June 1, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Doug BirdL: Wayne GarlandS: Rich Gossage
Biggest lead NYY by 3 · CLE by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — |
2BA Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 |
3NY Yankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 |
4DE Tigers | 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 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BBBobby BrownRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RJReggie JacksonDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DRDave Revering1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBucky DentSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2B: Jackson
HR: Winfield, Dent
RBI: Winfield, Revering, Cerone, Dent 2
LOB: 19
2B: Hargrove
3B: Manning
HR: Orta
RBI: Orta, Hargrove, Hassey
SB: Dilone
LOB: 25
The Yankees beat the Guardians 5-3 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Doug Bird got the win, Wayne Garland took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Bucky Dent went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Jorge Orta went 2-for-5 for the Guardians.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
