Displaying traditional power, the Yankees slaughtered the A's, 13-3, to take a two games to none lead in the best-of-five series for the A.L. pennant. The Bronx Bombers lashed out 19 hits for a Championship Series record. The 13 runs also set a record and Graig Nettles, who went 4-for-4 including a three-run homer, became the first player to collect two hits in the same inning in a Championship Series game.

That happened in the fourth frame when the Yanks exploded for seven runs. Nettles opened the New York fourth with a single and Bob Watson flied out. Rick Cerone was hit by a pitch and Willie Randolph's single scored Nettles. After Jerry Mumphrey walked to load the bases, Dave Beard relieved Steve McCatty for Oakland and was greeted by Larry Milbourne's run-scoring single. Then came a two-run double by Dave Winfield and Lou Piniella's three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 13, Oakland Athletics 3
League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Wednesday, October   14, 1981 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Yankees      1  0  0    7  0  1    4  0  x  -  13 19  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .000      Mumphrey cf           5   2   4   0     1   0   .000
Murphy cf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .000      Milbourne ss          5   2   2   1     0   0   .000
Moore 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Robertson ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spencer ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Winfield lf           5   2   2   2     1   0   .000
Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Jackson rf            1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Klutts 3b             2   1   1   0     0   1   .000        Piniella rf         3   1   1   3     0   0   .000
  Gross ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown rf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .000
Heath c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .000      Gamble dh             3   1   1   1     1   1   .000
McKay 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .000      Nettles 3b            4   2   4   3     0   0   .000
Bosetti dh            1   1   1   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drumright ph,dh     2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .000
Stanley ss            3   0   1   1     0   1   .000        Revering 1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .000
  Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              4   1   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kingman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     1  10             Totals               42  13  19  13     3   2

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 48,497
Left on Base: A's 8, Yankees 11
DP: A's 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Klutts
Doubles: Bosetti (1), Murphy (1), Mumphrey (1), Winfield (1)
Triples: Henderson (1)
Home Runs: Piniella (1), Nettles (1)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (1)
GIDP: Henderson (1), Murphy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cerone (1,by McCatty), Nettles (1,by Jones)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(0-1)          3.1   6   5   5   2   2   0  19
Beard                   0.2   5   3   3   0   0   1   7
Jones                   2     2   1   1   1   0   0  10
Kingman                 0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4
Owchinko                1.2   3   1   1   0   0   1   8
Totals                  8    19  13  13   3   2   2  48

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     3.1   6   3   3   0   5   0  16
Frazier W(1-0)          5.2   5   0   0   1   5   0  22
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1  10   0  38

Passed Balls: Cerone (1)
Hit by Pitch: McCatty (1), Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: Frazier (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill, LF - Vic Voltaggio, RF - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy struck out;
Moore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Milbourne singled to left
[Mumphrey to third]; Winfield popped to shortstop; Jackson
forced Milbourne (second to shortstop) [Mumphrey scored]; Gamble
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to left; Klutts struck out; Heath
singled to center; McKay forced Heath (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Watson was called out on
strikes; Cerone flied out to left; Randolph singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: PINIELLA REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Bosetti
doubled to right; Stanley popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson tripled [Bosetti scored]; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Moore was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
walked; Winfield stole second; Piniella grounded out (third to
first); Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Klutts singled to right; Heath
singled to left [Klutts to second]; McKay singled to center
[Klutts scored, Heath to third, McKay to second (on throw)];
FRAZIER REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); DRUMRIGHT BATTED FOR BOSETTI;
Drumright was walked intentionally; Stanley singled [Heath
scored, McKay to third, Drumright to second]; Henderson grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [McKay out at
home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: DRUMRIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Nettles
singled to right; Watson flied out to left; Cerone was hit by a
pitch [Nettles to second]; Randolph singled to right [Nettles
scored, Cerone to third]; Mumphrey walked [Randolph to second];
BEARD REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Milbourne singled to center
[Cerone scored, Randolph to third, Mumphrey to second]; Winfield
doubled to left [Randolph scored, Mumphrey scored, Milbourne to
third]; Piniella homered [Milbourne scored, Winfield scored];
Gamble singled to center; Nettles singled to right [Gamble out
at third (right to third to first to pitcher to second), Nettles
to second (on throw)]; Watson reached on an error by Klutts;
Cerone flied out to center; 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy doubled to right; SPENCER BATTED FOR
MOORE; Spencer popped to third; Armas struck out but Murphy
advanced to third and Armas advanced to first on a wild pitch;
GROSS BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross popped to third; Heath forced
Armas (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 5TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GROSS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JONES REPLACED BEARD (PITCHING); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to center;
Milbourne flied out to center; Winfield popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay was called out on strikes; Drumright
grounded out (catcher to first); Stanley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Gamble
walked; Nettles was hit by a pitch [Gamble to second]; Watson
singled to center [Gamble scored, Nettles to second]; Cerone
flied out to right; Randolph grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 9.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); REVERING
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Henderson grounded out (second to
first); Murphy singled to right; Cerone allowed a passed ball
[Murphy to second]; Spencer flied out to center; Armas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: KINGMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Mumphrey singled
to right; Milbourne forced Mumphrey (first to shortstop);
Winfield singled to left [Milbourne to second]; Brown singled to
left [Milbourne to third, Winfield to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Milbourne scored]; Nettles homered [Winfield scored, Brown
scored]; Revering singled to right; Cerone forced Revering
(shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Heath was called out on strikes;
McKay singled to right; Drumright flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 13.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey
singled to center; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Robertson
forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); Winfield flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ROBERTSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOOTE
REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); DAVIS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Davis
singled to left; Henderson forced Davis (second to shortstop);
Murphy grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 13.