May 8, 1983 · 4:33 AM EDT
Dave Winfield
LF1-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGWGary Ward
LF1-4H-AB2B · 3 RBI · 1 RP3.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.2IP1 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 4 · MIN by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CW White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1.0 |
3DE Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
6MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
7KC Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20.0 |
8BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.0 |
9TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22.0 |
10OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.0 |
11CL Guardians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
12LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
| 13MITwins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29.0 |
14SE Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.0 |
| JMJerry MumphreyCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KGKen Griffey Sr.1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DWDave WinfieldLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SKSteve KempRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDon BaylorDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BWButch WynegarC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RSRoy Smalley IIISS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GNGraig Nettles3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARAndre Robertson2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLou PiniellaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2B: Robertson
3B: Griffey Sr., Nettles
HR: Winfield
RBI: Griffey Sr., Winfield 3, Robertson
SB: Winfield, Baylor
CS: Baylor 2
LOB: 13
| DBDarrell BrownCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJohn Castino2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WardLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KHKent Hrbek1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTom BrunanskyRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMickey HatcherDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RWRon WashingtonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TLTim LaudnerC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BMBobby MitchellCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRandy BushPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSRay SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Ward, Hrbek, Gaetti, Brunansky
RBI: Castino, Ward 3, Hrbek, Gaetti
SB: Washington
LOB: 14
The Twins edged the Yankees 6-5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Len Whitehouse got the win and Dale Murray took the loss. Gary Ward went 1-for-4 for the Twins, while Dave Winfield went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
