A six-run explosion in the fifth inning propelled the Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Mariners. The Sox trailed, 5-2, in the fifth frame but put together six tallies on an RBI double by Jerry Remy, RBI triple by Dwight Evans, run-scoring grounder by Joe Rudi, run-scoring singles by Dave Stapleton and Rick Miller and a sacrifice fly by Gary Allenson. Remy, besides drilling his two-bagger in the fifth, singled in the first, beat out a bunt in the third and collected an infield hit in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     1  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  6  1    2  1  x  -  12 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .270      Remy 2b               4   2   4   1     0   0   .331
Parsons rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Walker pr,2b        1   1   1   1     0   0   .500
  Henderson ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   1   .155      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .305
Meyer 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .266      Rice lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .286
Zisk dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .350      Yastrzemski dh        3   1   0   0     2   0   .248
Bochte 1b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Rudi 1b               4   1   1   2     1   0   .188
  Maler ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Stapleton 3b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Burroughs lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Miller cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Allenson c            2   1   0   1     1   0   .197
  Allen ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hoffman ss            4   2   2   1     0   0   .213
Narron c              2   1   1   1     0   0   .216      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tudor p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Firova c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Serna ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .375
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Black p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     2   4             Totals               35  12  14  10     5   1

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 15,434
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Mariners 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Cruz, Meyer
Doubles: Cruz (9), Narron (4), Remy (7), Rice (15), Hoffman (5)
Triples: Evans (4)
Stolen Bases: Serna (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Parsons (2), Cruz (3), Evans (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3), Allenson (1)
GIDP: Stapleton (10)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (3,by Clay)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay L(0-5)             4.1   7   8   5   3   0   0  24   5.19
Black                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Galasso                 1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.83
Clark                   2.2   4   3   2   1   1   0  13   4.16
Totals                  8    14  12   8   5   1   0  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               3.2   8   5   5   0   0   0  19   4.24
Tudor W(3-3)            5.1   1   0   0   2   4   0  19   4.30
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Clay (2)
Wild Pitches: Black (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Don Denkinger


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz doubled to left; Parsons out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Meyer singled to right
[Cruz scored]; Zisk flied out to right; Bochte made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to right; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Rice was hit by a pitch;
Yastrzemski walked [Remy to third, Rice to second]; Rudi reached
on a fielder's choice [Remy scored, Rice scored (error by Cruz)
(unearned) (no RBI), Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rudi out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to right; Simpson popped to
third in foul territory; Narron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller flied out to left; Allenson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hoffman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Serna singled to left; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Serna to second]; Parsons grounded out
(pitcher to first); Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to center; Evans out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Remy to second]; Rice lined into a double
play (second unassisted) [Remy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Zisk singled to left; Bochte singled to right
[Zisk to second]; Burroughs singled to left [Zisk scored, Bochte
to second]; Simpson flied out to right [Bochte to third]; Narron
doubled to left [Bochte scored, Burroughs to third]; On a bunt
Serna singled [Burroughs scored, Narron to third]; Cruz hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Narron scored]; TUDOR REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Serna stole second; Parsons grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Rudi walked;
Stapleton forced Rudi (third to second); Miller singled to
center [Stapleton to second]; Allenson forced Stapleton (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (third to first); Zisk walked;
Bochte struck out; Burroughs forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to center; Narron allowed a passed
ball [Hoffman to second]; Remy doubled to left [Hoffman scored];
Evans tripled to right [Remy scored]; Rice grounded out (third
to first); Yastrzemski walked; Rudi reached on an error by Meyer
[Evans scored (no RBI), Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton
singled to center [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Rudi to
second]; BLACK REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Black threw a wild
pitch [Rudi to third, Stapleton to second]; Debut game for
Buddy Black; Miller singled to center [Rudi scored,
Stapleton to third, Miller to second (on throw to home)];
GALASSO REPLACED BLACK (PITCHING); Allenson sacrifice flied into
a double play to right [Stapleton scored (unearned), Miller out
at third (right to catcher to third)]; 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 8.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); WALTON
BATTED FOR NARRON; Walton popped to first in foul territory;
Serna grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: FIROVA REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING C ); Hoffman flied
out to center; Remy singled to right; Evans walked [Remy to
second]; WALKER RAN FOR REMY; Rice doubled to left [Walker
scored, Evans to third]; CLARK REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 9.

MARINERS 7TH: WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out
to center; HENDERSON BATTED FOR PARSONS; Henderson struck out;
Meyer walked; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Miller struck out; Allenson
walked; Hoffman doubled to left [Allenson scored]; Walker
singled to right [Hoffman scored]; Evans forced Walker (second
to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Red Sox 11.

MARINERS 8TH: MALER BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Maler flied out to
center; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); ALLEN
BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 8TH: MALER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALLEN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Rice singled to right; Firova allowed a
passed ball [Rice to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first) [Rice to third]; Rudi singled to right [Rice scored
(unearned)]; Stapleton flied out to center; Miller grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Red Sox 12.

MARINERS 9TH: Firova grounded out (shortstop to first); Serna
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to left;
Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Red Sox 12.