Mike Torrez posted his 100th A.L. victory on a five-hitter as the Red Sox battered the Mariners, 10-1. The Sox tallied three times in the opening frame on RBI singles by Dwight Evans and Jim Rice and an RBI groundout by Carney Lansford. Dave Stapleton smacked a two-run double in the second stanza and Rice stroked a two-run single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      9, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Red Sox      3  2  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -  10 12  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   2   2   0     0   1   .333      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Stapleton 3b          3   2   1   2     2   0   .248      Simpson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Evans rf              3   1   2   1     1   1   .345      Bochte 1b             3   1   3   0     1   0   .265
  Poquette lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Rice lf               4   0   2   3     0   0   .268      Paciorek lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .321
  Hancock rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walton lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              5   0   1   0     0   3   .224      Gray dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Lansford dh           5   1   1   1     0   0   .332      Narron c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hoffman ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .225      Parsons rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Allenson c            3   2   1   1     1   0   .194      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Nichols cf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .216      Clark p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stein p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  12   9     5   5             Totals               33   1   5   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  9,968
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Mariners 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Hoffman, Cruz
Doubles: Stapleton (6), Bochte (10)
Stolen Bases: Remy (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (4)
GIDP: Rice (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(6-2)           9     5   1   1   1   6   0  34   3.63
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(2-2)            1.1   4   5   5   3   1   0  11   3.56
Stein                   2.2   7   5   4   2   1   0  16  13.50
Galasso                 5     1   0   0   0   3   0  16   3.29
Totals                  9    12  10   9   5   5   0  43

Passed Balls: Allenson (4)
Wild Pitches: Clark (3)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Rocky Roe


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to center; Stapleton walked [Remy to
second]; Evans singled to center [Remy scored, Stapleton to
second]; Rice singled to center [Stapleton scored, Evans to
second]; Clark threw a wild pitch [Evans to third, Rice to
second]; Perez struck out; Lansford grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Evans scored]; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Simpson flied out
to center; Bochte singled to center; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Allenson walked; Nichols walked [Allenson to
second]; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Allenson to third, Nichols to second]; Stapleton doubled to
center [Allenson scored, Nichols scored]; STEIN REPLACED CLARK
(PITCHING); Evans singled to right [Stapleton to third]; Rice
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gray
popped to first in foul territory; Narron popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Perez struck out; Lansford popped to first in foul
territory; Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Parsons struck out; Auerbach grounded out (third
to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nichols
flied out to left; Remy singled to left; Remy stole second;
Stapleton walked; Evans walked [Remy to third, Stapleton to
second]; Rice singled to left [Remy scored, Stapleton scored,
Evans to second]; Perez grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Simpson flied out to left; Bochte walked; Meyer
lined into a double play (second to first) [Bochte out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford singled to center; Hoffman singled to
right [Lansford to third]; Allenson singled to center [Lansford
scored, Hoffman to third]; Nichols singled to right [Hoffman
scored, Allenson to second]; GALASSO REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING);
Remy flied out to left; Stapleton forced Nichols (third to
second) [Allenson scored (error by Cruz) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Evans struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gray
singled to left; Narron flied out to left; Parsons struck out
but Gray advanced to second and Parsons advanced to first on a
passed ball; Auerbach reached on an error by Hoffman [Gray to
third, Parsons to second]; Cruz forced Auerbach (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Perez singled to right;
Lansford flied out to right; Hoffman forced Perez (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson struck out; Bochte doubled to center;
Meyer struck out; Paciorek singled to center [Bochte scored];
Gray forced Paciorek (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nichols
grounded out (second to first); Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: POQUETTE REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING LF); HANCOCK
REPLACED RICE (PLAYING RF); Narron grounded out (first
unassisted); Parsons grounded out (third to first); Auerbach
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WALTON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Stapleton
flied out to center; Poquette made an out to third; Hancock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 10, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Simpson made an out to
shortstop; Bochte singled to center; Meyer grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez struck out; Lansford grounded out (first
unassisted); Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Walton made an out to shortstop; Gray struck out;
Narron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Mariners 1.