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.

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