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.