The Angels fought back from two deficits to triumph over the Red Sox, 8-7 in 10 innings. The Sox jumped to a 6-0 lead in their first turn at bat but the Angels tied the contest at 6-6 on a two-out, run-scoring single by pinch-hitter John Harris in the ninth.

After Jim Rice's homer in the 10th gave the Sox a 7-6 lead, the Angels came back in the bottom of the frame. Rick Burleson singled and Fred Lynn was hit by a pitch, bringing on Bob Stanley in relief of Tom Burgmeier. A sacrifice by Brian Downing moved the runners along and Don Baylor received an intentional walk to load the bases. Bobby Grich's broken-bat single to left plated the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 7

Game Played on Tuesday, August 25, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 10 1 Angels 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 8 13 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Evans rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .314 Carew 1b 5 1 0 0 1 2 .315 Stapleton 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Burleson ss 6 1 3 1 0 2 .299 Rice lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .286 Lynn cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .248 Lansford 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .317 Downing lf,c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .266 Rudi dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .180 Baylor dh 5 1 3 1 1 0 .217 Perez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .234 Grich 2b 5 0 1 3 1 1 .307 Allenson c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .198 Ford rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .291 Hoffman ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Ott c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228 Miller cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .286 Campaneris pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .245 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 10 7 2 3 Totals 41 8 13 8 7 9 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 26,325 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Angels 15 DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 3 Errors: Stapleton, Patek, Hobson 2 Doubles: Allenson (7), Ott (7), Baylor (12), Burleson (15) Home Runs: Rice (12) Stolen Bases: Burleson (2), Carew 3 (13), Campaneris 2 (4), Patek (1) Caught Stealing: Evans (1), Lansford (8) Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2) GIDP: Lansford (5), Rice (7) Hit by Pitch: Downing (3,by Clear), Lynn (2,by Burgmeier) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley 6 7 4 1 3 5 0 29 4.24 Clear 2.2 4 2 2 3 3 0 16 3.22 Burgmeier L(3-5) 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 3.76 Stanley 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.84 Totals 9.1 13 8 5 7 9 0 51 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 6 4.25 Kison 4.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 17 3.21 Frost 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.49 Aase W(4-3) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 1.75 Totals 10 10 7 7 2 3 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Clear (2), Burgmeier (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rick Reed RED SOX 1ST: Evans singled to center; Stapleton popped to first in foul territory; Rice singled to left [Evans to second]; Lansford singled to third [Evans to third, Rice to second]; Rudi singled to right [Evans scored, Rice to third, Lansford to second]; Perez singled to center [Rice scored, Lansford scored, Rudi to second]; KISON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Allenson doubled to left [Rudi scored, Perez to third]; Hoffman flied to right; Miller singled to center [Perez scored, Allenson scored]; Evans reached on an error by Hobson [Miller to second]; Stapleton forced Evans (second to shortstop); 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Carew popped to center; Burleson singled to left; Lynn lined to right; Burleson stole second; Downing popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice popped to second; Lansford struck out; Rudi flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Grich struck out; Ford struck out; Ott doubled to right [Baylor to third]; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 0. RED SOX 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson walked; Hoffman lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Allenson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Carew reached on an error by Stapleton; Carew stole second; Burleson flied to right; Lynn singled to center [Carew to third]; Downing singled to left [Carew scored (unearned), Lynn to second]; Baylor doubled to right [Lynn scored, Downing to third]; Grich grounded out (second to first) [Downing scored (unearned), Baylor to third]; Ford singled to right [Baylor scored (unearned)]; Ott grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans reached on an error by Hobson; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: Hobson lined to third; Carew walked; Carew stole second; Burleson was called out on strikes; Lynn walked; Downing popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to center; Lansford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; Rudi popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Grich flied to left; Ford flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. RED SOX 6TH: FROST REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. ANGELS 6TH: Ott flied to center; Hobson walked; Carew forced Hobson (first to shortstop); Carew stole second; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to left; Evans popped to third; Stapleton walked [Miller to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Lynn was called out on strikes; Downing was hit by a pitch; Baylor forced Downing (first to shortstop); Grich walked [Baylor to second]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. RED SOX 8TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi flied to center; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: Ott walked; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR OTT; Hobson flied to center; Carew struck out; Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole third; Burleson doubled to right [Campaneris scored]; Lynn flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 5. RED SOX 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CLARK REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING LF); DOWNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Miller lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 5. ANGELS 9TH: Downing singled to left; Baylor singled to center [Downing to second]; Grich flied to center; Ford flied to center; HARRIS BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Harris singled to center [Downing scored, Baylor to third]; PATEK RAN FOR HARRIS; Patek stole second; Clark walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Carew struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 6. RED SOX 10TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); AASE REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Stapleton was called out on strikes; Rice homered; Lansford reached on an error by Patek; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Angels 6. ANGELS 10TH: Burleson singled to center; Lynn was hit by a pitch [Burleson to second]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Burleson to third, Lynn to second]; Baylor was walked intentionally; Grich singled to left [Burleson scored, Lynn scored, Baylor to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Angels 8.

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