order to ninth. Randolph kept any ill feelings to himself and broke a scoreless pitching duel between Dave Righetti and Matt Keough with a homer in the sixth. That run would be all Righetti would need through six innings. Series MVP Graig Nettles plated three more runs in the ninth with a bases-loaded double resulting when A's center fielder Rick Bosetti turned the wrong way on his fly ball. Dave Righetti pitched six shutout innings and Ron Davis pitched two scoreless innings before giving way to Goose Gossage, who retired the side in the ninth to clinch the pennant. The most widely accepted debut of "the wave" occurred during Game 3, led by Krazy George Henderson. Composite box 1981 ALCS (3–0): New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics References External links 1981 ALCS at Baseball-Reference American League Championship Series American League Championship Series Oakland Athletics postseason New York Yankees postseason American League Championship Series 20th century in Oakland, California American League Championship Series American League Championship Series Baseball competitions in New York City Baseball competitions in Oakland, California 1980s in the Bronx