Scattering 11 hits, Steve Crawford hurled the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Blue Jays. The Red Sox scored three runs in the fourth inning on a walk to Dave Rader, singles by Dwight Evans and Chico Walker and a double by Glenn Hoffman. Four other tallies followed in the fifth, the key hit being a three-run homer by Jim Rice. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 3 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 11 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Griffin ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Valdez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Garcia 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .280 Stapleton 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .323 Braun dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Hancock dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Rice lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 .290 Howell 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Rader c 2 2 1 0 2 0 .339 Iorg 3b 2 1 0 0 0 1 .253 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Bonnell rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .274 Walker 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Moseby lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Hoffman 3b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .293 Bailor cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Nichols cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .154 Cannon cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 .080 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitt c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 8 7 5 3 Totals 38 3 11 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 32,042 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 9 DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Stapleton, Hoffman 2, Griffin, Howell Doubles: Hoffman (12), Mayberry (17) Home Runs: Rice (22) Stolen Bases: Rader (1), Walker (3) GIDP: Burleson (23), Whitt (9), Griffin (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Crawford W(2-0) 9 11 3 2 1 2 0 39 3.28 Totals 9 11 3 2 1 2 0 39 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin L(6-9) 4 7 5 5 2 2 0 21 4.33 Barlow 0.1 1 2 1 3 0 1 6 3.81 Leal 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.78 Garvin 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.30 Totals 9 8 7 6 5 3 1 40 Passed Balls: Rader (3) Wild Pitches: Barlow (5) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to right; Stapleton struck out; Hancock singled to right; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Rader allowed a passed ball [Griffin to second]; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded out (first to pitcher) [Griffin to third]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rader singled; Rader stole second; Evans walked; Walker struck out; Hoffman lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell walked; Bonnell singled to right [Howell to third]; Moseby reached on a fielder's choice [Howell out at home (shortstop to catcher), Bonnell to second]; Bailor forced Bonnell (third unassisted) [Moseby to third (error by Hoffman)]; Whitt lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 3RD: Nichols flied out to center; Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin lined to first; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 4TH: Hancock grounded out (second to pitcher); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader walked; Evans singled to left [Rader to second]; Walker singled to center [Rader scored, Evans to third]; Walker stole second; Hoffman doubled to left [Evans scored, Walker scored]; Nichols reached on an error by Griffin [Hoffman to third]; Burleson forced Nichols (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Howell singled to left; Bonnell reached on an error by Hoffman [Howell to second]; Moseby forced Bonnell (second to shortstop) [Howell to third]; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton singled to left; Hancock singled [Stapleton to second]; BARLOW REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Rice homered [Stapleton scored, Hancock scored]; Rader walked; Barlow threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Evans reached on an error by Howell; Walker grounded out (first unassisted) [Rader to third, Evans to second]; Hoffman was walked intentionally; Nichols walked [Rader scored (unearned), Evans to third, Hoffman to second]; LEAL REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nichols out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Garcia singled; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 6TH: IORG REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); CANNON REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING CF); Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Hancock grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: VALDEZ REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); Mayberry doubled to right; Iorg reached on an error by Stapleton [Mayberry to third]; Bonnell singled to center [Mayberry scored, Iorg to second]; Moseby forced Bonnell (second to shortstop) [Iorg to third]; Cannon singled to third [Iorg scored (unearned), Moseby to second]; Whitt grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cannon out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 7TH: Rader made an out to third; Evans grounded out (third to first); Walker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin lined to shortstop; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 8TH: GARVIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Nichols flied out to right; Valdez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg struck out; Bonnell singled to center; Moseby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 9TH: Stapleton lined to right; Hancock lined to second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cannon singled to third; Whitt singled to center [Cannon to second]; Griffin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cannon to third, Whitt out at second]; Garcia singled to shortstop [Cannon scored]; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3.

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