Tommy John and Rich Gossage combined to twirl the Yankees to a 3-2 triumph over the Royals. The Yanks scored in the second inning on an RBI single by Graig Nettles, in the third on an RBI single by John Mayberry and in the fourth on a squeeze bunt by Willie Randolph that delivered Nettles, who had singled, stolen second and reached third on an infield single by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       19, 1982 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .317      Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .367
Collins cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     2   0   .356      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .227      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Balboni dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .231      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
  Murcer ph,dh        2   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Aikens 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .247
Foote c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .133        Concepcion pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .260      Martin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .221      White 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .297
Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .155      Pryor ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .382
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     4   7             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 26,121
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Foote (3), Piniella (7), Mayberry (1), White (12)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (3), Pryor (1)
GIDP: Aikens (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(3-4)             7     7   2   2   1   1   0  28   2.59
Gossage SV(9)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.88
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(2-3)       6     9   3   3   4   4   0  31   3.29
Armstrong               3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   7   0  42

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Collins
grounded out (third to first); Piniella walked; Mayberry made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Balboni flied out to center; Foote doubled; Nettles
singled to center [Foote scored]; Smalley struck out; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae grounded
out (third to first); Aikens lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory;
Collins singled to right; Piniella doubled to left [Collins to
third]; Mayberry singled to left [Collins scored, Piniella to
third]; Balboni struck out; Foote made an out to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martin flied out to center; White doubled to center;
Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to
center [White scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to right; Nettles stole second;
Smalley singled to third [Nettles to third]; Gamble struck out;
Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles
scored, Smalley to second]; Collins struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to left; Otis singled to center;
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis to second]; Aikens
singled to right [Otis scored]; Martin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella lined to second; Mayberry doubled to left;
Balboni walked; Foote forced Balboni (third to second) [Mayberry
to third]; Nettles lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White singled to center; Pryor out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to second]; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); Wathan walked; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Smalley lined to left; Gamble walked; Randolph
singled to left [Gamble to second]; Collins grounded out (third
to first) [Gamble to third, Randolph to second]; Piniella was
walked intentionally; Mayberry lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; McRae singled to right;
Aikens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Royals 2.

YANKEES 7TH: ARMSTRONG REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); MURCER
BATTED FOR BALBONI; Murcer flied out to right; Foote made an out
to third; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Martin grounded out (third to first); White flied
out to left; Pryor singled to center; Wilson forced Pryor
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals
2.

YANKEES 8TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Gamble flied out
to center; Randolph singled to left; Collins flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Wathan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Brett made an out to shortstop; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Royals 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
flied out to right; Murcer singled to center; Foote was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to right; Aikens singled to right;
CONCEPCION RAN FOR AIKENS; Martin made an out to second; White
walked [Concepcion to second]; Pryor was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.