Gary Allenson drove in five runs including the game-winner in the ninth inning, and Rick Miller tied a major league record with four doubles as the Red Sox outlasted the Blue Jays, 7-6. With two outs in the ninth and the score 6-6, Miller doubled and scored on a double by Allenson. The Jays had knotted the count in the seventh on a solo homer by Willie Upshaw. Allenson stroked a two-run single in the second inning and another two-run single in the third. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Monday, May       11, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      1  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 14  0
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   6 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .275      Griffin ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .193
  Perez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Moseby cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .235
  Stapleton pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Bell lf               5   1   1   2     0   2   .351
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .368      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   2   .273
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Upshaw dh             4   2   2   1     1   0   .227
Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .257      Bonnell rf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .193
Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     1   3   .208      Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Ainge 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .194
Hoffman ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Whitt c               1   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Miller cf             5   3   5   1     0   0   .315        Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Allenson c            5   0   3   5     0   0   .207        Martinez c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7  14   7     5   7             Totals               37   6  10   6     5   8

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 11,315
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Blue Jays 9
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Miller 4 (8), Allenson (6), Moseby 2 (8)
Triples: Bonnell (2)
Home Runs: Bell (3), Upshaw (3)
Stolen Bases: Upshaw (1), Garcia (5)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               4.1   8   5   5   5   2   1  26   5.44
Clear W(2-0)            4.2   2   1   1   0   6   1  16   4.34
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   8   2  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd                    1     5   3   3   2   1   0  10   4.04
McLaughlin              3     3   3   0   1   4   0  13   2.63
Willis L(0-3)           4.2   6   1   1   2   1   0  22   5.56
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.31
Totals                  9    14   7   4   5   7   0  46

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans walked [Remy to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice singled to left [Remy
scored, Evans to second]; Rudi struck out; Lansford flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Moseby flied out to
center; Bell homered [Griffin scored]; Mayberry walked; Upshaw
forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Upshaw stole second;
Bonnell flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hoffman singled to right; Miller doubled to left
[Hoffman to third]; Allenson singled to left [Hoffman scored,
Miller scored]; Remy singled to right [Allenson to second];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Evans was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
walked; Whitt was called out on strikes; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice reached on an error by Griffin; Rudi struck
out; Lansford walked [Rice to second]; Hoffman was called out on
strikes; Miller doubled to left [Rice scored (unearned),
Lansford to third]; Allenson singled to left [Lansford scored
(unearned), Miller scored (unearned)]; Remy flied to left in
foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby doubled to right; Bell flied out to left;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Moseby to third];
Upshaw walked; Bonnell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; Rice singled to left; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia walked; Ainge made an out to third; Whitt
walked [Garcia to second]; Griffin forced Whitt (first to
shortstop) [Garcia to third]; Moseby grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: WILLIS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Lansford
singled to left; Hoffman made an out to second; Miller singled
to center [Lansford to second]; Allenson popped to first in foul
territory; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell struck out; Mayberry singled to right;
Upshaw singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Bonnell tripled to
center [Mayberry scored, Upshaw scored]; Garcia singled to third
[Bonnell stayed at third]; Garcia stole second; Ainge singled to
center [Bonnell scored, Garcia to third, Ainge to second (on
throw to home)]; CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); WOODS
BATTED FOR WHITT; Woods struck out; Griffin grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING C ); Evans singled
to left; Yastrzemski forced Evans (second to shortstop); Rice
flied out to center; Rudi walked [Yastrzemski to second];
Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby flied out to left; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman grounded out (second to first); Miller
doubled to center; Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first);
PEREZ BATTED FOR REMY; Perez walked; STAPLETON RAN FOR PEREZ;
Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue
Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: STAPLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Upshaw
homered; Bonnell made an out to first; Garcia flied out to
center; Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice was called
out on strikes; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Martinez struck out; Griffin struck out; Moseby
doubled to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Hoffman
grounded out (first unassisted); Miller doubled to left;
Allenson doubled to left [Miller scored]; JACKSON REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); Stapleton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry struck out; Upshaw grounded out (first
to pitcher); Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6.