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. Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway ParkWhite 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. |
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