Exploding for six runs in the sixth inning, the Angels went on to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox. The Angels were behind, 4-1, going into the sixth, but tied the game on an RBI single by Don Baylor and two-run double by Brian Downing.

A run-scoring single by Juan Beniquez put California ahead, 5-4, and Bobby Clark climaxed the rally with a two-run homer. The Angels got solo homers from Beniquez in the second stanza and Bobby Grich in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Monday, August 24, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 2 Angels 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 x - 8 11 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .311 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Rice lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Grich 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .310 Yastrzemski dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .235 Ford rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .319 Baylor dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .209 Stapleton 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Downing c 3 1 1 2 1 0 .262 Gedman c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .290 Beniquez lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .183 Perez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Clark cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .256 Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Hancock ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Campaneris pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Miller cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 9 6 1 4 Totals 36 8 11 8 2 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 25,808 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Angels 6 DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 0 Errors: Lansford, Hoffman Doubles: Perez (5), Hancock (3), Downing (9) Triples: Lansford (3) Home Runs: Gedman (3), Stapleton (5), Beniquez (1), Clark (4), Grich (13) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(3-6) 5.1 7 5 4 0 1 1 24 3.98 Stanley 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 5 3.86 Campbell 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 3.60 Crawford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.26 Totals 8 11 8 7 2 4 3 38 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 4 5 4 4 1 1 1 18 3.61 Jefferson W(2-4) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.86 Hassler 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 10 3.08 Aase SV(8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.61 Totals 9 9 6 6 1 4 2 37 Wild Pitches: Crawford (2) Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mike Reilly RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Lansford tripled to center [Rice scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Stapleton struck out; Gedman grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Carew lined to first; Burleson singled to center; Grich forced Burleson (shortstop to second); Ford flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Hoffman popped to second; Miller grounded out (second to first); Remy flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Downing grounded out (second to first); Beniquez homered; Clark popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans lined to center; Rice popped to second; Yastrzemski walked; Lansford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 3RD: Hobson flied to right; Carew flied to center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Gedman homered; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Grich singled to center; Ford forced Grich (second to shortstop); Baylor flied to left; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1. RED SOX 5TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Evans was called out on strikes; Rice flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; Clark singled to right; Hobson flied to center; Carew flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Grich reached on an error by Lansford; Ford singled to left [Grich to second]; Baylor singled to left [Grich scored (unearned), Ford to second]; Downing doubled to left [Ford scored, Baylor scored]; STANLEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Beniquez singled to shortstop [Downing scored, Beniquez to third (error by Hoffman)]; Clark homered [Beniquez scored]; Hobson struck out; Carew walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 7. RED SOX 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); Hoffman lined to pitcher; Miller singled to center; Remy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 7. ANGELS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Grich homered; Ford struck out; Baylor popped to second; Downing walked; Beniquez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8. RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied to right; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8. ANGELS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (second to first); Hobson singled to center; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HOBSON; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris to third]; Burleson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8. RED SOX 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Stapleton homered; PEREZ BATTED FOR GEDMAN; Perez doubled to center; AASE REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock doubled to left [Perez scored]; RUDI BATTED FOR MILLER; Rudi lined to shortstop; Remy flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 8.

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