Carlton Fisk and Jim Rice clouted homers in support of six-hit pitching by Dick Drago and Tom Burgmeier as the Red Sox defeated the Mariners, 5-1. Fisk connected in the sixth inning and Rice capped the scoring with a two-run blow in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1980 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Red Sox      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   5  9  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .285
Craig cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .240      Stapleton 2b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .314
Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   0   0     0   1   .278
Bochte 1b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .305      Rice lf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .271
Simpson rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Perez 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .274
  L. Roberts ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Milbourne dh          4   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Dwyer cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Narron c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .119      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Hoffman 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Edler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Anderson ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               33   5   9   5     0   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 23,317
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Red Sox 4
DP: Mariners 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Meyer, Hoffman
Doubles: Bochte (29)
Home Runs: Fisk (16), Rice (19)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (40), Milbourne (4)
GIDP: Paciorek (10)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(1-13)         7     7   3   2   0   6   1  28   7.42
Heaverlo                1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   3.47
Totals                  8     9   5   4   0   6   2  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(6-5)            7     5   1   1   1   6   0  28   4.11
Burgmeier SV(21)        2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   0  34

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Craig
grounded out (second to first); Meyer singled to center; Bochte
singled to right [Meyer to second]; Simpson flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: Milbourne popped to left; Narron struck out; Edler
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Perez singled to right; Fisk
singled to left [Perez to third (error by Meyer)]; Dwyer singled
to left [Perez scored (unearned), Fisk to second]; Evans was
called out on strikes; Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza reached on an error by Hoffman; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mendoza to second]; Craig
struck out; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Rice singled to third [Stapleton to second]; Perez singled to
left [Stapleton scored, Rice to third]; Fisk forced Perez (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to left; Simpson lined to right;
Milbourne flied out to center; Narron flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: J. ANDERSON REPLACED MENDOZA (PLAYING SS); Dwyer
flied out to right; Evans flied out to right; Hoffman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox
2.

MARINERS 5TH: Edler struck out; J. Anderson grounded out (third
to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Craig struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Stapleton
struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer made an out to second; Bochte doubled to
left; Simpson grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochte to third];
Milbourne singled to third [Bochte scored]; Milbourne stole
second; Narron struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk homered; Dwyer popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red
Sox 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Edler grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to left; Hoffman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Red Sox 3.

MARINERS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Craig was
called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted);
Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Stapleton
singled to right; Yastrzemski forced Stapleton (second to
shortstop); Rice homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Perez flied out
to left; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Red Sox 5.

MARINERS 9TH: L. ROBERTS BATTED FOR SIMPSON; L. Roberts lined to
left; Milbourne singled to left; PACIOREK BATTED FOR NARRON;
Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Red Sox 5.