Although deprived of both a shutout and a complete game, Rob Dressler came out a winner when the Mariners defeated the Red Sox, 3-1. Dressler was lifted after Dave Stapleton homered for the Red Sox in the ninth inning. Shane Rawley relieved and gained his 11th save. Ted Cox, who had two hits, scored one run and batted in another for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  2
Mariners     0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Stapleton 2b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .319      Stein dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .304        Meyer ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Bochte 1b             2   0   0   0     2   2   .295
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .221
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Paciorek rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .290
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      L. Roberts lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      J. Anderson ss        3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hoffman 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .297        Mendoza ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      T. Cox 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .249
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .157
                                                          Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               31   3   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 16,072
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Mariners 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Mariners 3
Errors: Burleson, Hoffman
Doubles: T. Cox (9)
Home Runs: Stapleton (6)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (38)
GIDP: Hoffman (5), Perez (15), Lynn (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst L(2-2)            4.2   5   3   2   2   3   0  22   9.43
Drago                   3.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  13   4.53
Totals                  8     6   3   2   4   5   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler W(3-6)         8     7   1   1   1   1   1  29   4.42
Rawley SV(11)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.54
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Hurst (2), Rawley (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Stapleton grounded out
(third to first); Lynn singled to right; Perez made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Stein flied out to left;
Bochte walked; Hurst threw a wild pitch [Bochte to second];
Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek flied out to right; L. Roberts grounded
out (third to first); J. Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to center; Hoffman grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second];
Burleson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: T. Cox singled to left; On a bunt Hill popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[T. Cox to second]; Stein reached on an error by Hoffman [T. Cox
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stein to second]; Bochte walked;
Beniquez flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Mariners 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton singled to center; Lynn forced Stapleton
(shortstop unassisted); Perez grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; L. Roberts was called
out on strikes; J. Anderson flied out to center; T. Cox doubled
to center [Paciorek scored]; Hill grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk
singled to left [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Hoffman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second [Cruz to
third (error by Burleson)]; Stein grounded out (third to first);
Bochte struck out; Beniquez singled to center [Cruz scored];
DRAGO REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); Paciorek walked [Beniquez to
second]; L. Roberts flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stapleton
singled to left; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: J. Anderson flied out to left; T. Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez struck out; Rice grounded out (pitcher to
first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first);
MEYER BATTED FOR STEIN; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Mariners 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MENDOZA REPLACED
J. ANDERSON (PLAYING SS); Evans lined to center; Hoffman
grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined to pitcher
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Paciorek struck out; L. Roberts walked; Mendoza singled to right
[L. Roberts to third]; T. Cox made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Mariners 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Stapleton homered; RAWLEY REPLACED DRESSLER
(PITCHING); Lynn struck out; Perez walked; Rice struck out;
Rawley threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Mariners 3.