A three-run homer by Carney Lansford climaxed a four-run seventh inning that carried the Red Sox to a 7-6 triumph over the A's. The game was tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the seventh when the Sox loaded the bases and took a 4-3 lead on a sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski. Lansford followed with his circuit clout. The loss was the A's fourth straight. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6

Game Played on Saturday, August 29, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

A's 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 - 6 6 0 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 x - 7 13 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .322 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 3 .257 Evans rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .320 Gross 3b 4 1 0 1 1 0 .198 Rice lf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .285 Armas rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .278 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .181 Lansford dh 4 1 3 4 0 0 .330 Davis dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Stapleton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Heath c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .251 Gedman c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .324 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Hoffman ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .196 Hancock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Valdez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Miller cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .305 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nichols cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 6 5 7 8 Totals 32 7 13 7 2 0 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 26,318 Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 6 DP: A's 2, Red Sox 0 Errors: Torrez Doubles: Miller (14) Triples: Evans (3), Yastrzemski (1) Home Runs: Armas (18), Heath (8), Rice (13), Lansford (4) Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (40) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (7), Stapleton (3) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (3) GIDP: Stapleton (9), Hancock (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(8-4) 6.1 11 5 5 1 0 1 29 3.21 Jones 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.87 Owchinko 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 2.06 Totals 8 13 7 7 2 0 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(7-2) 7 4 4 3 5 6 1 30 3.83 Clear 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 10 3.41 Totals 9 6 6 5 7 8 2 40 Wild Pitches: Clear 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second [Henderson to third (error by Torrez)]; Murphy struck out; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson scored (unearned)]; Armas grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Evans tripled to left; Rice homered [Evans scored]; Yastrzemski singled to left; Lansford singled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Stapleton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer flied out to left; Davis struck out; Heath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Gedman grounded out (pitcher to first); Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller doubled to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay grounded out (second to first); Stanley struck out; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Evans made an out to third; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy struck out; Gross flied out to right; Armas homered; Spencer made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Lansford flied out to center; Stapleton flied out to center; Gedman singled to center; Hoffman forced Gedman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Davis flied out to center; Heath singled to third; McKay made an out to third; Stanley walked [Heath to second]; Henderson singled to right [Heath scored, Stanley to third]; Henderson stole second; Murphy walked; Gross flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Miller singled to second; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Miller to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to third]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas singled to center; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Armas to second]; Davis walked; Heath forced Davis (pitcher to shortstop) [Armas to third]; McKay forced Heath (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski tripled to right; Lansford singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Stapleton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lansford to second]; Gedman singled to third [Lansford to third]; HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gedman out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: VALDEZ REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING SS); Stanley flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Miller flied out to right; Remy singled to center; Evans walked [Remy to second]; JONES REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Rice walked [Remy to third, Evans to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Remy scored]; Lansford homered [Evans scored, Rice scored]; Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross walked; CLEAR REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Clear threw a wild pitch [Gross to second]; Armas struck out; Spencer singled to first [Gross to third]; Clear threw a wild pitch [Gross scored, Spencer to second]; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Spencer to third]; Heath homered [Spencer scored]; McKay walked; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Gedman singled to center; Valdez forced Gedman (first to shortstop); RUDI BATTED FOR MILLER; Rudi flied out to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: NICHOLS REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING CF); Henderson walked; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher) [Henderson to second]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to third]; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 7.

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