Dennis Eckersley allowed only one hit and pitched the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays in a duel with Dave Stieb. John Mayberry homered for the Jays' hit in the fifth inning and Eckersley appeared in danger of losing until the Red Sox rallied for two runs in the eighth.

Glenn Hoffman singled, Rick Burleson walked and Dave Stapleton beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Garry Hancock lofted a sacrifice fly, tying the score, and Jim Rice followed with a single to put the Red Sox ahead. Rich Gedman batted in the extra run with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  9  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   0   0     1   1   .280      Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Stapleton 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Iorg 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Hancock cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Moseby lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .294      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .248
Rader dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .328      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Evans rf              2   1   0   0     1   1   .263      Woods dh              3   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Walker 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Bonnell rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Gedman c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Bailor cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Hoffman 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   9   3     3   2             Totals               28   1   1   1     1   9

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 15,187
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 1
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Gedman
Doubles: Hancock (4)
Home Runs: Mayberry (29)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (18)
Caught Stealing: Hoffman (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Walker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hancock (2)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (5,by Stieb), Hoffman (2,by Stieb)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(12-13)      9     1   1   1   1   9   1  29   4.04
Totals                  9     1   1   1   1   9   1  29

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(12-14)          9     9   3   3   3   2   0  37   3.59
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Stieb 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Stapleton lined
to shortstop; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Iorg grounded out (shortstop
to first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Rader made an out to
shortstop; Evans was hit by a pitch [Rice to second]; Walker
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Rice out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); Hoffman
singled to right; Hoffman was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell struck out; Bailor struck out; Whitt
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton flied out to right; Hancock doubled; Rice
lined to pitcher; Rader walked; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin flied out to left; Iorg grounded out
(second to first); Moseby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); Gedman
grounded out (first unassisted); Hoffman lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry homered; Howell flied out to left; Woods
struck out; Bonnell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
flied out to left; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Whitt
flied out to right; Griffin walked; Griffin stole second
[Griffin to third (error by Gedman)]; Iorg was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to right; Evans struck out; Walker singled to left
[Rader to second]; Gedman made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby made an out to first; Mayberry made an out
to first; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Hoffman singled to left; Burleson walked [Hoffman
to second]; On a bunt Stapleton singled [Hoffman to third,
Burleson to second]; Hancock hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hoffman scored]; Rice singled to right [Burleson scored,
Stapleton to third, Rice out at second (right to second to
shortstop)]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to
first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans walked; Walker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Evans to second]; Gedman singled to left
[Evans scored, Gedman out at second (left to second)]; Hoffman
was hit by a pitch; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Whitt popped to first in foul territory; Griffin
made an out to third; Iorg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.