Blasting off with three runs in their first turn at bat, the Yankees went on to crush the Twins, 12-1. Lou Piniella tripled home two runs in the first inning and the third tally registered on first baseman Jesus Vega's throwing error. Bobby Murcer's three-run pinch homer capped a six-run sixth, and Mike Patterson hit his first major league homer with the bases empty in the eighth to close out the scoring. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 12, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1982 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Yankees 3 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 x - 12 11 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .347 Randolph 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .311 Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Robertson ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Vega 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Collins cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .247 Brunansky cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .300 Piniella lf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .355 Ward lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243 Patterson lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Engle rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 2 1 2 .229 Gaetti 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .209 Hobson dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Hatcher dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Murcer ph,dh 2 1 1 3 0 0 .255 Laudner c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Smalley ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .231 Havens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Boris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar c 3 2 1 0 2 0 .252 Pacella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble rf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .177 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 4 Totals 35 12 11 11 9 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 25,106 Left on Base: Twins 8, Yankees 9 DP: Twins 1, Yankees 2 Errors: Washington, Vega Doubles: Ward (6), Hatcher (2), Collins (3), Smalley (4) Triples: Piniella (1) Home Runs: Gamble (3), Murcer (2), Patterson (1) GIDP: Robertson (1) Hit by Pitch: Collins (1,by Boris) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Havens L(1-2) 5.1 5 7 4 5 3 1 27 4.98 Boris 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 1 7 54.00 Pacella 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 11 7.71 Totals 8 11 12 5* 9 6 3 45 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May W(1-2) 7 8 1 1 1 4 0 28 3.49 Erickson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.96 Rawley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.74 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Boris (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips TWINS 1ST: Washington lined to right; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Vega flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Collins singled [Randolph to third]; Piniella tripled [Randolph scored, Collins scored, Piniella scored (error by Vega) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Mayberry struck out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley walked; Nettles lined to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. TWINS 2ND: Brunansky singled; Ward doubled [Brunansky to third]; Engle singled [Brunansky stayed at third, Ward stayed at second]; Gaetti forced Brunansky (third to catcher) [Ward to third, Engle to second]; Hatcher lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Gaetti out at first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 2ND: Wynegar walked; Gamble homered [Wynegar scored]; Randolph made an out to second; Collins flied out to right; Piniella flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 3RD: Laudner struck out; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 3RD: Mayberry struck out; Hobson flied out to left; Smalley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 4TH: Vega flied out to right; Brunansky singled; Ward lined to right; Engle forced Brunansky (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; Wynegar made an out to second; Gamble made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 5TH: Gaetti walked; Hatcher doubled [Gaetti scored]; Laudner struck out; Washington singled [Hatcher to third]; Milbourne lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Washington out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Collins doubled; Piniella was walked intentionally; Mayberry walked [Collins to third, Piniella to second]; Hobson struck out; Smalley popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 5. TWINS 6TH: Vega singled; Brunansky singled [Vega to second]; Ward flied out to center [Vega to third]; Engle made an out to shortstop; Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar reached on an error by Washington; Gamble singled [Wynegar to second]; BORIS REPLACED HAVENS (PITCHING); Randolph walked [Wynegar to third, Gamble to second]; Debut game for Paul Boris; Collins was hit by a pitch [Wynegar scored (unearned), Gamble to third, Randolph to second]; Piniella struck out; Mayberry singled [Gamble scored (unearned), Randolph scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Collins to third]; MURCER BATTED FOR HOBSON; Murcer homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Collins scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Mayberry scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Smalley doubled; Nettles struck out; 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 11. TWINS 7TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PATTERSON REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); Laudner grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 11. YANKEES 7TH: PACELLA REPLACED BORIS (PITCHING); Wynegar walked; Gamble walked [Wynegar to second]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Robertson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar to third, Gamble out at second]; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 11. TWINS 8TH: ROBERTSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ERICKSON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Milbourne singled; Vega flied out to center; Brunansky flied out to right; Ward walked [Milbourne to second]; Engle forced Ward (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 11. YANKEES 8TH: Patterson homered; Mayberry flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley singled; Nettles walked [Smalley to second]; Wynegar singled [Smalley to third, Nettles to second]; Gamble struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 12. TWINS 9TH: RAWLEY REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Gaetti flied out to right; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Laudner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 12.

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