A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, lifting the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Yaz' blow came after Jim Rice stroked a one-out single. Mike Torrez, although getting relief, received credit for his seventh consecutive win. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   5 15  1
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Peters cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     1   2   .300        Cowens ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Rice lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .282      Trammell ss           5   2   3   0     0   0   .286
Yastrzemski dh        5   1   3   3     0   0   .256      Gibson rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .321
  Nichols pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Kemp lf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .282
Lansford 3b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .329      Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Stapleton 1b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .266      Summers dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Gedman c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Miller cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Brookens 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Hoffman ss            4   2   4   0     0   0   .227        Leach ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Papi 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Jackson ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .259
                                                            Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  15   5     3   4             Totals               35   3   9   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 20,586
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Hoffman, Trammell
Doubles: Hoffman (7), Gibson (7), Parrish (11)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (6)
Stolen Bases: Trammell (6), Kemp (6)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (3)
GIDP: Rice (10), Gedman (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(8-2)           6.2   8   2   2   2   2   0  29   3.95
Clear                   1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.19
Burgmeier SV(6)         1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.08
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   3   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(9-7)           6.1  11   4   3   3   2   1  31   2.89
Rozema                  2.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  12   3.72
Totals                  9    15   5   4   3   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: Clear (6)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: 50 minute rain delay before start of game;
Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Evans walked; Rice walked
[Evans to second]; Yastrzemski lined to left; Lansford grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters made an out to first; Rick Peters doubled
to LF but was out on appeal for missing 1B; On a bunt
Trammell singled to pitcher; Gibson popped to shortstop;
Trammell stole second; Kemp singled to center [Trammell scored];
Kemp stole second; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton struck out; Gedman lined to third; Miller
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Brookens
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman singled to shortstop; Remy singled [Hoffman
to third]; Evans singled to center [Hoffman scored, Remy to
second]; Rice grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Remy to third, Evans out at second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to center; Peters struck out;
Trammell singled to left; Gibson doubled [Trammell scored]; Kemp
walked; Hebner flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lansford singled to shortstop; Lansford was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stapleton walked; Gedman
lined to left; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers flied out to center; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Brookens singled to right; Whitaker flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to left; Remy flied out to center;
On a bunt Evans reached on a fielder's choice [Hoffman to second
(error by Trammell)]; Rice forced Evans (shortstop to second)
[Hoffman to third]; Yastrzemski singled to left [Hoffman scored
(unearned), Rice to third]; Lansford flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Peters walked; On a bunt Trammell popped to first in
foul territory; Gibson singled to center [Peters out at second
(center to shortstop to second)]; Kemp popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton singled; Gedman grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stapleton out at second];
Miller singled; Hoffman doubled to left [Miller to third]; Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Hebner singled to center; Summers grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hebner to second]; Parrish flied out to
center; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans struck out; Rice singled to center;
Yastrzemski homered [Rice scored]; ROZEMA REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Lansford grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Peters
grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell singled to left; CLEAR
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Clear threw a wild pitch [Trammell
to second]; Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Gedman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
singled to center; Hoffman singled to center [Miller to third];
Remy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller scored]; Evans was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp walked; Hebner lined to first; Summers popped
to third; Parrish doubled to left [Kemp to third]; LEACH BATTED
FOR BROOKENS; Leach walked; BROWN RAN FOR LEACH; BURGMEIER
REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); JACKSON BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Jackson
walked [Kemp scored, Parrish to third, Brown to second]; COWENS
BATTED FOR PETERS; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PAPI REPLACED
BROWN (PLAYING 3B); KELLEHER REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 2B); Rice
was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to right; NICHOLS
RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Lansford singled to left [Nichols to
second]; Stapleton forced Lansford (third to second) [Nichols to
third]; Gedman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Trammell
grounded out (second to first); Gibson struck out; Hoffman
dropped a foul fly hit by Kemp for an error; Glenn Hoffman
collided with Carney Lansford in foul territory; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Tigers 3.