| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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