Dennis Eckersley pitched his sixth complete game of the season as the Red Sox prevailed over the Angels, 4-1. The Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Jerry Remy. Carney Lansford stroked a run-scoring single in the sixth and Remy doubled home Boston's final marker in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1

Game Played on Monday, August 31, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Red Sox 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 x - 4 7 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Remy 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .306 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .315 Downing lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Baylor dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .224 Yastrzemski 1b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .251 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Nichols pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Ford rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .279 Perez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Ott c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .221 Lansford dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .329 Harris 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Gedman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Stapleton 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoffman ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .197 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 Totals 30 4 7 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 20,377 Left on Base: Angels 6, Red Sox 4 DP: Angels 1, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Remy (6), Yastrzemski (10), Stapleton (9) Triples: Baylor (1), Stapleton (1) GIDP: Harris (3), Gedman (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Frost L(1-4) 5.1 5 3 3 2 2 0 23 3.74 Hassler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.02 Kison 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 3.38 Totals 8 7 4 4 2 4 0 32 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(7-5) 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 34 3.98 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Larry Barnett ANGELS 1ST: Umpire Greg Kosc missing; Burleson flied out to right; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied out to left; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor tripled to right; Grich struck out; Ford singled to right [Baylor scored]; Ott walked [Ford to second]; Harris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ott out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Lansford walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Gedman forced Lansford (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Yastrzemski to third]; Stapleton grounded out (second to pitcher) [Yastrzemski scored, Gedman to second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 3RD: Hobson flied out to center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman popped to catcher in foul territory; Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 4TH: Downing popped to second; Baylor singled to left; Grich singled to left [Baylor to third]; Ford struck out; Ott flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski walked; Lansford popped to second; Gedman forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 5TH: Harris flied out to right; Hobson popped to second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton tripled to center; Miller lined to center; Hoffman reached on a fielder's choice [Stapleton out at home (shortstop to catcher), Hoffman to second]; Remy doubled to left [Hoffman scored]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 6TH: Lynn flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first); Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski doubled to center; NICHOLS RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Lansford singled to right [Nichols scored]; Carl Yastrzemski pulled left hamstring going into 2B; HASSLER REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Gedman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED NICHOLS (PLAYING 1B); Grich flied out to left; Ford flied out to center; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: KISON REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Stapleton doubled to center; Miller struck out; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy singled to left [Stapleton scored, Remy to second (on throw to home)]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 8TH: Harris popped to second; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out to right; Lansford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 9TH: Downing singled to left; Baylor forced Downing (shortstop to second); Grich popped to second; Ford singled to right [Baylor to second]; Ott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

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