Scattering nine hits in a route-going performance, Pete Vuckovich notched his sixth straight victory as the Brewers took a 5-2 decision over the Red Sox. The Brewers scored twice in the opening inning on a leadoff homer by Jim Gantner and a run-scoring single by Ben Oglivie, and picked up their third run in the fourth frame on an RBI double by Marshall Edwards. In the eighth, Mark Brouhard singled and scored on a triple by Edwards, who came home as Cecil Cooper grounded out. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       31, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 15  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gantner 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .296      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .358
Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .329
Cooper 1b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .273      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   3   0     0   0   .239
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .216      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Rudi dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Howell dh             5   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Lansford 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Money 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Hoffman ss          2   1   2   0     0   0   .226
Brouhard rf           5   2   3   0     0   1   .308      Stapleton ss,3b       4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Edwards cf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .227      Gedman c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .268
Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .280
                                                          Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  15   5     3   1             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 23,781
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Red Sox 6
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Cooper, Lansford, Stapleton
Doubles: Edwards (1), Cooper (9)
Triples: Brouhard (2), Edwards (1)
Home Runs: Gantner (1), Gedman (2)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (5), Lansford (11)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (2), Miller (4)
GIDP: Oglivie (3), Brouhard (3), Remy (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gantner (2,by Burgmeier)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(6-2)        9     9   2   2   1   4   1  35   3.47
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   4   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford L(0-4)         4     7   3   1   0   1   1  19   4.60
Stanley                 3     5   2   2   3   0   0  17   4.26
Burgmeier               2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.41
Totals                  9    15   5   3   3   1   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (2)
Wild Pitches: Crawford (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Mike Reilly


BREWERS 1ST: Gantner homered; Yount reached on an error by
Stapleton; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Yount to
second]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Yount to third]; Oglivie
singled to center [Yount scored (unearned)]; Oglivie was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Simmons singled to
right; Howell grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Evans grounded out (pitcher
to first); Yastrzemski singled to left; Rice forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Money flied to right; Brouhard struck out; Edwards
singled to center; Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

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

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled
to center; Oglivie popped to shortstop; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman homered; Miller grounded out (second to
first); Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked;
Yastrzemski popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Howell flied to left; Money reached on an error by
Lansford [Money to second]; Brouhard singled to center [Money
out at home (center to catcher), Brouhard to second (on throw to
home)]; Edwards doubled to right [Brouhard scored (unearned)];
Gantner grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to shortstop; Rudi struck out; Lansford
singled to right; Lansford stole second; Stapleton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: STANLEY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); HOFFMAN
REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS); STAPLETON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Yount flied to right; Cooper doubled to left;
Oglivie walked; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [Cooper
to third, Oglivie to second]; Howell popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman singled to right; Miller forced Gedman
(first to shortstop); Remy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Money popped to third; Brouhard tripled to center;
Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Brouhard out at home
(pitcher unassisted)]; Edwards stole second; Gantner walked;
Yount grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski singled to
second; Rice flied to left; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Cooper walked; Oglivie flied to left; Simmons flied
to center; Howell singled to center [Cooper to second]; Money
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman singled to left; Stapleton singled to right
[Hoffman to third]; Gedman struck out; Miller forced Stapleton
(second to shortstop) [Hoffman scored]; Miller was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Brouhard singled to third; Edwards tripled to right
[Brouhard scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING);
Gantner was hit by a pitch; Yount singled to catcher [Edwards
stayed at third, Gantner to second]; Cooper forced Yount (second
to shortstop) [Edwards scored, Gantner to third]; Oglivie
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Cooper out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy flied to left; Evans grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Simmons flied to center; Howell singled to right;
Money singled to right [Howell to third]; Brouhard grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Money out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Rudi struck out; Hoffman singled to right;
Stapleton lined to shortstop; Cooper dropped a foul fly hit by
Gedman for an error; Gedman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.