A third-strike wild pitch opened the gates for a four-run 10th inning that lifted the Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 5-5 when Dwight Evans began the top of the 10th by striking out, but he reached first safely when the ball got past the catcher.

Dave Stapleton sacrificed Evans to second, from where he scored on a single by Carney Lansford. After Lansford was thrown out attempting to steal, Jim Rice and Tony Perez singled and Joe Rudi put the game away with a three-run homer. Toronto had tied the game in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Alfredo Griffin. Tom Burgmeier pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0    4  -   9 11  2
Blue Jays    1  1  2    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   5 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              4   3   2   1     1   2   .374      Griffin ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .193
Stapleton 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Bosetti cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .360
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   4     0   0   .337        Moseby ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   2   .250      Bonnell rf            5   2   3   1     0   1   .192
Perez dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .223      Bell lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .375
Rudi 1b               5   1   1   3     0   3   .250      Iorg 3b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .242
Nichols cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Macha 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mayberry ph,1b      2   0   1   0     0   1   .274
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Garcia 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .225
Hoffman ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .218      Ainge dh              1   0   0   0     1   0   .189
Allenson c            3   2   0   0     1   1   .182        Woods ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitmer c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Rainey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitt ph,c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leal p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  11   9     2   8             Totals               38   5  13   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 17,411
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Allenson 2
Doubles: Perez (2), Hoffman (2), Garcia (2)
Triples: Rice (1)
Home Runs: Evans (7), Rudi (1), Bonnell (1), Bell (2)
Stolen Bases: Iorg (1), Ainge (3), Bell (2)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (4), Ainge (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stapleton (1), Garcia (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (1)
GIDP: Bosetti (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  3     5   4   3   2   0   2  14   6.16
Rainey                  3.2   4   1   1   0   3   0  14   2.40
Burgmeier W(2-0)        3.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  13   2.55
Totals                 10    13   5   4   2   5   2  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin                  4.2   5   5   5   2   3   1  21   3.38
Leal                    4     2   0   0   0   4   0  14   3.97
Jackson L(0-1)          1     4   4   4   0   1   1   7   3.38
Bomback                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.67
Totals                 10    11   9   9   2   8   2  43

Wild Pitches: Jackson (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Evans homered; Stapleton grounded out (second to
first); Lansford flied out to right; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Bosetti grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Griffin out at
second]; Bonnell homered; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez doubled to right; Rudi popped to first in
foul territory; Nichols popped to first in foul territory;
Hoffman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Iorg singled to left; Iorg stole second [Iorg to
third (error by Allenson)]; Macha popped to second; Garcia out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Iorg scored
(unearned)]; Ainge walked; Ainge stole second; Whitmer walked;
Ainge was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson walked; Evans walked [Allenson to second];
Stapleton popped to second [Allenson to third, Evans to second];
Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Allenson scored]; Rice
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bonnell singled to center; Bell homered
[Bonnell scored]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi was
called out on strikes; Nichols grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: RAINEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Macha grounded
out (third to first); Garcia doubled to center [Garcia out at
third (center to shortstop to third)]; Ainge flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman doubled; Allenson reached on a fielder's
choice [Hoffman out at third (third unassisted)]; Evans singled
to left [Allenson to second]; Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Allenson to third, Evans to second]; Lansford singled to
left [Allenson scored, Evans scored]; LEAL REPLACED GARVIN
(PITCHING); Rice tripled [Lansford scored]; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: WHITT BATTED FOR WHITMER; Whitt popped to
shortstop; Griffin made an out to second; Bosetti singled to
center; Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 6TH: WHITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rudi struck out;
Nichols grounded out (pitcher to first); Hoffman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Iorg grounded out
(second to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR MACHA; Mayberry struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

RED SOX 7TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Allenson was
called out on strikes; Evans was called out on strikes;
Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Garcia singled to center; WOODS BATTED FOR AINGE;
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to second];
Whitt flied out to right; Griffin singled to center [Garcia
scored, Griffin to second (error by Allenson)]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); MOSEBY BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Moseby
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MOSEBY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Lansford grounded out (second to first); Rice
grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Bell singled to
center; Bell stole second; Iorg flied out to center; Mayberry
singled to right [Bell out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Rudi struck out; HANCOCK BATTED FOR NICHOLS;
Hancock flied out to center; Hoffman singled to center; JACKSON
REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Allenson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING CF); Garcia
popped to second; Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitt
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 10TH: Evans struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Stapleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Evans to second]; Lansford singled to left [Evans scored];
Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rice
singled to right; Perez singled to center [Rice to second]; Rudi
homered [Rice scored, Perez scored]; BOMBACK REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby
popped to third; Bonnell singled to left; Bell singled [Bonnell
to second]; Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.