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.

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