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.

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