The Red Sox leapt to a 4-0 lead, then held on for a 6-5 decision over the Indians. Boston scored three runs in the third inning on a single by Glenn Hoffman, run-scoring double by Rick Miller, triple by Jerry Remy and a wild pitch. Carl Yastrzemski doubled home Dwight Evans in the fifth, Carney Lansford scored on a sacrifice fly by Rich Gedman in the sixth and Lansford belted a home run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Thursday, June      4, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   6 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  2  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .342      Dilone lf             4   2   3   0     1   0   .281
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     1   2   .335      Orta rf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Thornton dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Lansford dh           4   2   2   1     0   2   .354      Diaz c                4   1   2   1     0   1   .353
Stapleton 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .232
Gedman c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Manning cf            3   1   1   2     1   0   .220
Hoffman ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .220      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Miller cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .286        Bannister ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dybzinski ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Rosello ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                          Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  12   5     2   8             Totals               34   5   9   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 11,797
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2
Doubles: Evans (8), Miller (12), Yastrzemski (8)
Triples: Remy (1)
Home Runs: Lansford (3), Diaz (3), Manning (2)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (11)
Caught Stealing: Hoffman (1), Diaz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gedman (2)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (4), Hargrove (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(5-2)           5.2   6   2   2   1   0   1  22   4.08
Clear                   2.1   2   3   3   3   1   1  12   3.12
Burgmeier SV(5)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.30
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   1   2  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(1-2)         5     9   5   5   1   6   0  24   3.82
Monge                   3.2   3   1   1   1   1   1  13   2.84
Stanton                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.31
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   8   1  38

Wild Pitches: Spillner (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Evans doubled
to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Evans to
third]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to center; Orta grounded out (first
unassisted) [Dilone to second]; Hargrove grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Dilone to third]; Thornton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford struck out; Stapleton struck out; Gedman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Diaz singled to center; Diaz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Manning lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to left; Miller doubled to right
[Hoffman scored]; Remy tripled to right [Miller scored]; Evans
struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
struck out but Remy advanced to home and Rice advanced to first
on a wild pitch; Lansford struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton flied out to center; Gedman singled to
third; Hoffman hit into a double play (right to first) [Gedman
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Orta made an out to second; Hargrove grounded out
(first to pitcher); Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Remy walked; Evans
singled to left [Remy out at third (left to third)]; Yastrzemski
doubled to right [Evans scored]; Rice grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz homered; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Manning walked; Kuiper grounded out (second to first)
[Manning to second]; Veryzer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lansford singled to pitcher; Stapleton singled to
left [Lansford to third]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING);
Gedman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lansford scored]; Hoffman
forced Stapleton (third to second); Miller grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dilone singled to third; Orta singled to right
[Dilone to third]; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Dilone scored, Orta out at second];
Thornton singled to left; CLEAR REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Diaz
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy flied out to left; Evans walked; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Evans
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice struck out; Lansford homered; Stapleton made
an out to second; Gedman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR VERYZER; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Orta
walked; Hargrove singled to right [Dilone scored, Orta to
second]; Thornton made an out to shortstop; Diaz lined to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 3.

RED SOX 9TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Hoffman
singled to center; Hoffman was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Miller singled to right; Remy flied to left in foul
territory; STANTON REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Evans struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah walked; Manning homered [Harrah scored];
BURGMEIER REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); BANNISTER BATTED FOR
KUIPER; Bannister flied out to right; ROSELLO BATTED FOR
DYBZINSKI; Rosello flied out to center; Dilone singled to
second; Orta flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Indians 5.