A six-run explosion in the sixth inning carried the Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Mariners. A two-run single by Carl Yastrzemski and Rick Miller's two-run triple highlighted the outburst. Bruce Hurst was the winning pitcher and Mark Clear notched his seventh save. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Serna 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .308      Stapleton 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .321      Rice lf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .284
Zisk dh               2   1   1   0     1   0   .351      Yastrzemski dh        3   1   1   2     1   0   .249
  Bochte ph,dh        1   0   0   0     1   1   .275        Nichols pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Burroughs rf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .181
Gray 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Gedman c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Bulling c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Miller cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .297
  Narron ph,c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Walker 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .400
Henderson cf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .161      Hoffman ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Parsons ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Anderson ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .197        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  McHenry ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Black p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     7   6             Totals               31   6   9   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 17,913
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Red Sox 6
DP: Mariners 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Zisk (11), Serna (1), Paciorek (24), Hoffman (6)
Triples: Miller (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (2)
Caught Stealing: Walker (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (5)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (4,by Hurst)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-6)           5.1   5   5   5   1   1   0  22   3.97
Parrott                 0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   3   4.89
Black                   1     1   0   0   3   0   0   6   0.00
Rawley                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.07
Drago                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.60
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   3   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst W(1-0)            6     5   1   1   5   3   0  29   1.50
Clear SV(7)             3     1   0   0   2   3   0  12   3.11
Totals                  9     6   1   1   7   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Hurst (1)
Wild Pitches: Hurst (1)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Serna struck out;
Paciorek walked; Zisk doubled to right [Paciorek to third];
Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray flied out to center; Bulling walked;
Henderson flied out to center; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Serna
flied out to center; Paciorek was hit by a pitch; Zisk forced
Paciorek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Walker flied out to center; Hoffman lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Gray grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Stapleton
singled to left; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second;
Anderson struck out; Hurst threw a wild pitch [Henderson to
third]; Randle walked; Serna struck out; Paciorek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rudi flied out to left; Gedman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Zisk walked; Burroughs singled to center [Zisk to
second]; Gray flied out to right; Bulling grounded out (second
to first) [Zisk to third, Burroughs to second]; Henderson was
walked intentionally; Anderson singled to left [Zisk scored,
Burroughs to third, Henderson to second]; Randle forced Anderson
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Walker singled to center; Hoffman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Walker to second]; Evans
singled to left [Walker to third]; Stapleton singled to right
[Walker scored, Evans to second]; Rice walked [Evans to third,
Stapleton to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Evans
scored, Stapleton scored, Rice to third]; PARROTT REPLACED
ABBOTT (PITCHING); Rudi struck out; Gedman singled to center
[Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Miller tripled to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Gedman scored]; BLACK REPLACED PARROTT
(PITCHING); Walker walked; Walker was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Serna doubled to left; CLEAR REPLACED HURST
(PITCHING); Paciorek flied out to center; BOCHTE BATTED FOR
ZISK; Bochte struck out; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hoffman doubled
to left; Evans made an out to third; Stapleton grounded out
(third to first) [Hoffman to third]; Rice was walked
intentionally; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; NICHOLS RAN
FOR YASTRZEMSKI; RAWLEY REPLACED BLACK (PITCHING); Rudi made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 8TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gray grounded
out (shortstop to first); NARRON BATTED FOR BULLING; Narron
walked; PARSONS BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Parsons struck out; MEYER
BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PARSONS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MCHENRY REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); DRAGO
REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Gedman flied out to left; Miller
singled to third; Walker struck out; Hoffman flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox 6.

MARINERS 9TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Serna
flied out to right; Paciorek doubled to left; Bochte walked;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Red Sox
6.