Making his 1981 debut, Carl Yastrzemski knocked in three runs as the Red Sox took a 7-2 decision over the Orioles. The Sox scored four runs in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Yaz, two-run homer by Tony Perez and an error by Mark Belanger. A single by Yaz plated two Sox markers in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Red Sox      4  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 12  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Evans rf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .400
Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Stapleton 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Dwyer rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   1   3     1   0   .333
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Lowenstein lf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Perez 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .286
Crowley dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Graham 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Hoffman ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Allenson c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .091
Belanger ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .091      Miller cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .333
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .417      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Krenchicki ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               36   7  12   5     2   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,925
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Dwyer, Belanger, Perez
Doubles: Lansford 2 (3), Miller (2)
Home Runs: Perez (1)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (1)
GIDP: Dwyer (1), Murray (1), Dempsey (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(0-1)      3.2   9   6   5   1   0   1  21  12.27
Stewart                 4.1   3   1   0   1   1   0  17   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   5   2   1   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  2.1   5   2   1   0   1   0  12   3.86
Stanley W(1-1)          6.2   4   0   0   2   2   0  23   2.08
Totals                  9     9   2   1   2   3   0  35

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer singled to center;
Dwyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Evans singled to center; Stapleton singled to left
[Evans to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first)
[Evans scored, Stapleton to second]; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez homered [Stapleton scored]; Lansford
doubled to left; Hoffman singled to shortstop [Lansford scored
(error by Belanger) (unearned) (no RBI), Hoffman to second];
Allenson flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray popped to shortstop; Lowenstein reached on
an error by Perez; Crowley grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Lowenstein to second]; Graham singled to left [Lowenstein
scored (unearned)]; Dempsey flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller doubled to right; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (third to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to left; Bumbry struck out; Dauer
singled to center [Belanger to second]; Dwyer singled to right
[Belanger scored, Dauer to third]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Dwyer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
flied out to right; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein singled to center; Lowenstein was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Crowley popped to
shortstop; Graham lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
singled to left; Evans singled to center [Miller to third];
Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to second];
Yastrzemski singled to left [Miller scored, Evans scored,
Yastrzemski to second (on throw to home)]; STEWART REPLACED D.
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Rice flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop
to second); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first) [Belanger to
second]; Dauer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Lansford
doubled to left; Hoffman flied out to left; Allenson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller flied out to right; Evans flied out to
center; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Crowley singled to center; Graham struck out;
Dempsey walked [Crowley to second]; SINGLETON BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Crowley to
third, Dempsey to second]; Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: KRENCHICKI REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice singled to
center; Perez flied out to center; Lansford reached on an error
by Dwyer [Rice scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lansford to third];
Hoffman grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Dwyer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson walked; Miller singled to center [Allenson
to second]; Evans forced Allenson (pitcher to third) [Miller to
second]; Stapleton lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Crowley
singled to center; Graham singled to center [Crowley to second];
Dempsey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Graham out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 7.