Bob Watson knocked in five runs with a grand slam and a tie-breaking 10th-inning double to lead the Yankees to an 8-5 triumph over the Red Sox. The bases-loaded blast came in the sixth, following a walk to Bobby Murcer, double by Oscar Gamble and intentional pass to Reggie Jackson.

The score was 5-5 when Gamble began the Yankees' 10th with a single and was forced at second on an attempted sacrifice by Joe Lefebvre. Watson then lined an RBI double to right-center. Successive singles by Rick Cerone, Fred Stanley and Aurelio Rodriguez produced two more runs. Jackson drilled a solo homer in the second. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  4    0  0  0    3  -   8 12  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  1    1  1  0    0  -   5  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Burleson ss           4   1   0   0     1   1   .284
Murcer dh             4   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Stapleton 2b          5   1   3   0     0   1   .315
Gamble lf,rf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .258      Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Jackson rf            3   2   1   1     1   1   .292      Rice lf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .278
  Lefebvre rf,cf      1   1   0   0     0   0   .228      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Watson 1b             4   2   3   5     1   0   .314      Dwyer cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Cerone c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   2   .269
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Hancock dh            3   1   2   1     0   0   .275
  Wilborn pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hobson ph,dh        1   0   0   1     0   1   .231
  Stanley ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Hoffman 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .282
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .209      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brown cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Piniella ph,lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .299        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        MacWhorter p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  12   8     4   3             Totals               37   5   8   5     5   8

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 32,979
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 9
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Stapleton
Doubles: Gamble (6), Cerone (28), Watson (22), Stapleton 3 (28), Dwyer (11)
Home Runs: Jackson (36), Watson (13), Evans (14), Hancock (2)
Stolen Bases: Brown (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (8), Evans (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (3)
GIDP: Cerone (12), Piniella (12)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   6     5   3   3   5   5   2  28   4.83
Bird                    1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.67
Guidry                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.54
Davis W(7-3)            2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.03
Totals                 10     8   5   5   5   8   2  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   5     3   1   1   0   2   1  18   4.01
Stanley                 1.1   4   4   4   2   0   1  10   3.67
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.70
Burgmeier L(5-4)        1.1   4   3   2   1   0   0  10   2.10
MacWhorter              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.65
Totals                 10    12   8   7   4   3   2  45

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Gamble flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Stapleton grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Burleson to second]; Fisk popped to left; Rice
singled to first [Burleson scored]; Bob Watson overran the
ball while Rick Cerone and Luis Tiant got in the way;
Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Dwyer struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Watson flied out to left; Cerone
flied out to left; Dent struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans homered; Hancock grounded out (second to
first); Hoffman flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brown
flied out to center; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton was called out on strikes; Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
flied out to center; Jackson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Dwyer flied
out to center; Evans walked; Hancock singled to center [Evans to
second]; Hoffman walked [Evans to third, Hancock to second];
Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Watson singled to center; Cerone made an out to
first; Dent singled to left [Watson to third]; Rodriguez struck
out; Brown lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton doubled to center; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Rice flied out to right [Stapleton to third];
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Randolph
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer walked; Gamble doubled
to right [Murcer to third]; Jackson was walked intentionally;
Watson homered [Murcer scored, Gamble scored, Jackson scored];
Cerone doubled to left; Dent grounded out (second to first)
[Cerone to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Evans struck out; Hancock
homered; Hoffman walked; Burleson forced Hoffman (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown singled to right; Brown stole second;
Randolph grounded out (first unassisted) [Brown to third];
CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Murcer popped to catcher
in foul territory; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Stapleton doubled
to left; Fisk lined to center [Stapleton to third]; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stapleton scored];
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson struck out; Watson walked; Cerone grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Dwyer
doubled to right; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Dwyer to third]; GUIDRY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING);
HOBSON BATTED FOR HANCOCK; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dwyer scored]; Hoffman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: HOBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent singled to
center; WILBORN RAN FOR DENT; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Wilborn to second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR BROWN; Piniella
was walked intentionally; Randolph flied out to right; Murcer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GAMBLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED WILBORN (PLAYING SS); DAVIS
REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Burleson flied out to left;
Stapleton doubled to right; Fisk made an out to third; Rice
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 10TH: Gamble reached on an error by Stapleton; On a bunt
Lefebvre forced Gamble (pitcher to shortstop); Watson doubled to
right [Lefebvre scored (unearned), Watson to third (on throw to
home)]; Cerone singled to center [Watson scored]; Stanley
singled to left [Cerone to second]; Rodriguez singled to right
[Cerone scored, Stanley to third]; MACWHORTER REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); Piniella grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 10TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Dwyer reached on
an error by Rodriguez; Evans struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 5.