May 23, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dave RighettiL: Rick WaitsS: Ron Davis
C2-4H-AB2 2BTop hitterDW
Dave Winfield
CF1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP7.0IP2 ER · 7 K · WP8.0IP3 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherP2.0IP0 ER · 4 K · SBiggest lead CLE by 1 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — |
2BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 |
| 3NYYankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 |
4DE Tigers | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 |
| 6CLGuardians | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 |
2B: Thornton, Diaz 2, Orta
RBI: Hargrove, Manning
LOB: 11
| LMLarry Milbourne2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MurcerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DWDave WinfieldCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RJReggie JacksonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLou PiniellaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BFBarry FooteC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DWDennis Werth1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DRDave Revering1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Milbourne, Jackson, Piniella, Foote
HR: Winfield
RBI: Milbourne, Winfield 2
LOB: 17
The Yankees edged the Guardians 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dave Righetti got the win, Rick Waits took the loss and Ron Davis earned the save. Dave Winfield went 1-for-4 for the Yankees, while Bo Diaz went 2-for-4 for the Guardians.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
