Driving in three runs with a homer and single, Fred Lynn sparked the Red Sox to a 6-2 decision over the Mariners. After the Mariners took a 1-0 lead in their first turn at bat on an RBI triple by Dan Meyer, Lynn put the Sox ahead with a two-run round-tripper in the bottom of the frame. Lynn then stroked a run-scoring single in the third. The three-run Boston fourth was highlighted by a two-run single by Carl Yastrzemski. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      18, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3
Red Sox      2  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   2   1   0     1   0   .217      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
  Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Beniquez cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Lynn cf               4   1   3   3     0   0   .302
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   1     0   2   .276      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Meyer lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .309      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Paciorek dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .346      Fisk c                4   1   0   0     0   1   .295
L. Roberts rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   1   2     0   0   .243
T. Cox 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Dwyer rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Hobson 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .272
  Simpson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Anderson ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
L. Cox c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .158
  Stinson ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     2   8             Totals               35   6  11   5     0   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,230
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Mariners 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Cruz, Mendoza 2, Perez
Doubles: L. Roberts (11), Rice (8)
Triples: Meyer (2)
Home Runs: Lynn (8)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (21), Beniquez (1)
Caught Stealing: Remy (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (2)
GIDP: Perez (8)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(6-3)           8    11   6   4   0   3   1  35   2.99
Totals                  8    11   6   4   0   3   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-5)        9     7   2   2   2   8   0  37   4.70
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Al Clark


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Beniquez made an out to shortstop;
Cruz stole second; Bochte struck out; Meyer tripled to right
[Cruz scored]; Paciorek flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Remy flied out to center;
Lynn homered [Burleson scored]; Perez struck out; Rice struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts flied out to center; T. Cox struck out;
Mendoza lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Dwyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 3RD: L. Cox struck out; Cruz singled to second;
Beniquez singled to left [Cruz to third]; Beniquez stole second;
Bochte lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored];
Meyer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson singled to left; Burleson singled to right
[Hobson to second]; Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop)
[Hobson to third]; Lynn singled to right [Hobson scored, Remy to
second]; Remy was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Lynn
to second]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); L. Roberts
flied out to left; T. Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice doubled to center; Fisk reached on a fielder's
choice [Rice to third (error by Mendoza; assists by Abbott and
T. Cox), Fisk to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Rice
scored (unearned), Fisk scored]; Dwyer singled to right
[Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson forced Dwyer (shortstop to
second) [Yastrzemski scored (error by Cruz) (unearned) (no RBI),
Hobson to second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Remy grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza struck out; L. Cox struck out; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn reached on an error by Mendoza [Lynn to
second]; Perez grounded out (third to first) [Lynn to third];
Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Bochte singled
to right; Meyer made an out to third; Paciorek flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Dwyer
flied out to right; Hobson singled to center; Burleson lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 7TH: L. Roberts doubled to center; T. Cox flied out to
left; SIMPSON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Simpson grounded out (first
unassisted) [L. Roberts to third]; STINSON BATTED FOR L. COX;
Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: J. ANDERSON REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING SS); STINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Remy singled to center; Lynn
singled to left [Remy to second]; Perez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Remy to third, Lynn out at second]; Rice
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox
6.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
center; Bochte struck out; Meyer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek singled to right; L. Roberts forced
Paciorek (shortstop to second); T. Cox walked [L. Roberts to
second]; J. Anderson flied out to center; Stinson reached on an
error by Perez [L. Roberts to third, T. Cox to second]; HORTON
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 2, Red Sox 6.