Reggie Jackson, Oscar Gamble and Rick Cerone hit home runs, powering the Yankees to a 7-3 triumph over the Brewers in the deciding game of the American League East Division Series. The Brewers, who had squared the series after losing two games in Milwaukee, took the lead when Gorman Thomas homered off Ron Guidry in the second. They made it 2-0 in the third on a single by Ed Romero, walk to Paul Molitor, single by Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper's sacrifice fly.

Jackson tied the score in the fourth with his second homer of the playoff, following a single by Larry Milbourne. The blast against the facade of the upper deck in right field was Jackson's 16th in postseason play. Mike Caldwell relieved Moose Haas and yielded singles to Graig Nettles and Bob Watson before he was replaced by Dwight Bernard. Cerone's forceout of Watson produced the fourth run of the inning.

Dave Righetti relieved Guidry in the fifth and became the winner despite allowing a run in the seventh on Yount's triple and a single by Cooper. Cerone rapped his round-tripper in the seventh, and the Yankees wrapped up the scoring with two runs in the eighth on singles by Milbourne and Jackson, run-scoring double by Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles' sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Division Series Game 5 Played on Sunday, October   11, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    4  0  0    1  2  x  -   7 13  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Yount ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .316      Milbourne ss          4   2   3   0     0   0   .316
Cooper 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .222      Winfield lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Jackson rf            4   2   3   2     0   0   .300
Thomas dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .111      Gamble dh             3   1   1   1     0   1   .556
Oglivie lf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .167        Piniella ph,dh      1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .294      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .059
Moore rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .438
  Howell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .400      Cerone c              3   1   2   2     0   0   .333
  Edwards pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Romero 2b             2   1   1   0     0   1   .500      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Money ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Righetti p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Slaton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   7             Totals               33   7  13   7     0   1

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 47,505
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Yankees 3
DP: Brewers 3, Yankees 0
Doubles: Milbourne (1), Piniella (1)
Triples: Yount (1)
Home Runs: Thomas (1), Jackson (2), Gamble (2), Cerone (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (2), Nettles (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(0-2)             3.1   5   3   3   0   0   2  14   9.45
Caldwell                0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.32
Bernard                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
McClure                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Slaton                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.00
Easterly                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   6.75
Vuckovich               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8    13   7   7   0   1   3  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  4     4   2   2   1   3   1  17   5.40
Righetti W(2-0)         3     4   1   1   1   3   0  14   1.00
Gossage SV(3)           2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   7   1  39

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dave Phillips, LF - Ken Kaiser, RF - Dale Ford


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor struck out; Yount grounded out (third to
first); Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); Milbourne
doubled to center; Winfield grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Milbourne to third]; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Thomas homered; Oglivie
struck out; Bando lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore flied out to left; Romero singled to left;
Molitor walked [Romero to second]; Yount singled to second
[Romero to third, Molitor to second]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Romero scored, Molitor to third, Yount to second];
Simmons popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone singled to center; Randolph grounded out
(second to first) [Cerone to second]; Mumphrey hit into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Cerone out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
singled to center; Bando struck out; Moore flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Milbourne singled to center; Winfield flied out to
right; Jackson homered [Milbourne scored]; the ball landed in
the third deck; Gamble homered; CALDWELL REPLACED HAAS
(PITCHING); Nettles singled to right; Watson singled to center
[Nettles to third]; BERNARD REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Cerone
forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Nettles scored]; Randolph
flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 5TH: RIGHETTI REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Romero struck
out; Molitor grounded out (second to first); Yount singled to
third; Cooper forced Yount (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Milbourne flied out
to left; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
struck out; Oglivie singled to center; Bando walked [Oglivie to
second]; Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: MCCLURE REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Jackson
singled; Gamble struck out; Nettles lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Jackson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 7TH: MONEY BATTED FOR ROMERO; Money popped to first in
foul territory; Molitor flied out to center; Yount tripled;
Cooper singled to left [Yount scored]; Simmons struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: MONEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SLATON REPLACED
MCCLURE (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cerone homered; Randolph singled to left; Mumphrey lined into a
double play (second to first) [Randolph out at first]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 5.

BREWERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Thomas struck
out; Oglivie popped to first; Bando walked; HOWELL BATTED FOR
MOORE; Howell walked [Bando to second]; EDWARDS RAN FOR HOWELL;
Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Milbourne
singled to right; Winfield flied out to center; EASTERLY
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Jackson singled to center [Milbourne
to third]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella doubled to right
[Milbourne scored, Jackson to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Jackson scored]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED EASTERLY
(PITCHING); Watson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Yankees 7.

BREWERS 9TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Molitor flied
out to center; Yount popped to shortstop; Cooper popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 7.