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.