The Red Sox dealt the A's their eighth straight defeat, 3-0, as Jim Rice belted a home run with none out in the ninth inning. Singles by Dwight Evans and Carl Yastrzemski set the stage for Rice's blow. Dennis Eckersley gave the A's just two hits and struck out 12. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Thursday, May 21, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .292 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .365 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .253 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .351 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .204 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .299 Rice lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .267 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .195 Perez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Newman c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .190 Stapleton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .152 Gedman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Miller cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 5 12 Totals 30 3 8 3 1 6 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 23,145 Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 4 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Armas (13) Home Runs: Rice (5) Stolen Bases: Armas (3), Gross (1), Henderson 2 (26) Caught Stealing: Doyle (1), Miller (3) GIDP: Stapleton (5) Hit by Pitch: Gross (1,by Eckersley) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman L(2-3) 8 8 3 3 1 6 1 31 2.25 Totals 8 8 3 3 1 6 1 31 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(4-3) 9 2 0 0 5 12 0 34 5.37 Totals 9 2 0 0 5 12 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (2) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy struck out; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Gross was hit by a pitch; Johnson popped to first; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to center; Lansford popped to first; Stapleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Doyle singled to second; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Gedman struck out; Miller flied out to center; Remy singled to pitcher; Evans singled to center [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas doubled to left; Gross struck out while Armas stole third; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice made an out to catcher; Perez struck out; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (second to first); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton made an out to second; Gedman grounded out (first to pitcher); Miller singled to center; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Evans made an out to second; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Gross walked; Gross stole second; Johnson struck out; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: Perez made an out to shortstop; Lansford singled to right; Stapleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Doyle flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Henderson stole third; Murphy walked; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: Gedman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller walked; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas struck out; Gross walked; Johnson flied out to left; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 9TH: Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski singled to right [Evans to second]; Rice homered [Evans scored, Yastrzemski scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

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