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.