In a contest that was suspended after 10 innings and completed the next day, the Red Sox defeated the Royals, 8-7 in 12 innings. After a scoreless 11th, the Sox tallied three times in the 12th on a run-scoring double by Glenn Hoffman and RBI singles by Jerry Remy and Carl Yastrzemski. A two-run homer by Amos Otis in the bottom of the frame left K.C. a run shy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 7
Game Played on Monday, May       4, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  3  -   8 19  0
Royals       0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   7 16  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               7   1   3   2     0   0   .268      Wilson lf             6   1   3   0     0   0   .254
Evans rf              3   3   3   1     4   0   .357      Washington ss         4   2   3   1     2   0   .246
Yastrzemski dh        7   0   2   1     0   0   .203      McRae dh              6   1   1   1     0   0   .247
Rice lf               7   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Otis cf               6   1   1   2     0   0   .222
Perez 1b              6   0   3   2     0   0   .203      Aikens 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .339
Lansford 3b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .295        G. Brett pr,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Miller cf             6   1   2   0     0   0   .267      White 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Allenson c            4   1   1   0     2   2   .209        May 1b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .429
Hoffman ss            6   2   2   1     0   1   .186      Wathan c              6   0   4   1     0   0   .279
Tudor p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .364
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Phelps ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garcia pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mulliniks 3b,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Geronimo rf           4   0   0   1     0   2   .235
                                                          Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               52   8  19   7     6   3             Totals               47   7  16   7     3   3

Time of Game: 4:04   Attendance: 25,688
Left on Base: Red Sox 14, Royals 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Geronimo
Doubles: Allenson (5), Hoffman (1), Aikens (5), Wilson (2), McRae (3), G. Brett (4)
Triples: Washington (1), Phelps (1)
Home Runs: Otis (1)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (3), Evans (1), Remy (1)
Caught Stealing: Washington (4), Wilson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (1), Geronimo (1)
GIDP: Allenson (3), Miller (3), White (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tudor                   6.1   8   4   4   2   2   0  28   4.84
Stanley                 3.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  14   4.63
Burgmeier W(1-0)        1.1   4   2   2   0   0   1   8   4.09
Clear SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.14
Totals                 12    16   7   7   3   3   1  52

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    4.2   8   3   2   2   1   0  23   5.18
Wright                  2.1   2   2   2   3   0   0  12   3.00
Quisenberry L(0-2)      5     9   3   3   1   2   0  23   5.23
Totals                 12    19   8   7   6   3   0  58

Balks: Tudor (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock


RED SOX 1ST: 2:16 rain delay before start of game; Remy
singled to center; Evans walked [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski
made an out to second; Rice lined to right [Remy to third];
Perez lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to first in foul territory; Washington
walked; Washington was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); McRae flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second;
Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson was called
out on strikes; Hoffman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Aikens doubled to right;
White flied out to right; Wathan singled to right [Aikens
scored, Wathan to second (on throw to home)]; Chalk walked;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans walked;
Yastrzemski made an out to second; Rice singled to right [Evans
scored (error by Geronimo) (unearned) (no RBI), Rice to second];
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson doubled to right; Washington tripled [Wilson
scored]; McRae doubled to right [Washington scored]; Otis flied
out to center [McRae to third]; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to
left [McRae scored]; White flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Lansford flied out to right; Miller singled to
left; Allenson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to right; Chalk flied out to right;
Geronimo forced Wathan (first to shortstop); Wilson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to left; Remy grounded out (second
to first) [Hoffman to second]; Evans singled to right [Hoffman
scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Evans to second]; Rice
flied out to center; Perez singled to right [Evans scored,
Yastrzemski to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Lansford
lined to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
flied out to right; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Allenson
walked; Hoffman flied out to right; Remy grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); White popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Wathan singled to right; Chalk
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Royals 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans walked; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice
lined to center; Evans stole second; Perez singled to left
[Evans scored]; Lansford flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Wilson singled to left; Tudor
balked [Wilson to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TUDOR (PITCHING);
Washington was walked intentionally; McRae flied out to right
[Wilson to third]; Otis forced Washington (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled to center; Allenson walked [Miller
to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); On a bunt
Hoffman struck out; Remy singled to left [Miller scored,
Allenson out at third (left to third)]; Evans singled to right
[Remy to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled to center; Perez singled to right
[Rice to third]; Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Rice
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Perez to second]; Miller
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: PHELPS BATTED FOR CHALK; Phelps tripled to left;
GARCIA RAN FOR PHELPS; Geronimo hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Garcia scored]; Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington singled;
McRae grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Royals 5.

RED SOX 10TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING 3B); Allenson
was called out on strikes; Hoffman grounded out (third to
first); Remy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens
singled to left; G. BRETT RAN FOR AIKENS; White grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [G. Brett out at
second]; the game was suspended here at 1:11 am and resumed
at 7:06 pm on the next day before the regularly scheduled
game; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

RED SOX 11TH: G. BRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MAY REPLACED
WHITE (PLAYING 1B); MULLINIKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Evans walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice made an out to
second; Perez forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 11TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Wathan
singled to center; Mulliniks forced Wathan (pitcher to
shortstop); Geronimo forced Mulliniks (second to shortstop);
Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

RED SOX 12TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Miller
made an out to second; Allenson doubled to left; Hoffman doubled
to right [Allenson scored]; Remy singled to left [Hoffman
scored]; Remy stole second; Evans singled to left [Remy to
third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Remy scored, Evans to
second]; Rice flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 12TH: Washington singled to center; McRae made an out to
first; Otis homered [Washington scored]; G. Brett doubled to
right; CLEAR REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); May struck out;
Wathan grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Royals 7.