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.