A two-run single by Tony Perez in the eighth inning was the key hit as the Red Sox rallied to down the Mariners, 7-5. The Sox were behind, 5-4, when Carney Lansford walked and Dave Stapleton doubled. After an intentional pass to pinch-hitter Joe Rudi, Perez singled to right. Jerry Remy's sacrifice fly produced the third run of the inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 - 7 11 0 Mariners 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Cruz 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .242 Evans rf 4 0 1 1 1 2 .321 Bochte 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .277 Rice lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .281 Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Paciorek lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Stapleton 1b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .271 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Gedman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Parsons rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Rudi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 Meyer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Nichols pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Simpson cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .229 Hoffman ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Narron c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Hancock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Bulling ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Allenson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Anderson ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 .206 Miller cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .280 Randle ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Perez ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .230 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 11 6 4 2 Totals 34 5 9 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 8,294 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Mariners 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Mariners 3 Errors: Cruz, Anderson Doubles: Stapleton 2 (8), Rice (13), Simpson (9), Cruz (7) Home Runs: Bochte (3), Paciorek (8) Stolen Bases: Anderson (2) Caught Stealing: Cruz (2) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (6), Narron (3) Sacrifice Flies: Remy (2) GIDP: Yastrzemski 2 (9), Hoffman (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 4.2 7 4 4 3 0 2 23 3.82 Burgmeier W(3-4) 3.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 14 3.35 Campbell SV(5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.41 Totals 9 9 5 5 4 2 2 39 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay 6.1 8 4 1 2 1 0 29 4.97 Drago 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.65 Clark L(2-4) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 0 4 3.61 Andersen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.13 Rawley 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.95 Totals 9 11 7 4 4 2 0 41 Wild Pitches: Campbell (2) Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Evans walked; Rice singled to left [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte walked; Paciorek made an out to shortstop; Zisk singled to center [Bochte to second]; Burroughs lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lansford lined to third; Stapleton doubled to center; Gedman reached on an error by Anderson [Stapleton scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hoffman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gedman out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Simpson doubled to left; Narron flied out to center [Simpson to third]; Anderson singled to center [Simpson scored]; Anderson stole second; Cruz walked; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1. RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (second to first); Remy flied out to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Paciorek grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford singled to left; Stapleton singled to left [Lansford to second]; Gedman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Simpson flied out to center; Narron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to left; Miller reached on an error by Cruz [Hoffman to second]; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hoffman to third, Miller to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hoffman scored (unearned), Miller to third]; Rice doubled to right [Miller scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Lansford flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Anderson walked; Cruz flied out to left; Bochte homered [Anderson scored]; Paciorek homered; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Meyer made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 6TH: Simpson singled to right; Narron out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Simpson to second]; Anderson flied out to center; Cruz doubled to left [Simpson scored]; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 5. RED SOX 7TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Remy singled to left; Evans singled to left [Remy to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Rice singled to left [Remy scored, Evans to second]; CLARK REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; Zisk flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 5. RED SOX 8TH: PARSONS REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Lansford walked; Stapleton doubled to left [Lansford to third]; RUDI BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Rudi was walked intentionally; NICHOLS RAN FOR RUDI; ANDERSEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock flied to left in foul territory; RAWLEY REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); PEREZ BATTED FOR MILLER; Perez singled to right [Lansford scored, Stapleton scored, Nichols to third]; VALDEZ RAN FOR PEREZ; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nichols scored, Valdez to second]; Evans struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALLENSON REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING C ); VALDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Simpson struck out; BULLING BATTED FOR NARRON; Bulling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 5. RED SOX 9TH: BULLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Lansford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 5. MARINERS 9TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Randle walked; Cruz made an out to shortstop; GRAY BATTED FOR BOCHTE; CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Gray flied out to right; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Randle to second]; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 5.

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