Laying down a barrage of six homers -- two by Joe Rudi -- the Red Sox routed the White Sox, 8-1, as rookie Bob Ojeda pitched the first complete game in the majors since the resumption of the season. Rudi connected for a solo shot in the sixth inning and a two-run belt in the seventh.

Dwight Evans led off the third with a round-tripper and Gary Allenson and Dave Stapleton hit for the circuit in the fifth. Jim Rice led off the sixth with a four-ply blast. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  2  3    2  0  x  -   8 14  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .250      Evans rf              5   1   3   2     0   0   .336
  Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stapleton 2b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .253
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .326
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .302      Rice lf               5   2   2   1     0   0   .272
Luzinski dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .242
Nordhagen rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Rudi dh               4   2   2   3     0   0   .167
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .301      Hoffman ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Bernazard 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Allenson c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .206
Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Nichols cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .333        Miller ph,cf        2   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ojeda p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   7   1     3   5             Totals               36   8  14   8     4   2

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 20,257
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Red Sox 8
DP: White Sox 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Perez (4), Rice (10)
Home Runs: Evans (14), Allenson (4), Stapleton (3), Rice (10), Rudi 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (17), Fisk (1)
GIDP: Johnson (2), Evans (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns                   4     4   1   1   1   1   1  16   3.05
Hoyt L(4-2)             1.1   4   4   4   1   1   4   8   3.31
Hickey                  2.2   6   3   3   2   0   1  16   3.80
Totals                  8    14   8   8   4   2   6  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ojeda W(1-0)            9     7   1   1   3   5   0  33   1.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Hickey (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Johnson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at
second]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
singled; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stapleton
to second]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski walked; Nordhagen singled to center
[Luzinski to second]; Lemon struck out; Bernazard forced
Nordhagen (first to shortstop) [Luzinski to third]; Morrison
forced Bernazard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez singled to shortstop; Rudi flied out to
center; Hoffman walked [Perez to second]; Allenson flied out to
right [Perez to third]; Nichols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon lined to third; LeFlore singled to left;
LeFlore stole second; Johnson singled to left [LeFlore scored,
Johnson out at second (left to first)]; Fisk walked; Fisk stole
second; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans homered; Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lansford grounded out (first unassisted); Rice lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (second to first); Lemon
grounded out (third to first); Bernazard walked; Bernazard was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez doubled; Rudi hit into a double play (right
to third) [Perez out at third]; Hoffman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison flied out to left; Almon struck out;
LeFlore singled to right; Johnson forced LeFlore (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: HOYT REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Allenson homered;
MILLER BATTED FOR NICHOLS; Miller walked; Evans grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Miller out at second];
Stapleton homered; over the left field screen; Lansford
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Fisk singled
to left [Fisk out at second (left to second)]; Luzinski grounded
out (pitcher to first); Nordhagen singled to center; Lemon
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice homered; Perez struck out; Rudi homered;
HICKEY REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Hoffman grounded out (second to
first); Allenson singled; Miller singled to center [Allenson to
third]; Evans singled to right [Allenson scored, Miller to
third]; Stapleton walked [Evans to second]; Lansford flied out
to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bernazard grounded out (first unassisted);
Morrison lined to right; Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rudi homered [Rice scored]; Hoffman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Allenson popped to first in foul territory;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to right; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to right;
Stapleton flied out to center; Hickey threw a wild pitch [Evans
to second]; Lansford walked; Rice forced Lansford (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen popped to second; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 8.