With Tom Burgmeier notching his third save with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 4-2. The Sox opened a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Rick Miller walked, reached third on a double by Dwight Evans and continued home when second baseman Damaso Garcia fumbled the relay. Glenn Hoffman stroked a two-run single in the fourth and Jim Rice hit a run-scoring single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Friday, May       8, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .180
Evans rf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .361      Garcia 2b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .220
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     1   0   .183      Woods lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .245      Velez dh              3   0   0   0     1   2   .194
Perez dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .212      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .315      Moseby cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Allenson c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .189      Bonnell rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .164
Hoffman ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .188      Ainge 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .194
Miller cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Whitt c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bell ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitmer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Bosetti ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .368
                                                          Bomback p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     3   3             Totals               34   2   9   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,106
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 9
DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Hoffman, Bonnell
Doubles: Evans (5), Griffin (7)
Triples: Ainge (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (3)
GIDP: Ainge (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(2-2)           5.2   7   2   2   3   3   0  26   5.70
Burgmeier SV(3)         3.1   2   0   0   0   4   0  12   3.14
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback L(3-2)          4.1   6   4   3   3   1   0  22   2.70
McLaughlin              2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.00
Jackson                 2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.20
Totals                  9    10   4   3   3   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied to right; Garcia singled to right;
Woods popped to center; Velez forced Garcia (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to third; Moseby flied to left;
Bonnell singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Ainge grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman popped to second; Miller walked; Remy flied
to center; Evans doubled to right [Miller scored (error by
Bonnell) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt singled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Whitt to second]; Garcia
reached on an error by Hoffman [Whitt to third]; Woods reached
on a fielder's choice [Whitt out at home (third to catcher to
third to pitcher), Garcia to third]; Velez walked [Woods to
second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied to left; Perez singled to center;
Lansford singled to right [Perez to second]; Allenson walked
[Perez to third, Lansford to second]; Hoffman singled to right
[Perez scored, Lansford scored, Allenson to third]; Miller flied
to left; Remy forced Hoffman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted) [Evans to second]; Rice singled to center
[Evans scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Perez
struck out; Lansford was credited with a single when a runner
was hit by the batted ball [Rice out at second (second
unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt flied to left; Griffin doubled to right;
Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffin to third]; Woods
singled to right [Griffin scored]; Velez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Allenson flied to center; Hoffman grounded out
(second to first); Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Moseby walked [Mayberry to
second]; Bonnell lined into a double play (third to third to
second) [Mayberry out at second]; Ainge tripled to center
[Moseby scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); BELL
BATTED FOR WHITT; Bell popped to pitcher in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 7TH: WHITMER REPLACED BELL (PLAYING C ); Remy singled to
first; Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski flied to center; Rice
singled to left [Remy to second]; JACKSON REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin lined to third; Garcia struck out; Woods
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Lansford flied to left; Allenson struck out;
Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); Moseby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller flied to left; Remy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Ainge
struck out; BOSETTI BATTED FOR WHITMER; Bosetti singled to left;
Griffin singled to right [Bosetti to third]; Garcia was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.