May 16, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 64 | 45 | .587 | — |
2MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | 2.0 |
3BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 3.0 |
4NY Yankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 4.0 |
5DE Tigers | 60 | 49 | .550 | 4.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 59 | 49 | .546 | 4.5 |
7TE Rangers | 57 | 48 | .543 | 5.0 |
8CW White Sox | 54 | 52 | .509 | 8.5 |
9CL Guardians | 52 | 51 | .505 | 9.0 |
10KC Royals | 50 | 53 | .485 | 11.0 |
11LA Angels | 51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 |
12SE Mariners | 44 | 65 | .405 | 20.0 |
13MI Twins | 41 | 68 | .377 | 23.0 |
14TO Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | .349 | 25.5 |
2B: Edler
HR: Gray 2
RBI: Zisk, Gray 4
LOB: 6
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BMBobby MurcerDH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JacksonRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LPLou PiniellaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARAurelio Rodriguez3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BFBarry FooteC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DWDennis Werth1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2B: Randolph, Murcer, Foote
3B: Jackson
RBI: Murcer 2, Winfield, Jackson 2, Rodriguez, Dent
SB: Randolph, Werth
LOB: 11
The Yankees beat the Mariners 7-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Doug Bird got the win, Jerry Don Gleaton took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Reggie Jackson went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Gary Gray went 2-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
