Scattering seven hits, Mike Torrez pitched the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. The Sox broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth on an RBI single by Jerry Remy and a two-run homer by Dwight Evans. After the Rangers registered in the sixth on a two-run round-tripper by Johnny Grubb, the Sox got an insurance marker in the eighth when Carney Lansford singled, stole second and raced home on a single by Gary Allenson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Monday, April     20, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .188
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .310
Oliver dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .189      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .389      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Grubb rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .267      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Putnam 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .448
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .300      Allenson c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Sample lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Hoffman ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .179
  Duran ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   3             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 26,844
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Medich
Doubles: Grubb (3), Sample (2)
Triples: Putnam (2)
Home Runs: Grubb (1), Evans (3)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (1)
Caught Stealing: Wills (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (2)
GIDP: Perez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Allenson (1,by Medich)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(1-1)           7.2  10   4   4   1   1   1  35   2.40
J. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.80
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   1   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(1-0)           9     7   2   2   2   3   1  35   2.38
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Medich (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to shortstop; Wills was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to third; Evans singled to right;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Evans to second];
Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb lined
to center; Putnam tripled to right; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Lansford singled to right;
Allenson grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to second];
Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); Wills walked; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; On a bunt Remy singled;
Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell flied out to
center; Grubb doubled to left; Putnam lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Medich; Perez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rice out at second];
Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Sample doubled;
Mendoza flied out to center; Wills grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Allenson was hit by a pitch; Hoffman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Allenson to second]; Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Allenson to third]; Remy
singled to center [Allenson scored]; Evans homered [Remy
scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice singled to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Perez flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver
walked; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second];
Grubb homered [Oliver scored]; Putnam struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Lansford flied out to right; Allenson flied out to
center; Hoffman walked; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg struck out; Sample grounded out (first
unassisted); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez lined
to center; Lansford singled to center; Lansford stole second;
Allenson singled to center [Lansford scored]; Hoffman singled to
center [Allenson to third]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied out
to left; Putnam singled to right; Sundberg singled to right
[Putnam to second]; DURAN BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Duran grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.