Royals 5-6 Yankees (May 18, 1981)

KCR

NYY

1

0

2

3

0

3

2

1

4

0

3

5

0

2

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

X

R

5

6

H

10

11

E

0

1

W: D. Bird

L: R. Martin

S: R. Davis

KCR

Team Stats

NYY

0

HR

2

5

R

6

10

H

11

1

SB

0

LOB

.278

AVG

.344

.341

OBP

.450

.306

SLG

.531

6.75

ERA

5.00

2

K

8

7

BB

4

Current Series

Royals

1

Yankees

2

Game 1

Final

Royals

5

Yankees

6

Game 2

Final

Royals

4

Yankees

5

Game 3

Final

1981 AL West

KCR NYY

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	64	45	.587
Rangers	57	48	.543	5.0
White Sox	54	52	.509	8.5
Royals	50	53	.485	11.0
Angels	51	59	.464	13.5
Mariners	44	65	.404	20.0
Twins	41	68	.376	23.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	47	.569
Orioles	59	46	.562	1.0
Yankees	59	48	.551	2.0
Tigers	60	49	.550	2.0
Red Sox	59	49	.546	2.5
Indians	52	51	.505	7.0
Blue Jays	37	69	.349	23.5

Game Summary

The New York Yankees squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 6 to 5, on May 19, 1981.

Game Info

May 18, 1981

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Willie Wilson W. Wilson LF	5	0	1	0	1	0	1
U L Washington SS	4	1	0	0	0	1	2
Willie Aikens W. Aikens 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Lee May L. May DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Phelps K. Phelps PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Wathan J. Wathan C	4	1	3	3	0	0	0
Frank White F. White 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Dave Chalk D. Chalk 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	10	5	1	4	8

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer DH	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Winfield D. Winfield CF	3	0	1	1	0	2	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer 1B	2	2	2	2	1	1	0
Dennis Werth D. Werth PH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Barry Foote B. Foote C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Totals	32	6	11	5	2	7	2

Batting

2B: J. Wathan

TB: W. Aikens, D. Chalk, L. May, H. McRae, A. Otis, J. Wathan 4, F. White, W. Wilson

RBI: D. Chalk, H. McRae, J. Wathan 3

IBB: W. Aikens

SAC: D. Chalk

SF: H. McRae

GIDP: A. Otis

Baserunning

SB: W. Wilson

Batting

HR: O. Gamble, J. Spencer

TB: B. Dent 2, B. Foote, O. Gamble 4, B. Murcer 2, G. Nettles, W. Randolph, J. Spencer 5, D. Winfield

RBI: O. Gamble, W. Randolph, J. Spencer 2, D. Winfield

IBB: L. Piniella

SAC: B. Foote

SF: W. Randolph

GIDP: D. Winfield

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Rich Gale R. Gale	3.1	6	4	4	2	2	1	10.80
Renie Martin R. Martin (L)	1.2	4	2	2	2	0	1	10.80
Ken Brett K. Brett	3.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	7	2	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Rudy May R. May	2.0	3	5	5	3	2	22.50
Doug Bird D. Bird (W)	5.0	6	0	0	1	2	0.00
Ron Davis R. Davis (S)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	4	8

Batters faced: K. Brett 13, R. Gale 17, R. Martin 11

Batters faced: D. Bird 22, R. Davis 8, R. May 12

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Willie Wilson W. Wilson LF	5	0	1	0	1	0	1
U L Washington SS	4	1	0	0	0	1	2
Willie Aikens W. Aikens 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Lee May L. May DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Phelps K. Phelps PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Wathan J. Wathan C	4	1	3	3	0	0	0
Frank White F. White 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Dave Chalk D. Chalk 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	10	5	1	4	8

Batting

2B: J. Wathan

TB: W. Aikens, D. Chalk, L. May, H. McRae, A. Otis, J. Wathan 4, F. White, W. Wilson

RBI: D. Chalk, H. McRae, J. Wathan 3

IBB: W. Aikens

SAC: D. Chalk

SF: H. McRae

GIDP: A. Otis

Baserunning

SB: W. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Rich Gale R. Gale	3.1	6	4	4	2	2	1	10.80
Renie Martin R. Martin (L)	1.2	4	2	2	2	0	1	10.80
Ken Brett K. Brett	3.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	7	2	2

Batters faced: K. Brett 13, R. Gale 17, R. Martin 11

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer DH	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Winfield D. Winfield CF	3	0	1	1	0	2	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer 1B	2	2	2	2	1	1	0
Dennis Werth D. Werth PH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Barry Foote B. Foote C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Totals	32	6	11	5	2	7	2

Batting

HR: O. Gamble, J. Spencer

TB: B. Dent 2, B. Foote, O. Gamble 4, B. Murcer 2, G. Nettles, W. Randolph, J. Spencer 5, D. Winfield

RBI: O. Gamble, W. Randolph, J. Spencer 2, D. Winfield

IBB: L. Piniella

SAC: B. Foote

SF: W. Randolph

GIDP: D. Winfield

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Rudy May R. May	2.0	3	5	5	3	2	22.50
Doug Bird D. Bird (W)	5.0	6	0	0	1	2	0.00
Ron Davis R. Davis (S)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	4	8

Batters faced: D. Bird 22, R. Davis 8, R. May 12

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NYY 21-14

Team Stats

Current Series

1981 AL West

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