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.

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