A bases-loaded homer by Jim Rice climaxed a five-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 triumph over the White Sox. The Bosox trailed, 3-0, with two out and nobody on in the bottom of the eighth when Rick Miller began the onslaught with a two-bagger.

A single by Jerry Remy drove in Miller and Ed Farmer replaced Richard Dotson on the mound for the Chisox. Dave Stapleton singled Remy to second and both runners advanced when left fielder Ron LeFlore bobbled the ball. After Dwight Evans drew a walk to load the sacks, Rice drilled the ball into the left-center screen for the second career grand slam. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     12, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   5  6  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Remy 2b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .333
Squires 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Stapleton 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   1   .500      Evans rf              2   1   1   0     2   1   .333
Luzinski dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Rice lf               4   1   1   4     0   0   .250
Lemon cf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Perez dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
  Kuntz cf            2   1   2   0     1   0  1.000      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Hoffman ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baines rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Allenson c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Morrison 3b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .375      Miller cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Bernazard 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .200        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Molinaro ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   9   4     4   5             Totals               27   5   6   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 21,439
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Red Sox 3
DP: White Sox 2, Red Sox 3
Errors: LeFlore, Lansford
Doubles: Fisk (1), Morrison (1), Miller (1)
Home Runs: Morrison (1), Rice (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (2), Almon (1)
Caught Stealing: Squires (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (2), Miller (1)
GIDP: LeFlore (1), Stapleton (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  7.2   4   2   2   3   3   0  28   2.35
Farmer L(0-1)           0.1   2   3   3   1   1   1   4  40.50
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   4   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  6.1   7   3   3   2   5   0  27   4.26
Clear W(1-0)            2.2   2   1   1   2   0   1  10   3.38
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   5   1  37

Balks: Dotson (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Squires out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [LeFlore to third]; Fisk
doubled to center [LeFlore scored]; Luzinski struck out; Lemon
was called out on strikes; Chet Lemon ejected by HP umpire
Joe Brinkman for throwing bat; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: KUNTZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Remy walked;
Stapleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to
first) [Remy out at second]; Evans walked; Rice grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen struck out; Morrison grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Lansford
flied to center; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon lined to third; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Squires flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson walked; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Allenson to second]; Dotson balked [Allenson
to third]; Remy flied to left; Stapleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to shortstop; Luzinski singled to
left; Kuntz singled to left [Luzinski to second]; Kuntz was
picked off first (catcher to first); Nordhagen flied to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Rice flied to
center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison lined to third; Bernazard reached on an
error by Lansford; Almon forced Bernazard (third to second);
Almon stole second; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford flied to right; Wayne Nordhagen hurt
knee on diving catch but stayed in game; Hoffman flied to
left; Allenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires singled to second; Fisk struck out while
Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Luzinski
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller flied to left; Remy flied to center;
Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kuntz singled to center; Nordhagen struck out;
Morrison doubled to right [Kuntz to third]; Bernazard was walked
intentionally; Almon singled to center [Kuntz scored, Morrison
scored, Bernazard to second]; CLEAR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING);
LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Almon out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: BAINES REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING RF); Evans
singled to third; Rice forced Evans (shortstop to second); Perez
singled to right [Rice to third]; Lansford hit into a double
play (left to left to catcher) [Rice out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires grounded out (third to first); Fisk
singled to left; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory;
Kuntz walked [Fisk to second]; Baines flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson
grounded out (second to first); Miller doubled to right; Remy
singled to center [Miller scored]; FARMER REPLACED DOTSON
(PITCHING); Stapleton singled to left [Remy to third (error by
LeFlore), Stapleton to second]; Evans walked; Rice homered [Remy
scored, Stapleton scored, Evans scored]; Perez struck out; 5 R,
4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Morrison homered; Bernazard grounded out (second
to first); MOLINARO BATTED FOR ALMON; Molinaro walked; LeFlore
lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first)
[Molinaro out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red
Sox 5.