May 31, 1981 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Len BarkerL: Rudy May
C2-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterABAlan Bannister
LF3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP1 ER · 5 K · WP4.1IP6 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead CLE by 6
| 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 |
| BBBobby BrownCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| OGOscar GambleDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DRDave Revering1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLarry Milbourne2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLou PiniellaRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARAurelio Rodriguez3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Brown, Cerone
RBI: Brown, Winfield
SB: Brown
LOB: 15
2B: Bannister, Thornton, Diaz
HR: Bannister
RBI: Bannister 2, Hargrove, Diaz 2, Veryzer
SB: Bannister
LOB: 18
The Guardians routed the Yankees 7-2 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Len Barker got the win and Rudy May took the loss. Alan Bannister went 3-for-4 for the Guardians, while Rick Cerone went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
