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.

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