Four hits by Carney Lansford and three by Rick Miller led a 14-hit attack that carried the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Lansford blasted a two-run homer in the second inning to give the Bosox a 2-0 lead and Miller collected an RBI single later in the same frame. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1981 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  3  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   8 14  1
White Sox    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   5 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .083      LeFlore lf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .381
Evans rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .300        Kuntz pr,lf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .500
Yastrzemski dh        3   1   0   0     2   0   .167        Nordhagen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Squires 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Perez 1b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .333        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lansford 3b           5   2   4   2     0   1   .421      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Hoffman ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .105      Luzinski dh           4   1   2   1     0   1   .300
Allenson c            5   1   3   2     0   0   .250      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .167
Miller cf             4   0   3   3     0   0   .438      Baines rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .412
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bernazard 2b          4   2   2   1     0   1   .263
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .308
                                                          Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     4   3             Totals               36   5  12   5     1   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 30,458
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Hoffman, Squires
Doubles: Allenson 2 (2), Fisk (2), Bernazard (1), Squires (2)
Home Runs: Lansford (1), Bernazard (1), Luzinski (1), Baines (1)
Stolen Bases: Miller (1), Almon (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Squires (1)
GIDP: Remy (2), Allenson (1), Baines (1), Nordhagen (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(1-0)        5     7   3   3   0   2   1  21   3.75
Clear                   2.1   5   2   2   1   1   2  12   5.40
Burgmeier SV(1)         1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   4   3  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson L(0-1)           3.2   5   5   3   2   1   1  18   3.97
Barrios                 2.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  11   0.00
Farmer                  0.1   3   3   3   2   0   0   6  54.00
Hickey                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Lamp                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   6   4   3   1  44

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Yastrzemski walked; Rice flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Squires popped to shortstop; Fisk doubled to left; Luzinski
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez walked; Lansford homered [Perez scored];
Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first); Allenson doubled to
left; Miller singled to center [Allenson scored]; Remy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Baines
grounded out (first unassisted); Morrison grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Rice flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard doubled to right; Almon singled to
center [Bernazard to third]; LeFlore singled to left [Bernazard
scored, Almon to third]; Ron Leflore left with pulled muscle
in left leg; KUNTZ RAN FOR LEFLORE; Squires hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Almon scored, Kuntz to second (on throw to
home)]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White
Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Lansford singled to center; Hoffman
reached on an error by Squires [Lansford to second]; Allenson
grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to third, Hoffman to
second]; Miller singled to center [Lansford scored (unearned),
Hoffman scored (unearned)]; BARRIOS REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING);
Miller stole second; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Baines grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Morrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski popped
to shortstop; Rice singled to left; Perez singled to right [Rice
to second]; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bernazard homered; Almon popped to first; Kuntz
was called out on strikes; Squires doubled to left; Fisk popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson
singled to left; Miller singled to right [Allenson to second];
Remy lined to center; Evans flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Luzinski
singled to right; Lemon walked [Luzinski to second]; Baines
singled to right [Luzinski out at home (third to catcher), Lemon
to second]; Morrison forced Lemon (third unassisted) [Baines to
second]; Bernazard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: FARMER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
walked; Rice walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Perez singled to
left [Yastrzemski scored, Rice to second]; Lansford singled to
center [Rice to third, Perez to second]; Hoffman popped to
second; Allenson doubled to third [Rice scored, Perez scored,
Lansford to third]; HICKEY REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Miller
flied to center; Remy flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon singled to center; Almon stole second;
Kuntz struck out; Squires popped to shortstop; Fisk popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White
Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Luzinski homered; Lemon flied to center; Baines
homered; BURGMEIER REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Morrison grounded
out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Bernazard struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: LAMP REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lansford singled to center; Hoffman singled
to shortstop [Lansford to second]; Allenson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hoffman out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Almon reached on an error by Hoffman; NORDHAGEN
BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Nordhagen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Almon out at second]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.