A four-run outburst in the second inning carried the Red Sox to a 4-1 decision over the Blue Jays. Jim Rice led off the inning with a single, stole second, beat the throw to third on Rich Gedman's fielder's choice grounder and scored on a single by Glenn Hoffman.

An rrror by Jays shortstop Alfredo Griffin on a grounder by Julio Valdez altowed Gedman to score. A single by Reid Nichols plated Hoffman and Valdez also came home on right fielder Barry Bonnell's throwing error. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Thursday, October   2, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3
Red Sox      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Nichols cf            3   0   1   1     1   1   .261
Hodgson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Walker 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bonnell rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Hancock rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .249      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .296
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .262      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .331
Ault dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Stapleton 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .320
Iorg 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Gedman dh             3   1   0   0     0   1   .227
Moseby cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Hoffman 3b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .289
Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Valdez ss             3   1   0   0     0   1   .273
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   5             Totals               29   4   6   2     2   5

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 11,872
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Griffin, Bonnell, Clancy
Doubles: Bonnell (22), Howell (28), Iorg (10), Hoffman (14), Hancock (6)
Stolen Bases: Rice (8)
Caught Stealing: Nichols (1)
GIDP: Hodgson (2), Davis (9), Gedman (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(13-16)         8     6   4   1   2   5   0  31   3.30
Totals                  8     6   4   1   2   5   0  31

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor W(8-5)            9     7   1   1   1   5   0  33   3.02
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Hodgson
was called out on strikes; Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Nichols struck out; Walker grounded out (second to
first); Hancock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
struck out; Ault flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled; Rader struck out; Rice stole second;
Stapleton walked; Gedman forced Stapleton (second to shortstop)
[Rice to third]; Hoffman singled [Rice scored, Gedman to third];
Valdez reached on an error by Griffin [Gedman scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Hoffman to second]; Nichols singled to right [Hoffman
scored (unearned) (RBI), Valdez scored (error by Bonnell)
(unearned) (no RBI), Nichols to third (error by Clancy)]; Walker
grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg flied out to right; Moseby struck out; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Hancock flied out to center; Rice flied out to
center; Rader made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin singled; Hodgson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; Bonnell
doubled; Mayberry walked; Howell doubled [Bonnell scored,
Mayberry to third]; Ault grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Gedman
struck out; Hoffman doubled; Valdez flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg flied out to center; Moseby singled; Davis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Moseby out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Nichols grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
grounded out (second to first); Hancock doubled; Rice struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin flied out to center; Hodgson flied out to
center; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rader singled; Stapleton made an out to second;
Gedman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rader out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry singled; Howell forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); Ault forced Howell (shortstop to second);
Iorg doubled [Ault to third]; Moseby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman grounded out (second to first); Valdez
struck out; Nichols walked; Nichols was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox
4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
flied out to right; Hodgson singled; Bonnell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 8TH: Walker grounded out (second to first); Hancock
lined to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Garry Hancock
caught the ball over the wall; Howell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ault flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Red Sox 4.