An infield single by Carney Lansford drove home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Red Sox outlasted the Indians, 8-7. Carl Yastrzemski, playing his 3,000th major league game, opened the Sox' ninth with a walk and Jim Rice followed with a double.

After Mike Stanton replaced Sid Monge on the hill for the Tribe and pinch-hitter Garry Hancock drew an intentional walk, Lansford hit a high chopper to shortstop. The Sox, who twice trailed by four runs, tied the game at 7-7 in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Jerry Remy. The Indians had gone ahead in the top of the frame on a solo homer by Toby Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      2  1  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   7 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    4  1  1  -   8 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   2   1     1   1   .209      Remy 2b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .363
Orta rf               5   1   0   0     0   0   .243      Evans rf              4   2   1   1     1   1   .353
Hargrove 1b           5   2   4   0     0   0   .273      Yastrzemski 1b        3   2   1   2     2   1   .218
Thornton dh           4   1   2   3     0   0   .216      Rice lf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .283
Hassey c              5   0   0   1     0   1   .196      Perez dh              3   0   0   1     0   1   .239
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .248        Nichols pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Charboneau lf         4   2   2   1     0   0   .230        Hancock ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Littleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .345
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Stapleton ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Bannister lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Gedman c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .130
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .263        Schmidt c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             2   1   1   0     2   1   .287
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   7     3   4             Totals               30   8  10   8     8   6

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 20,860
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 10
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Spillner
Doubles: Hargrove (6), Thornton (3), Charboneau (6), Kuiper (1), Rice (7)
Home Runs: Charboneau (4), Thornton (3), Harrah (2)
Stolen Bases: Hargrove (4), Lansford (10)
Caught Stealing: Nichols (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thornton (2), Remy (2), Stapleton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (2), Rice (5)
GIDP: Charboneau (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  6     6   4   4   3   5   0  27   2.08
Spillner                2     2   3   2   3   1   0  11   4.22
Monge L(1-2)            0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   1.50
Stanton                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.38
Totals                  8    10   8   7   8   6   0  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford                6.2  12   6   6   0   2   2  31   4.81
Stanley                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.95
Clear W(5-0)            2     2   1   1   3   2   1  11   2.78
Totals                  9    14   7   7   3   4   3  43

Wild Pitches: Barker (1), Clear (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Orta forced Manning
(shortstop to second); Hargrove doubled to right [Orta to
third]; Thornton doubled to left [Orta scored, Hargrove to
third]; Hassey grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove scored,
Thornton to third]; Harrah flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans struck
out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau doubled to left; Kuiper flied out to
left; Veryzer singled to third [Charboneau to third]; Manning
singled to left [Charboneau scored, Veryzer to second]; Orta
grounded out (first unassisted) [Veryzer to third, Manning to
second]; Hargrove lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to right; Perez grounded out (third to
first) [Rice to second]; Lansford reached on a fielder's choice
[Rice out at third (shortstop to third)]; Stapleton lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton made an out to shortstop; Hassey made an
out to third; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller was
called out on strikes; Remy walked; Evans flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Charboneau homered; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove
singled to center; Thornton lined to left; Hassey flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford singled to pitcher; Lansford stole second;
Stapleton lined to left; Gedman struck out; Miller walked; Remy
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah singled to left; Charboneau grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at
second]; Kuiper doubled to left; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to right; Yastrzemski walked [Evans
to second]; Rice singled to center [Evans to third, Yastrzemski
to second]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Evans scored];
Barker threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third, Rice to
second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski
scored]; Stapleton flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (third to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to center;
Hargrove stole second; Thornton homered [Hargrove scored];
STANLEY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Hassey lined to second; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Gedman singled to left; Miller singled to right
[Gedman to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Remy
reached on an error by Spillner on a sacrifice bunt [Gedman to
third, Miller to second]; Evans walked [Gedman scored, Miller to
third, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Miller
scored, Remy scored (unearned), Evans to third]; Rice hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored]; Perez forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); NICHOLS RAN FOR PEREZ; Nichols was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CLEAR REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Harrah homered; Charboneau made an out to
second; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
walked; Clear threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Manning
walked; Orta flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: LITTLETON REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF);
Lansford walked; Stapleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Lansford to second]; RUDI BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Rudi
struck out; Miller walked; Remy singled to center [Lansford
scored, Miller to second]; Evans lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 9TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING C ); Hargrove
singled to center; Thornton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hargrove to second]; Hassey struck out; Harrah was
walked intentionally; KELLY BATTED FOR LITTLETON; Kelly struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 9TH: BANNISTER REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); MONGE
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Rice doubled
to left [Yastrzemski to third]; STANTON REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); HANCOCK BATTED FOR NICHOLS; Hancock was walked
intentionally; Lansford singled to shortstop [Yastrzemski
scored, Rice to third, Hancock to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Indians 7, Red Sox 8.