A three-run outburst in the first inning triggered the Mariners to a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox. In the Mariners' opening salvo, Julio Cruz doubled and Rodney Craig sent him home with a single. Dan Meyer followed with a two-run homer. Craig, who went 4-for-5, drove in another tally with a single in the second. Bruce Bochte stroked a two-run single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     3  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   7 11  1
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .214      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Craig cf              4   2   4   2     1   0   .252      Stapleton 2b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .309
Meyer lf              3   1   1   2     2   0   .282      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   3     0   0   .301      Rice lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .268
Paciorek rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .274
Walton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Dwyer cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Edler 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rader dh              3   0   0   1     0   1   .333
Mendoza ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .249      Evans rf              1   0   0   0     2   1   .258
Hill c                4   1   2   0     0   0   .180      Hoffman 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aponte p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     4   4             Totals               30   4   6   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18,256
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Red Sox 3
DP: Mariners 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Cruz (7), Perez (26), Stapleton (24)
Home Runs: Meyer (10)
Stolen Bases: Craig (2)
Caught Stealing: Rice (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (5), Rader (1)
GIDP: Edler (1), Burleson (20)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(10-10)         5     6   4   3   2   1   0  22   4.22
Sarmiento SV(1)         4     0   0   0   1   5   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   6   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(9-12)       6.2   9   7   7   2   3   1  29   4.33
Burgmeier               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.00
Aponte                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rick Reed


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz doubled to left; Craig singled to center
[Cruz scored]; Meyer homered [Craig scored]; Bochte lined to
center; Paciorek lined to third; Walton made an out to second; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (catcher to first); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Fisk made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Edler struck out; Debut game for Dave
Edler; Mendoza walked; Hill singled to left [Mendoza to
second]; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Mendoza to third, Hill to second]; Craig singled to center
[Mendoza scored, Hill to third]; Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Perez doubled to left [Rice
scored]; Dwyer grounded out (second to first) [Perez to third];
Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right [Perez scored]; Evans walked;
Hoffman flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek
was called out on strikes; Walton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to right; Stapleton doubled to
left; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Rice flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Edler grounded out (pitcher to first); Mendoza
flied out to center; Hill lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Dwyer flied out to
center; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz singled to right; Craig singled to left [Cruz
to second]; Meyer forced Craig (third to second) [Cruz to
third]; Bochte sacrifice flied into a double play to right [Cruz
scored, Meyer out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Hoffman singled to shortstop;
Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red
Sox 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek singled to center; Walton struck out;
Edler grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton walked; Fisk singled to shortstop
[Stapleton to third (error by Mendoza), Fisk to second]; Rice
singled to center [Stapleton scored, Fisk scored (unearned)];
SARMIENTO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Dwyer
flied out to center; Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Hill singled to left;
Cruz flied out to left; Craig walked [Hill to second]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Meyer walked [Hill to third,
Craig to second]; Bochte singled to center [Hill scored, Craig
scored, Meyer to third]; Paciorek struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rader made an out to shortstop; Evans walked;
Hoffman struck out; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Walton flied out to right; Edler flied out to
right; Mendoza flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Stapleton struck out; Fisk made an out to
shortstop; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

MARINERS 9TH: APONTE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Hill
grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Luis
Aponte; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Craig
singled to center; Craig stole second; Meyer walked; Bochte
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 7, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Dwyer flied out to
left; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Red
Sox 4.