Steve Crawford, rookie righthander from Bristol (Eastern), pitched a complete game in his first major league start for the Red Sox and beat the Indians, 8-3. Jim Rice had three hits, driving in four runs, and Garry Hancock hammered a two-run homer in support of Crawford. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 12  1
Red Sox      0  2  2    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   8 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .349      Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Manning cf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .244      Stapleton 2b          4   2   3   0     1   0   .324
Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .297      Fisk c                5   2   2   0     0   1   .296
Hassey c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .310      Rice lf               5   1   3   4     0   0   .287
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Bannister rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Hancock cf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Alexander dh          4   1   2   2     0   1   .208      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Hobson dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Dybzinski ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Hoffman 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  12   3     2   4             Totals               37   8  15   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 14,845
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Dilone
Doubles: Hargrove (20), Dybzinski (11), Rice (17), Perez (28), Fisk (25)
Home Runs: Alexander (5), Hancock (3)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (55)
Caught Stealing: Hoffman (3)
GIDP: Harrah (16), Brohamer (6), Stapleton (9), Rice (14)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(6-9)          6    12   8   8   2   0   1  30   4.68
Stanton                 2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10   5.40
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   2   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford W(1-0)         9    12   3   3   2   4   1  39   1.72
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Garland (5)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to left; Hargrove doubled [Manning to third]; Hassey was
walked intentionally; Harrah grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Stapleton grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Fisk lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bannister singled to center; Alexander homered
[Bannister scored]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first);
Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone singled to
left; Dilone stole second; Manning grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Perez flied out to center;
Hancock homered [Rice scored]; Evans flied out to left; Hobson
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Hassey was
called out on strikes; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman walked; Burleson flied out to center;
Hoffman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stapleton walked; Fisk singled to right [Stapleton to second];
Rice doubled to right [Stapleton scored, Fisk scored]; Perez
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Alexander
made an out to first; Brohamer grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hancock flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Dybzinski made an out to shortstop; Dilone struck
out (catcher to first); Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to center; Stapleton singled to center [Burleson to
second]; Fisk reached on an error by Dilone [Burleson to third,
Stapleton to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove singled to right; Hassey flied out to
left; Harrah singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Bannister
singled to center [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second];
Alexander struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Perez doubled to left; Hancock grounded out (first
unassisted) [Perez to third]; Evans singled to left [Perez
scored]; Hobson flied out to right; Hoffman singled to right
[Evans to third]; Garland threw a wild pitch [Evans scored,
Hoffman to second]; Burleson made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Dybzinski doubled to left; Dilone grounded out
(first unassisted) [Dybzinski to third]; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted) [Dybzinski scored]; Hargrove walked; Hassey
singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton singled to center; Fisk doubled to left
[Stapleton to third]; STANTON REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Rice
singled to center [Stapleton scored, Fisk scored]; Wayne
Garland ejected by 3B umpire Dave Phillips after being
replaced; Perez singled to left [Rice to second]; Hancock
flied out to left; Evans walked [Rice to third, Perez to
second]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Hoffman flied out to
right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander singled to right; Brohamer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton singled to shortstop; Fisk struck out; Rice flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 9TH: ALSTON BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Alston grounded out
(second to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first);
Manning singled to left; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.