A double by Dave Stapleton keyed a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The score was 5-5 when pinch-hitter Carl Yastrzemski drew a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Rick Miller, who stole second.

Dwight Evans then drew a base on balls and Stapleton plated Miller with his two-bagger. After Larry Andersen replaced Dick Drago on the mound, Carney Lansford and Jim Rice drove home a pair of runs with ground balls. The Mariners had tied the contest in the seventh on run-scoring singles by Bruce Bochte and pinch-hitter Tom Paciorek. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Monday, May 18, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Mariners 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 - 5 10 0 Red Sox 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 x - 8 9 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .176 Evans rf 2 2 2 0 3 0 .341 Edler 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .153 Stapleton ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 .271 Meyer lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .182 Lansford 3b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .364 Zisk dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 .333 Rice lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .273 Burroughs rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .279 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .240 Bochte 1b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .216 Rudi dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .157 Schmidt c 2 1 0 0 2 2 .214 Narron c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .257 Nichols cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Anderson ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .209 Yastrzemski ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 Paciorek ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .311 Miller pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .353 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 7 5 Totals 31 8 9 6 9 7 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 12,044 Left on Base: Mariners 13, Red Sox 10 DP: Mariners 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Lansford Doubles: Bochte (5), Lansford (10), Evans (6), Stapleton (4) Stolen Bases: Miller (2) Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (1), Nichols (2) Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (1), Rice (3) GIDP: Perez (5) Hit by Pitch: Edler (1,by Stanley) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clark 5.2 7 5 5 6 3 0 29 2.11 Drago L(1-2) 1.2 1 3 3 3 3 0 9 5.82 Andersen 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.50 Totals 8 9 8 8 9 7 0 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 3.2 5 2 2 2 3 0 18 5.03 Stanley 2.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 15 4.14 Clear W(4-0) 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 9 3.04 Campbell SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.18 Totals 9 10 5 5 7 5 0 45 Hit by Pitch: Stanley (3) Wild Pitches: Clark (2) Balks: Clark (1) Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Edler flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Evans walked; Clark balked [Evans to second]; Stapleton walked; Lansford doubled to center [Evans scored, Stapleton to third]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stapleton scored, Lansford to third]; Perez struck out; Clark threw a wild pitch [Lansford scored]; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; Bochte walked; Henderson forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 2ND: Schmidt walked; Nichols struck out; Remy forced Schmidt (first to shortstop); Evans doubled to left [Remy to third]; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 3RD: Narron singled to center; Anderson grounded out (third to first) [Narron to second]; Cruz walked; Edler singled to center [Narron to third, Cruz to second]; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Narron scored, Cruz to third]; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Lansford singled to center; Rice singled to center [Lansford to third]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lansford scored (no RBI), Rice out at second]; Rudi lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Bochte doubled to left; Henderson singled to center [Bochte to third]; Narron struck out; Anderson singled to center [Bochte scored, Henderson to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Cruz forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Nichols flied out to right; Remy singled to center; Evans singled to right [Remy to third]; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 5TH: Edler grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer flied out to right; Zisk reached on an error by Lansford; Burroughs forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice flied out to center; Perez walked; Rudi forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 4. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte singled to center; Henderson walked [Bochte to second]; Narron grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochte to third, Henderson to second]; Anderson walked; Cruz struck out; Edler was hit by a pitch [Bochte scored, Henderson to third, Anderson to second]; Meyer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Schmidt walked; Nichols out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Schmidt to second]; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans was walked intentionally; Stapleton singled to left [Schmidt scored, Evans to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Lansford walked [Evans to third, Stapleton to second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 5. MARINERS 7TH: Zisk singled to left; Burroughs singled to left [Zisk to third]; Bochte singled to right [Zisk scored, Burroughs to second]; CLEAR REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Henderson walked [Burroughs to third, Bochte to second]; Narron flied out to right; PACIOREK BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Paciorek singled to left [Burroughs scored, Bochte out at home (left to catcher), Henderson to second]; Cruz flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING SS); Perez struck out; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 5. MARINERS 8TH: Edler walked; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edler to second]; Zisk struck out; Burroughs walked; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR NICHOLS; Yastrzemski walked; MILLER RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Miller stole second; Remy popped to first in foul territory; Evans walked; Stapleton doubled to center [Miller scored, Evans to third]; ANDERSEN REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Evans scored (RBI), Stapleton to third]; Rice forced Lansford (third to second) [Stapleton scored]; Perez singled to left [Rice to second]; Rudi struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 8. MARINERS 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 8.

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