Jim Rice was collared in four trips, ending his 21-game hitting streak, but Dave Rader and Rick Burleson smashed homers to lead the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Dave Stapleton drove in a run with a single in the first inning before Rader connected for the circuit. The Blue Jays came back to tie the score, but Burleson then accounted for the Red Sox victory with his homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Blue Jays    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .283      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
Stapleton 1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .324      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Hancock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Moseby lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Rader dh              3   1   2   2     1   0   .336      Howell 3b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .259
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Woods dh              2   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Walker 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .296        Hodgson pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Allenson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .358        Braun ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hoffman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Bonnell rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bailor cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .174
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .042
                                                          Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                            Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                          Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 21,533
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Howell (26)
Triples: Burleson (2), Howell (8)
Home Runs: Rader (3), Burleson (8)
Caught Stealing: Hancock (3)
GIDP: Rice (15), Bailor (5)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (3,by Tudor)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor                   2.1   7   3   3   1   1   0  16   3.24
Stanley W(10-7)         6.1   2   0   0   0   3   0  19   3.48
Burgmeier SV(24)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.05
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(13-15)         9    10   4   4   3   4   2  38   3.38
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Tudor (3)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson tripled to right; Stapleton singled
[Burleson scored]; Hancock flied out to left; Rice struck out;
Rader homered [Stapleton scored]; Evans walked; Walker struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Garcia popped to first
in foul territory; Moseby made an out to shortstop; Mayberry was
hit by a pitch [Griffin to second]; Howell doubled to left
[Griffin scored, Mayberry scored, Howell to third (on throw)];
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Allenson grounded out (second to first); Hoffman
struck out; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bonnell singled to center; Bailor flied out to
left; Whitt struck out; Griffin singled to right [Bonnell to
third]; Garcia walked [Griffin to second]; Moseby grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays
2.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton singled to right; Hancock lined to left;
Rice grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory;
Howell singled to right; Woods singled to left [Howell to
third]; HODGSON RAN FOR WOODS; Bonnell singled to center [Howell
scored, Hodgson to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING);
Bailor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bonnell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 4TH: HODGSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rader popped
to third in foul territory; Evans flied to right in foul
territory; Walker walked; Allenson singled to left [Walker to
second]; Hoffman made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin was
called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
flied out to center; Hancock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby was called out on strikes; Mayberry flied
out to right; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to right; Rader singled to left;
Evans was called out on strikes; Walker singled to center [Rader
to second]; Allenson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Hodgson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman flied out to right; Burleson homered;
Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Hancock singled to
center; Hancock was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Rader walked;
Evans flied out to right; Walker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Moseby grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
grounded out (second to pitcher); Howell tripled to center
[Howell out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Allenson made an out to catcher; Hoffman flied out
to center; Burleson singled to right; Stapleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR HODGSON; Braun grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bonnell flied out to center; UPSHAW BATTED
FOR BAILOR; Upshaw singled; CANNON RAN FOR UPSHAW; BURGMEIER
REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR WHITT; Iorg
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Blue Jays 3.