Exploding for eight runs in the second inning, the Mariners bested the Red Sox, 12-6. Mariners' runs in their big frame came on an RBI single by Larry Milbourne, RBI double by Leon Roberts, two-run error by Sox shortstop Rick Burleson, run-scoring single by Rodney Craig, a wild pitch, RBI single by Bruce Bochte and an infield out. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 12, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1980 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     0  8  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -  12 16  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  1    3  1  0  -   6 14  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .213      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Allen pr,ss,2b      1   1   1   0     1   0   .500        Valdez ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Craig cf              5   2   3   2     1   0   .252      Stapleton 2b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Meyer lf              4   2   1   1     0   1   .282        Walker 2b           2   1   1   1     1   0   .500
  Walton lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Yastrzemski dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Bochte 1b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .306        Gedman ph,dh        4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
  Paciorek 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Rice lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .273
Simpson rf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .250      Perez 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Milbourne ss,2b       5   1   3   2     0   0   .262        Hancock ph,cf       4   1   2   3     0   0   .222
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Dwyer cf,1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
L. Roberts dh         4   1   3   2     0   0   .268        Fisk ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Narron c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Evans rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .261
Edler 3b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .071      Rader c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .343
R. Anderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allenson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .371
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hoffman 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .290
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hurst p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            MacWhorter p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  12  16   9     5   4             Totals               39   6  14   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 23,360
Left on Base: Mariners 9, Red Sox 12
DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: R. Anderson, Burleson
Doubles: L. Roberts (18), Craig (11), Allen (1), Evans (30), Valdez (1), Hancock (2)
Home Runs: Hancock (1), Walker (1)
Caught Stealing: Craig (3)
Sacrifice Flies: L. Roberts (5)
GIDP: Cruz (6), Perez (19), Hoffman (6)
Hit by Pitch: Meyer (1,by Hurst), Rice (4,by McLaughlin)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Anderson             0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4  27.00
McLaughlin W(2-6)       5.1   6   1   1   2   1   0  24   6.86
Sarmiento               2     6   4   4   1   3   2  13   6.00
Rawley                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.40
Totals                  9    14   6   6   5   5   2  45

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-6)            1.1   4   7   6   3   2   0  11   3.64
Hurst                   0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   9.31
Lockwood                4.1   8   3   3   1   1   0  21   5.65
MacWhorter              3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13   7.91
Totals                  9    16  12  10*  5   4   0  48

Passed Balls: Rader (2)
Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (2), Hurst (2)
Wild Pitches: Hurst (3)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Craig walked; Craig was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Stapleton singled to pitcher
[Stapleton to second (error by R. Anderson)]; Yastrzemski
walked; Rice singled to left [Stapleton scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED R. ANDERSON (PITCHING); Perez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte walked; Simpson singled to right [Bochte to
second]; Milbourne singled to left [Bochte scored, Simpson to
second]; L. Roberts doubled to left [Simpson scored, Milbourne
to third]; Narron made an out to first; Edler walked; Cruz
reached on an error by Burleson [Milbourne scored (no RBI), L.
Roberts scored (no RBI), Edler to third]; Craig singled to right
[Edler scored, Cruz to third]; HURST REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
Hurst threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored (unearned), Craig to
second]; Rader allowed a passed ball [Craig to third]; Meyer was
hit by a pitch; Bochte singled to center [Craig scored, Meyer to
third]; Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher)
[Meyer scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Bochte to
second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); Milbourne grounded
out (second to first); 8 R (7 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Dwyer flied out to center; Evans flied out to
center; Rader singled to left; Hoffman singled to left [Rader to
second]; Burleson forced Hoffman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 8, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 3RD: L. Roberts singled to left; Narron popped to
catcher in foul territory; Edler walked [L. Roberts to second];
Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Edler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton flied out to center; GEDMAN BATTED FOR
YASTRZEMSKI; Gedman flied out to center; Debut game for Rich
Gedman; Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 4TH: GEDMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Craig doubled
to right; Meyer singled to right [Craig scored]; Bochte singled
to right [Meyer to second]; Simpson forced Bochte (second to
shortstop) [Meyer to third]; Milbourne singled to right [Meyer
scored, Simpson to third]; L. Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Simpson scored]; Narron grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR PEREZ; Hancock lined to center;
Dwyer made an out to shortstop; Evans doubled to left; Rader
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
11, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 5TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); VALDEZ
REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); WALKER REPLACED STAPLETON
(PLAYING 2B); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Edler
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to second; ALLEN
RAN FOR CRUZ; Craig made an out to shortstop; Meyer grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 5TH: ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hoffman was called out on
strikes; Valdez made an out to second; Walker walked; Gedman
singled to right [Walker to third]; Rice was hit by a pitch
[Gedman to second]; Hancock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte struck out; Simpson flied out to left;
Milbourne singled to right; L. Roberts singled to center
[Milbourne to third]; Narron lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Dwyer flied out to center; Evans singled to center;
Rader walked [Evans to second]; Hoffman flied out to center;
Valdez doubled to right [Evans scored, Rader to third];
SARMIENTO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Walker grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 7TH: MACWHORTER REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Edler
flied out to right; Allen walked; Craig flied out to left; Meyer
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: WALTON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Gedman singled
to center; Rice singled to right [Gedman to third]; Hancock
homered [Gedman scored, Rice scored]; Dwyer flied out to center;
Evans walked; Rader singled to center [Evans to second]; Hoffman
struck out; Valdez struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
11, Red Sox 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Simpson
singled to center; Milbourne forced Simpson (third to second);
L. Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 11, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING 1B); MENDOZA
REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); ALLEN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Walker homered; Gedman popped to third in foul
territory; Rice struck out; Hancock doubled to center; RAWLEY
REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); FISK BATTED FOR DWYER; Fisk made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 11, Red Sox
6.

MARINERS 9TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Narron grounded
out (second to first); Edler grounded out (third to first);
Allen doubled to left; Craig singled to right [Allen scored];
Walton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 12, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans lined to center; ALLENSON BATTED FOR RADER;
Allenson walked; Hoffman grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Allenson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
12, Red Sox 6.