jackson,
which knocked down Jackson; both teams warned by HP umpire Dale
Ford; Yankees Coach Joe Altobelli ejected by Ford for arguing
about the warning; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Reggie Jackson yelled at John Denny and both benches
cleared; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to shortstop; Murcer doubled to
right [Nettles to third]; Revering struck out; Brown singled to
center [Nettles scored, Murcer scored, Brown to third (error by
Manning)]; Cerone walked; Randolph grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cerone out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Hayes
singled to right; Harrah singled to shortstop [Hayes to second];
Hassey singled to center [Hayes scored, Harrah to second];
Manning popped to shortstop; Kuiper reached on an error by
Milbourne [Harrah to third, Hassey to second]; PAGEL BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Pagel grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED PAGEL (PLAYING SS); Milbourne
singled to shortstop; Winfield forced Milbourne (shortstop to
second); Denny threw a wild pitch [Winfield to second]; Jackson
homered [Winfield scored]; pitcher John Denny walked half way
to the plate as Reggie Jackson rounded the bases; after touching
the plate, Jackson yelled at Denny and charged him, knocking
down the hurler; both benches cleared for the second time in the
game; Jackson was taken off the field by Bobby Brown and Oscar
Gamble; Jackson and Denny ejected by HP umpire Dale Ford;
GLYNN REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to center;
Murcer doubled to right; Revering popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 5TH: WERTH REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Dilone made an out to pitcher; Orta singled to right; Hargrove
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Orta out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Brown struck out; Cerone walked; Randolph hit into
a double play (right to shortstop) [Cerone out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Hayes grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hassey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: ROSELLO REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); Milbourne
grounded out (third to first); Winfield popped to first in foul
territory; Werth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); Kuiper
singled to right; Fischlin singled to right [Kuiper to second];
Dilone grounded into a double play (second to first) [Fischlin
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to left; Murcer popped to third
in foul territory; WATSON BATTED FOR REVERING; Watson flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

INDIANS 8TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Orta singled to
right; Hargrove grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Orta out at second]; Hayes flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Brown struck out; Cerone flied out to left;
Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Yankees 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Rosello grounded out (third to first); Hassey flied
out to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Yankees 6.