A two-run rally in the top of the 11th inning enabled the Red Sox to outlast the Tigers, 6-5. The score was 4-4 when Rick Miller started the 11th with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice. After Jerry Remy received an intentional walk, Gary Allenson singled to left, scoring Miller. Later in the inning, Carney Lansford drew a bases-loaded walk. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  2  -   6 15  4
Tigers       0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   5  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   2   2   1     2   0   .329      Cowens cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Evans rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .298      Trammell ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Allenson c          1   0   1   1     0   0   .203      Gibson rf             5   1   1   0     0   3   .318
Rice lf               6   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Kemp lf               5   1   0   0     0   1   .277
Yastrzemski dh        5   0   2   0     1   1   .259      Jackson 1b            5   2   1   0     0   0   .258
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   2     2   1   .331      Parrish c             5   1   3   3     0   0   .226
Stapleton 1b          6   0   2   0     0   2   .268      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Gedman c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .270        Summers ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Nichols pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .188        Jones ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Rudi rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Brookens 3b           2   0   0   1     0   1   .264
Miller cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .303        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Hoffman ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .228        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
  Valdez ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tudor p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   6  15   6     5   8             Totals               42   5   8   4     0   5

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 22,564
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Tigers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Remy, Lansford 2, Stapleton
Doubles: Hoffman (8), Parrish 2 (13), Jackson (12)
Triples: Gibson (3)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Valdez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brookens (5)
GIDP: Rice (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  8     6   4   1   0   5   0  32   4.22
Stanley W(8-6)          2.2   2   1   1   0   0   0  10   3.59
Tudor SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.28
Totals                 11     8   5   2   0   5   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry                   7.2   7   2   2   1   5   0  30   2.82
Saucier                 0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   1.71
Rozema                  0.2   4   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.79
Tobik L(2-1)            2     4   2   2   1   3   0  11   2.42
Kinney                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Lopez                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.29
Totals                 11    15   6   6   5   8   0  51

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans struck out; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy to third]; Lansford
singled to center [Remy scored, Yastrzemski to second];
Stapleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: On a bunt Kemp reached on an error by Remy; Jackson
reached on an error by Lansford [Kemp scored (error by
Stapleton) (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to second]; Parrish
doubled to left [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Wockenfuss lined to
right [Parrish to third]; Brookens out on a sacrifice fly to
first in foul territory [Parrish scored (unearned)]; Whitaker
singled to center; Cowens flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to left; Evans singled to center [Remy
to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Remy to third, Evans out at second];
Yastrzemski flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell popped to first in foul territory; Gibson
was called out on strikes; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Lansford struck out; Stapleton struck out; Gedman
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Jackson reached on an error by Lansford; Parrish
lined to left; Wockenfuss grounded out (first unassisted)
[Jackson to second]; Brookens popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Hoffman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Cowens
popped to second; Trammell lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans popped to shortstop; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Gibson flied out to center; Kemp flied out to left;
Jackson doubled to left; Parrish singled to center [Jackson
scored]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
singled to right; Gedman struck out; Miller grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens was called out on strikes; Whitaker singled
to left; Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cowens singled to center; Trammell flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Hoffman doubled to left; Remy flied out to center;
Evans flied out to right; Rice singled to right [Hoffman
scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 8TH: Gibson struck out; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first); Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Lansford walked; ROZEMA REPLACED SAUCIER
(PITCHING); Stapleton singled [Lansford to third]; Gedman
singled to right [Lansford scored, Stapleton to second]; NICHOLS
RAN FOR GEDMAN; Stapleton was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); pick off after a missed bunt attempt; Miller
singled to left [Nichols to second]; HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN;
Hancock flied out to center; Remy singled to center [Nichols
scored, Miller to second]; TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
Evans was called out on strikes; Dwight Evans ejected by HP
umpire Rick Reed; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: VALDEZ REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING SS); RUDI REPLACED
NICHOLS (PLAYING RF); ALLENSON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING C );
STANLEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out
(pitcher to first); SUMMERS BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Summers lined
to center; HEBNER BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Hebner popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 10TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KELLEHER
REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Rice was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski singled to left; Lansford singled to left
[Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton struck out; Rudi forced
Lansford (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 11TH: Miller singled to right; Valdez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Remy was walked
intentionally; Allenson singled to left [Miller scored, Remy to
second]; Rice flied out to right; KINNEY REPLACED TOBIK
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Remy to third, Allenson to
second]; LOPEZ REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Lansford walked [Remy
scored, Allenson to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 11TH: Gibson tripled; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first); Jackson grounded out (third to first); Parrish doubled
to left [Gibson scored]; TUDOR REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING);
JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Jones grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 5.