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.