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.