The Red Sox, with Dwight Evans driving in the tying and go-ahead runs on a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning, ended the A's five-game winning streak, 6-4. Cliff Johnson had given the A's a 4-3 lead with a home run, his 11th of the season, in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 20, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 12 2 A's 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 2 1 0 1 1 .313 Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .322 Evans rf 4 0 1 2 1 2 .324 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .269 Rice lf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .267 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 0 1 2 0 .241 Armas rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .282 Lansford 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .325 Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .155 Gedman c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Johnson dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .236 Stapleton dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 .257 Drumright 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .288 Hancock cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .120 Newman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Valdez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Stanley ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .198 Rudi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171 Heath ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Nichols pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoffman ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 12 6 7 7 Totals 37 4 8 4 1 4 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 17,503 Left on Base: Red Sox 13, A's 7 DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0 Errors: Remy, Valdez, Gross Doubles: Lansford (18) Home Runs: Stapleton (4), Johnson (11) Caught Stealing: Valdez (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(6-5) 7 8 4 3 1 2 1 32 4.41 Clear SV(4) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.17 Totals 9 8 4 3 1 4 1 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(8-5) 7.2 8 5 5 5 5 1 36 2.50 Owchinko 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.91 Heaverlo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.70 Underwood 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 4.06 Totals 9 12 6 6 7 7 1 46 Wild Pitches: Underwood (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Umpire Lou DiMuro missed game ill; Remy made an out to shortstop; Evans walked; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second]; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out to right; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Gedman flied out to left; Stapleton homered; Hancock struck out; Valdez reached on an error by Gross; Valdez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to shortstop; Spencer singled to right [Armas to third]; Johnson struck out; Drumright reached on an error by Remy [Armas scored, Spencer to second]; Newman made an out to third; Stanley singled to shortstop [Spencer scored (unearned), Drumright to third]; Henderson flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to center; Evans flied out to center; Rice singled to right [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Remy scored]; Lansford doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Gedman made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy walked; Gross made an out to second; Armas struck out; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton made an out to second; Hancock flied out to right; Valdez singled to right; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson reached on an error by Valdez; Drumright made an out to shortstop; Newman made an out to second; Stanley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to center; Murphy singled to right [Henderson to third]; Gross made an out to third; Armas grounded out (second to first) [Henderson scored, Murphy to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. RED SOX 6TH: Lansford singled to right; Gedman forced Lansford (second to shortstop); Stapleton forced Gedman (third to second); Hancock singled to right [Stapleton to second]; Valdez made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson homered; Drumright grounded out (second to first); Newman singled to center; Stanley forced Newman (pitcher to shortstop); Henderson forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4. RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Lansford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Gross singled to right; Armas grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second]; Spencer made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4. RED SOX 8TH: Gedman struck out; Stapleton singled to right; Hancock flied out to center; RUDI BATTED FOR VALDEZ; Rudi walked [Stapleton to second]; NICHOLS RAN FOR RUDI; OWCHINKO REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Remy walked [Stapleton to third, Nichols to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Evans singled to right [Stapleton scored, Nichols scored, Remy to third]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored, Evans to third]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: HOFFMAN REPLACED NICHOLS (PLAYING SS); CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Johnson made an out to first; Drumright flied out to left; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lansford singled to right; Gedman forced Lansford (pitcher to shortstop); Stapleton singled to center [Gedman to second]; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Gedman to third, Stapleton to second]; Hancock struck out; Hoffman walked; Remy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: HEATH BATTED FOR STANLEY; Heath flied out to left; Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 4.

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