Ken Forsch, getting brilliant relief help from Don Aase, became the first A.L. pitcher to win 11 games as the Angels edged the Red Sox, 3-2. California scored twice in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Bobby Grich and a wild pitch, and added another marker in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Don Baylor.

Don Aase entered the game with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth and retired Dave Stapleton on a popout and Rich Gedman on an RBI groundout before getting Joe Rudi on a groundout to end the game. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3 11  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .257      Remy 2b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Lynn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .237      Rice lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .282
Baylor dh             4   1   3   1     0   0   .232      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .311        Nichols pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Lansford dh           3   1   1   0     1   1   .329
Clark lf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .259      Stapleton 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Harris 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Gedman c              3   0   0   2     0   1   .300
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .290
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hoffman ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Valdez ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
                                                            Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                          Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aponte p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3  11   2     2   4             Totals               32   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 19,712
Left on Base: Angels 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Angels 1, Red Sox 5
Errors: Forsch
Doubles: Lansford (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (8), Remy (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Gedman (3)
GIDP: Burleson (5), Grich 2 (5), Ford (14), Hobson (4), Perez (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(11-6)          8     8   2   2   1   5   0  32   2.85
Aase SV(9)              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.87
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(7-5)          7.1   9   3   3   2   2   0  29   3.52
Burgmeier               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.64
Aponte                  1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Stanley (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ANGELS 1ST: Downing walked; Burleson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second]; Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Remy to second]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Grich grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baylor out at
second]; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford doubled to right; Stapleton grounded out
(second to first) [Lansford to third]; Gedman hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Lansford scored]; Miller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark singled to left; Harris lined to left; Hobson
flied out to right; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to right; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hoffman to second]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Burleson flied out to right; Lynn lined to right;
Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Lansford flied out to
center; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to right; Ford grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Grich out at second]; Clark
singled to left; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman struck out; Miller grounded out (first
unassisted); Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing
struck out; Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to second; Evans flied out to right;
Rice singled to left [Remy to third]; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Lynn singled to center; Baylor singled to center
[Lynn to second]; Grich singled to left [Lynn scored, Baylor to
second]; On a bunt Ford singled to first [Baylor to third, Grich
to second]; Clark struck out; Stanley threw a wild pitch [Baylor
scored, Grich to third, Ford to second]; Harris walked; Hobson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Harris out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lansford struck out; Stapleton singled to center;
Gedman flied out to center; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing singled to left; Burleson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Downing to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Lynn singled to right [Downing to third];
APONTE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Baylor singled to center
[Downing scored, Lynn to second]; Grich grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Lynn out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock flied out to
center; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 9TH: VALDEZ REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING SS); Ford struck
out; Clark struck out; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled; Perez singled to left [Rice to
second]; NICHOLS RAN FOR PEREZ; Rice was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Forsch [Rice to third]; Lansford walked
[Nichols to second]; AASE REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Stapleton
popped to shortstop; Gedman grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Rice scored, Nichols to third, Lansford to second]; Miller was
walked intentionally; RUDI BATTED FOR VALDEZ; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 2.