A five-run outburst in the third inning carried the Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. Duane Kuiper opened the Tribe third with a single and moved to second on a one-out single by Rick Manning. A single by Jorge Orta scored Kuiper and Mike Hargrove followed with a single that plated Manning. A double by Andre Thornton then drove in Orta and Ron Hassey followed with a single that chased Hargrove home. The final run came on a throwing error by Sox second baseman Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Remy 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .373
Orta rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .252      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Hargrove 1b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .287      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     2   0   .214
Thornton dh           4   1   1   1     0   0   .217      Rice lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Hassey c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .220      Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Charboneau lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Stapleton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Littleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gedman c              3   1   2   2     0   0   .192
Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   4     0   2             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 16,986
Left on Base: Indians 4, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Remy, Lansford
Doubles: Thornton (4), Gedman (1), Lansford (11), Remy (4)
Home Runs: Gedman (1)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gedman (1)
GIDP: Hargrove (5), Evans (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(3-4)          6.2   6   2   2   2   0   1  27   4.19
Spillner SV(2)          2.1   1   0   0   2   3   0  10   3.80
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   3   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(4-4)        9    10   5   4   0   2   0  36   5.18
Totals                  9    10   5   4   0   2   0  36

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Orta flied
out to center; Hargrove singled to right; Thornton forced
Hargrove (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to center; Evans grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
flied out to left; Charboneau flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Rudi popped to
shortstop; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied out to
right; Manning singled to left [Kuiper to second]; Orta singled
to right [Kuiper scored, Manning to third]; Hargrove singled to
right [Manning scored, Orta to second]; Thornton doubled to left
[Orta scored, Hargrove to third]; Hassey singled [Hargrove
scored, Thornton to third]; Harrah forced Hassey (third to
second) [Thornton scored (error by Remy) (unearned) (no RBI),
Harrah to third]; Dave Stapleton called for Toby Harrah's
popup, but lost it; Carney Lansford dropped it trying to help
out; Lansford then threw to Remy at 2b to force Ron Hassey;
Jerry Remy threw to 1B but no one covered; Charboneau
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Gedman
doubled to left; Miller flied out to left; Remy singled to left
[Gedman to third]; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta popped to first; Hargrove singled to left;
Hargrove was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford flied out to right; Stapleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Gedman homered; off the right field
pole; Miller lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hassey popped to second; Harrah popped to
shortstop; Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to right; Evans grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second];
Yastrzemski walked; Rice walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Rudi
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lansford doubled; Stapleton lined to right
[Lansford to third]; Gedman lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Lansford scored]; Miller singled to left; SPILLNER REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Remy doubled to left [Miller to third];
Evans popped to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red
Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta singled to right; Hargrove grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second];
Thornton reached on an error by Lansford; Hassey singled to
right [Thornton to third]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski walked; Rice walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Rudi struck out; Lansford forced Rice (shortstop to
second) [Yastrzemski to third]; Stapleton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Charboneau flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to
left; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: LITTLETON REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF); Gedman
flied out to right; Jorge Orta fell into the bullpen as he
caught the ball; Miller was called out on strikes; Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 2.