April 22, 1981 · 6:05 PM EST
RF2-4H-AB3B · 2B · 1 RTop hitterSBSteve Balboni
1B1-2H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 2 RP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · WP6.1IP4 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 5
| 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: Kemp, Cowens, Jones
3B: Cowens
RBI: Jones, Whitaker
LOB: 12
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JacksonDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LPLou PiniellaRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DWDennis WerthC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SBSteve Balboni1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Nettles
3B: Balboni
HR: Jackson
RBI: Mumphrey 2, Winfield, Jackson, Balboni, Dent 2
LOB: 4
The Yankees routed the Tigers 7-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dave LaRoche got the win and Howard Bailey took the loss. Steve Balboni went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Al Cowens went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
