Dennis Eckersley scattered seven hits and pitched the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Yankees, whose lead over the Orioles in the East Division was cut to four games. Chico Walker drove in a run in each of the first two innings when the Red Sox did their scoring. The rookie designated hitter accounted for a tally with a sacrifice fly in the first and added an RBI with a single in the second. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .284      Randolph 2b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .297
Stapleton 2b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .326      Murcer lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Walker dh             4   0   2   2     0   0   .667      Gamble dh             3   0   0   1     0   2   .251
Rice lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .289      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Hancock cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   3   .216
Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Oates c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Hoffman 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .292        Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Brown cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lollar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  12   4     1   1             Totals               32   1   7   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 50,257
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: Stapleton 2 (32), Rice (18), Perez (29), Randolph (23)
Stolen Bases: Walker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Walker (1), Burleson (4), Gamble (3)
GIDP: Spencer (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(11-13)      9     7   1   1   2   8   0  35   4.18
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(9-12)           1.2   6   4   4   0   1   0  11   3.62
Bird                    4.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  16   3.26
Underwood               2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.80
Lollar                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.76
Davis                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.89
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   1   0  39

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Stapleton doubled to
shortstop [Burleson to third]; Walker hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Burleson scored]; Rice doubled to left [Stapleton
scored]; Perez flied out to right; Hancock struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
singled to center; Hoffman singled to center [Rader to third];
Burleson lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored];
Stapleton singled to right [Hoffman to third]; BIRD REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Walker singled [Hoffman scored (RBI),
Stapleton to third (error by Randolph)]; Walker stole second;
Rice was walked intentionally; Perez forced Rice (third to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Spencer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Dent grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hancock grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Oates grounded
out (first to pitcher); Brown singled to right; Randolph walked
[Brown to second]; Murcer forced Randolph (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Hoffman made an out to shortstop; Burleson lined to
second; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble was called out on strikes; Jackson flied out
to left; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Walker singled to left [Walker out at second (left
to second)]; Rice flied out to center; Perez doubled to right;
Hancock flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to
center; Oates grounded out (second to first) [Rodriguez to
second]; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Rader flied out to center;
Hoffman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph doubled to right; Murcer grounded out
(third to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first)
[Randolph to third]; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Burleson flied
out to center; Stapleton doubled to right; Walker made an out to
first; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer singled to left; Dent forced Spencer
(pitcher to shortstop); Rodriguez struck out; LEFEBVRE BATTED
FOR OATES; Lefebvre popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING C ); Perez
flied out to right; Hancock made an out to shortstop; Evans
singled to center; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Brown singled to second; Randolph singled to third
[Brown to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Brown
to third, Randolph to second]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Brown scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 9TH: LOLLAR REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Hoffman
singled to right; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hoffman to second]; DAVIS REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING);
Stapleton lined to second; Walker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Dent
walked; Rodriguez struck out; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.