Pounding out 15 hits and receiving eight walks, the Red Sox enjoyed a 12-5 romp over the A's. Rich Gedman cracked a two-run single in the second inning and an RBI double in the fifth. The Sox got five runs in the third frame, the last four tallies registering on successive bases-loaded walks, one by Mike Norris and three by Brian Kingman. Kingman's walks came on 14 pitches. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 12, Oakland Athletics 5

Game Played on Friday, August 28, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park

A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 7 0 Red Sox 0 3 5 1 2 0 1 0 x - 12 15 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Remy 2b 5 1 1 1 1 2 .308 Heath lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .247 Evans rf 2 1 1 2 3 0 .320 Murphy cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Hancock rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Bosetti cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Rice lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .284 Johnson dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .247 Nichols pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Perez dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 .239 Moore 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Lansford 3b 3 3 3 1 0 0 .324 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .237 Babitt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Stapleton 1b,3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .267 McKay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Gedman c 4 2 3 3 0 1 .308 Klutts 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Hoffman ss 4 1 0 1 1 0 .204 Picciolo ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Miller cf 2 1 1 2 2 1 .299 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ojeda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 7 5 0 4 Totals 37 12 15 12 8 9 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 25,356 Left on Base: A's 0, Red Sox 11 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 2 Doubles: Gedman (11), Rice (14) Home Runs: Klutts (1), Heath (7), Johnson (13) Sacrifice Flies: Miller (2) GIDP: Moore (1), Newman (5), Rice (8) Hit by Pitch: Gedman (1,by Norris) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(9-5) 2.2 5 8 7 4 1 0 17 3.91 Kingman 1.2 6 3 3 3 2 0 14 3.45 Owchinko 2.2 4 1 1 0 6 0 12 1.89 Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.68 Totals 8 15 12 11 8 9 0 47 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ojeda W(3-1) 9 7 5 5 0 4 3 32 3.06 Totals 9 7 5 5 0 4 3 32 Passed Balls: Newman (1) Hit by Pitch: Norris (8) Wild Pitches: Norris (9) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Evans walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to center; Moore grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Armas out at second]; Debut game for Kelvin Moore; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez walked; Lansford singled to left [Perez to second]; Stapleton singled to shortstop [Perez to third, Lansford to second]; Gedman singled to right [Perez scored, Lansford scored, Stapleton to third]; Newman allowed a passed ball [Gedman to second]; Hoffman reached on a fielder's choice [Stapleton out at home (third to catcher), Gedman to third]; Miller hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gedman scored (unearned)]; Remy flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Babitt made an out to first; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Norris threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Rice flied out to right; Perez flied out to center; Lansford singled to center [Evans scored]; Stapleton singled to second [Lansford to second]; Gedman was hit by a pitch [Lansford to third, Stapleton to second]; Hoffman walked [Lansford scored, Stapleton to third, Gedman to second]; KINGMAN REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Miller walked [Stapleton scored, Gedman to third, Hoffman to second]; Remy walked [Gedman scored, Hoffman to third, Miller to second]; Evans walked [Hoffman scored, Miller to third, Remy to second]; Rice flied out to right; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 8. ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy struck out; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 4TH: Perez struck out; Lansford singled to left; Stapleton popped to first; Gedman doubled to center [Lansford scored]; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 9. ATHLETICS 5TH: YASTRZEMSKI REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING 1B); STAPLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Armas grounded out (catcher to first); Moore struck out; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 5TH: HEATH REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); BOSETTI REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING CF); KLUTTS REPLACED MCKAY (PLAYING 3B); Miller singled to right; Remy singled to left [Miller to third]; Evans singled to left [Miller scored, Remy to second]; Rice doubled to center [Remy scored, Evans to third]; Perez struck out; OWCHINKO REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck out; Stapleton struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 11. ATHLETICS 6TH: Babitt popped to catcher in foul territory; Klutts homered; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 6TH: Gedman singled to center; Hoffman forced Gedman (third to second); Miller struck out; Remy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11. ATHLETICS 7TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; Armas made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Rice singled to shortstop; NICHOLS RAN FOR RICE; Perez singled to center [Nichols to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Nichols scored, Perez to second]; Stapleton struck out; Gedman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12. ATHLETICS 8TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HANCOCK REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Moore singled to center; Newman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; Babitt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12. RED SOX 8TH: JONES REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Hoffman flied out to left; Miller walked; Remy flied out to left; Hancock popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12. ATHLETICS 9TH: Klutts flied out to center; Picciolo singled to right; Heath homered [Picciolo scored]; Bosetti singled to third; Johnson homered [Bosetti scored]; Armas struck out; Moore flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 12.

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