Scoring two runs after two were out in the ninth, the Yankees tagged the Twins with their tenth straight defeat, 6-4. Willie Randolph singled and scored the tie-breaking run on a double by Ken Griffey, who came home on Oscar Gamble's single.

The Twins recorded the fourth triple play of their history in the second inning. With Bobby Murcer on second and Graig Nettles on first, Roy Smalley struck out. Murcer was breaking for third and catcher Sal Butera fired to third baseman Gary Gaetti, who chased Murcer back to second. Nettles, who had moved to second, raced back toward first. Gaetti threw the ball to first baseman Kent Hrbek, who tagged Nettles and threw to pitcher Terry Felton, who tagged Murcer sliding into third. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1982 (Day game) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .319      Ward rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Griffey cf            5   1   3   1     0   1   .277      Washington 2b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .309
Gamble rf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .247      Brunansky cf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   0     0   2   .213      Hrbek 1b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .315
Murcer dh             2   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Engle dh              3   1   2   1     0   0   .235
  Piniella ph,dh      1   1   0   0     1   0   .342        Johnson ph,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Nettles 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .254        Vega ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Smalley ss            4   0   1   2     0   1   .230      Hatcher lf            3   0   0   1     1   1   .231
Collins lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Gaetti 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Butera c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eisenreich pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laudner c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .192
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Faedo ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
                                                          Felton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Havens p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     5   5             Totals               32   4   9   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 18,109
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 5
DP: Yankees 3, Twins 1
Errors: Gaetti
Doubles: Smalley (6), Griffey (5)
Triples: Engle (1), Hrbek (3)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (1), Nettles (1), Murcer (1), Randolph (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Gaetti (2)
GIDP: Hrbek (6), Faedo (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     8   4   4   2   2   0  26   2.55
Frazier                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.22
Rawley W(3-1)           1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.45
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   3   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Felton                  5.1   6   2   2   2   3   0  21   3.97
Havens L(1-4)           3.2   5   4   4   3   2   0  19   5.65
Totals                  9    11   6   6   5   5   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled; Griffey singled [Randolph to
third]; Gamble lined to third; Mayberry struck out while Griffey
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ward walked; Washington singled [Ward to second];
Brunansky forced Washington (shortstop to second) [Ward to
third]; Hrbek grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Brunansky out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled; Nettles singled [Murcer to second];
Smalley struck out while Nettles was caught stealing second
(catcher to third to first) and Murcer was caught stealing third
(first to pitcher); both runners running on the pitch;
catcher Sal Butera threw to 3B and during the rundown, 3B Gary
Gaetti threw to 1B to put out Graig Nettles; throw back to 3B to
put out Bobby Murcer; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Engle singled; Hatcher struck out; Gaetti flied out
to center; Butera grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Collins grounded out (third to first); Wynegar
flied out to right; Randolph reached on an error by Gaetti;
Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Faedo struck out; Ward lined to right; Washington
singled; Brunansky forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Griffey singled; Griffey stole second; Gamble flied
out to center; Mayberry flied out to center; Murcer struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hrbek singled; Engle tripled [Hrbek scored]; Hatcher
grounded out (second to first) [Engle scored]; Gaetti flied out
to center; Butera made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles walked; Smalley doubled [Nettles scored];
Collins made an out to pitcher; Wynegar flied out to center;
Randolph popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Faedo grounded out (third to first); Ward grounded
out (third to first); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Griffey flied out to center; Gamble walked; HAVENS
REPLACED FELTON (PITCHING); Mayberry singled [Gamble to third];
PINIELLA BATTED FOR MURCER; Piniella walked [Mayberry to
second]; Nettles singled [Gamble scored, Mayberry scored,
Piniella to third]; Smalley forced Nettles (first to shortstop)
[Piniella scored]; Collins walked [Smalley to second]; Wynegar
made an out to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brunansky
singled; Hrbek tripled [Brunansky scored]; Engle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hatcher walked; Gaetti sacrifice flied
into a double play to center [Hrbek scored, Hatcher out at
second (center to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph flied out to right; Griffey was called out
on strikes; Gamble walked; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Butera singled; FRAZIER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING);
EISENREICH RAN FOR BUTERA; Faedo popped to first in foul
territory; Ward forced Eisenreich (shortstop to second);
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 4.

YANKEES 8TH: LAUDNER REPLACED EISENREICH (PLAYING C ); Piniella
flied out to right; Nettles lined to right; Smalley made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Brunansky struck out; Hrbek singled; JOHNSON BATTED
FOR ENGLE; RAWLEY REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); VEGA BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Vega lined to shortstop; Hatcher grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 4.

YANKEES 9TH: VEGA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Collins grounded
out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to left; Randolph
singled; Griffey doubled [Randolph scored]; Gamble singled
[Griffey scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Gaetti flied out to center; Laudner walked; Faedo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Laudner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins
4.