Four runs in the third inning carried the Red Sox to their eighth straight victory, 4-3, over the Angels. The four runs came on a single by Glenn Hoffman, infield out by Jim Dwyer and two-run single by Tony Perez, who raised his RBI total to 90, the 12th time in his career he's reached that level. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Stapleton 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .312
Ford rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Dwyer cf              3   1   0   1     1   0   .294
Thompson dh           5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Rice lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Perez 1b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .273
Downing c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .138      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
  Thon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Rader dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .344
  Whitmer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Evans rf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Hoffman 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Miller cf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .270        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  12   3     3   3             Totals               29   4   7   4     4   4

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 23,877
Left on Base: Angels 10, Red Sox 5
DP: Angels 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Frost
Doubles: Downing (1)
Stolen Bases: Dwyer (2), Stapleton (3)
GIDP: Clark (6), Rice (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(4-7)            2.2   5   4   4   2   1   0  14   5.11
Aase                    4.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  15   4.35
Hassler                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.14
Clear                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.42
Totals                  8     7   4   4   4   4   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(5-5)            6.2   5   1   1   1   2   0  26   4.32
Stanley                 0.2   5   2   2   0   0   0   7   3.52
Campbell                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.44
Burgmeier SV(20)        1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.03
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to center; Lansford forced Carew
(third to second); Ford lined to center; Thompson made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Downing
walked; Grich forced Downing (shortstop to second); Miller
singled to center [Grich to second]; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice walked; Perez flied out to center; Fisk
singled to left [Rice out at third (left to third)]; Rader made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford
grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to pitcher [Evans to second (error by
Frost)]; Hoffman singled to right [Evans scored, Hoffman to
second (on throw to home)]; Burleson walked; Stapleton singled
to second [Hoffman to third, Burleson to second]; Dwyer forced
Stapleton (second to shortstop) [Hoffman scored, Burleson to
third]; Dwyer stole second; Rice was called out on strikes;
Perez singled to right [Burleson scored, Dwyer scored]; AASE
REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Fisk struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Baylor grounded
out (second to first); Downing popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Rader flied out to left; Evans walked; Hoffman
forced Evans (third to second); Burleson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to left; Miller popped to third in
foul territory; Campaneris grounded out (third to first) [Grich
to second]; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton singled to left; Dwyer made an out to
second; Rice popped to second in foul territory; Stapleton stole
second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red
Sox 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk flied to left in foul territory; Rader flied
out to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Downing
doubled to center; Grich struck out; Miller singled to right
[Downing scored]; STANLEY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Campaneris
singled to left [Miller to second]; Angels Manager Jim
Fregosi ejected by 3B umpire Durwood Merrill during Bert
Campaneris' AB; Fregosi had been complaining about calls during
most of the game; Carew lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford singled to shortstop; Ford singled to left
[Lansford to second]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Lansford to third, Ford to second]; Baylor singled to left
[Lansford scored, Ford to third]; Downing singled to left [Ford
scored, Baylor to second]; THON RAN FOR DOWNING; CAMPBELL
REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Grich walked [Baylor to third, Thon
to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); CLARK BATTED
FOR MILLER; Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Grich out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITMER REPLACED THON (PLAYING C ); CLARK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); HASSLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Dwyer
walked; CLEAR REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Rice grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at
second]; Perez singled to center; Fisk forced Perez (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Campaneris singled to left [Campaneris out at second
(left to second)]; Carew walked; Lansford struck out; Ford
singled to left [Carew to third]; Thompson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.