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.