Scattering six hits, John Tudor pitched the Red Sox to a 5-1 decision over the A's. The Red Sox took the lead in the second inning on a homer by Jim Rice and added four unearned runs in the fourth following an error by A's third baseman Dave McKay. Glenn Hoffman accounted for two runs with a single. Despite taking the loss, Rick Langford pitched his 18th straight complete game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  1
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .283      Henderson lf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .303
Stapleton 2b          5   0   3   0     0   0   .311      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Perez 1b              5   1   0   0     0   1   .279      Armas rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .258
Rice dh               4   2   2   1     0   0   .268      Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .239
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Heath dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .287      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Guerrero ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .248
Hoffman 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .304      Cox 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Edwards ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   4     3   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11,357
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, A's 8
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Tudor, McKay
Doubles: Stapleton (19), Essian (9)
Triples: Armas (5), Guerrero (2)
Home Runs: Rice (15)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Cox (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor W(4-2)            9     6   1   1   4   5   0  36   2.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(13-10)       9    12   5   1   3   2   1  40   2.95
Totals                  9    12   5   1   3   2   1  40

Wild Pitches: Langford (6)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dan Morrison


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Stapleton lined to
second; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
was called out on strikes; Essian grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Rice homered; Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to
second]; Yastrzemski was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas tripled to left [Armas out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Newman struck out; Heath lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to right; Hoffman singled to left;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hoffman to second];
Stapleton singled to shortstop [Hoffman out at home (shortstop
to third to catcher to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
singled to left; Guerrero was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Tudor [Guerrero to second]; Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Guerrero to third]; Henderson walked;
Murphy forced Henderson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Perez reached on an error
by McKay; Rice singled to right [Perez to second]; Yastrzemski
singled to center [Perez to third, Rice to second]; Langford
threw a wild pitch [Perez scored (unearned), Rice to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally; Evans
struck out; Hoffman singled to center [Rice scored (unearned),
Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Fisk to third]; Burleson singled
to pitcher [Fisk scored (unearned), Hoffman to second];
Stapleton forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 4 R (0 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian doubled to center; Armas was called out on
strikes; Newman struck out; Heath made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Perez struck
out; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
walked; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Guerrero
to second]; Henderson singled to center [Guerrero scored];
Murphy walked [Henderson to second]; Essian grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
flied out to left; Evans singled to left; Hoffman grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas flied out to right; Newman struck out;
Heath lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to left; Stapleton singled to
right; Lynn forced Stapleton (second to shortstop); Perez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay flied out to center; Guerrero tripled to
right; Cox grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice popped to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fisk singled to center; Evans flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas singled to center;
Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Athletics 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Hoffman flied to left in foul territory; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Stapleton doubled to left; Lynn
walked; Perez forced Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Heath flied out to right; McKay walked; Guerrero
lined to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR COX; Edwards forced McKay
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Athletics 1.