Sunday April 26, 1981
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Erasing an early 4-0 deficit, the Red Sox overcame the Orioles, 7-5, with a three-run rally in the eighth inning. Dennis Eckersley, rapped for five runs and six hits in the first three innings, allowed just three hits thereafter to complete the route and be the winner. A two-run single by Jerry Remy was the key blow of the eighth frame and Carl Yastrzemski added insurance with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1981 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  2  1    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   7 12  0
Orioles      4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   1   1   2     0   0   .269      Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .191
Evans rf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .357      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   1   .226      Dwyer rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .273
Rice lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Singleton dh          4   1   4   4     0   0   .459
Perez dh              3   1   1   2     1   1   .200      Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .208
Lansford 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .422      Crowley 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Allenson c            4   1   2   2     1   1   .262      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Hoffman ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .205      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Miller cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .297      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .107
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Graham ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     5   5             Totals               35   5   9   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 24,922
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Orioles 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Miller (4), Singleton 2 (4)
Home Runs: Allenson (3), Singleton (5)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1), Yastrzemski (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (1,by Stoddard)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(2-1)        9     9   5   5   2   7   1  37   6.23
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   7   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  6.1   6   4   4   3   2   1  28   2.79
Stoddard L(1-1)         1     5   3   3   0   1   0   9   6.75
Stewart                 1.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   5   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Stoddard (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Evans flied out to center;
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Dauer singled
to right [Bumbry to third]; Dwyer singled to center [Bumbry
scored, Dauer to second]; Singleton homered [Dauer scored, Dwyer
scored]; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Crowley
flied out to center; Dempsey was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
walked; Lansford made an out to second; Allenson homered [Perez
scored]; Hoffman singled to right; Miller singled to center
[Hoffman to second]; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Belanger struck out;
Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Yastrzemski singled to center [Evans
to third]; Rice made an out to second; Perez hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Evans scored]; Lansford singled to left [Yastrzemski
to second]; Allenson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied to left; Dwyer singled to right;
Singleton doubled to right [Dwyer scored]; Lowenstein struck
out; Crowley was walked intentionally; Dempsey singled to left
[Singleton out at home (left to catcher), Crowley to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Hoffman lined to third; Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Belanger
struck out; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer struck out; Dwyer flied out to left;
Singleton doubled to center; Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Perez flied out to center; Lansford lined to left;
Allenson walked; Hoffman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dempsey made an out to shortstop; DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to left; Remy lined to left;
STODDARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Evans singled to left
[Miller to second]; Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; Rice was hit
by a pitch [Miller to third, Evans to second]; Perez singled
[Miller scored, Evans to third, Rice to second]; Lansford forced
Perez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); Dauer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson struck out (catcher to first); Hoffman
singled to center; Miller doubled to left [Hoffman to third];
Remy singled to left [Hoffman scored, Miller scored, Remy to
second]; STEWART REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Evans walked;
Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored, Evans to
second]; Rice walked; Perez struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dwyer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
singled to left; Lowenstein struck out; Crowley singled to
center [Singleton to second]; Dempsey forced Singleton (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Lansford was called out on strikes; Allenson
singled to left; Allenson was picked off first (catcher to
first); Hoffman lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces flied out to left; GRAHAM BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Graham grounded out (first to pitcher); Bumbry flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 5.



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