April 20, 1981 · 6:05 PM EST
W: Rudy MayL: Dave Rozema
CF2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRJReggie Jackson
DH2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 6 K · WP6.0IP5 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — |
2BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 |
| 3NYYankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 |
| 4DETigers | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 |
6CL Guardians | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 |
2B: Parrish
HR: Gibson
RBI: Gibson, Whitaker
SB: Gibson
LOB: 15
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JacksonDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| OGOscar GambleRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJim Spencer1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JOJohnny OatesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
HR: Jackson, Gamble
RBI: Winfield 2, Jackson 2, Gamble 2
SB: Mumphrey
LOB: 15
The Yankees beat the Tigers 6-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Rudy May got the win and Dave Rozema took the loss. Reggie Jackson went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Kirk Gibson went 2-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
