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Friday September 18, 1981
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A run-scoring single by Bobby Murcer in the eighth inning was the decisive blow as the Yankees downed the Red Sox, 6-4. The game was tied, 4-4, when Willie Randolph began the eighth with an infield hit, reached second on an errant pickoff atempt, took third on a sacrifice by Larry Milbourne and, one out later, scored on a single by Murcer.

Bob Watson added insurance with a solo homer in the ninth. The Yanks had registered four runs in the sixth on a three-run homer by Dave Winfield and a bases-empty shot by Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  1  -   6  6  2
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Remy 2b               3   1   2   1     1   0   .326
Milbourne ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Evans rf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .295
Winfield cf           4   1   1   3     0   2   .305      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Piniella dh           3   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
  Murcer ph,dh        1   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Stapleton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Watson 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .228      Gedman c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .177      Miller cf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .286
Werth lf              0   1   0   0     2   0   .096      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   6   6     3   7             Totals               32   4   7   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 34,283
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Red Sox 5
DP: Yankees 3, Red Sox 0
Errors: Randolph, Nettles, Stanley
Doubles: Remy (9), Gedman (13)
Home Runs: Winfield (11), Piniella (5), Watson (6), Evans (17)
Caught Stealing: Stapleton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (2)
GIDP: Evans (6), Rice (12)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                6.2   7   4   4   4   2   1  29   2.96
Davis W(3-4)            2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.12
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  5.1   3   4   4   3   5   2  22   4.59
Stanley L(9-7)          3.2   3   2   2   0   2   1  14   3.50
Totals                  9     6   6   6   3   7   3  36

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Evans grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; Rice
singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
reached on an error by Nettles; Perez struck out while Stapleton
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Watson flied out to right; Foote struck out; Werth
walked; Randolph forced Werth (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller
walked; Remy doubled to right [Miller scored, Remy to third (on
throw to home)]; Evans walked; Rice grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Winfield
flied out to left; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles struck out; Watson
walked; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman
doubled to right; Miller flied out to left; Remy walked; Evans
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Werth walked; Randolph flied out to right;
Milbourne singled to center [Werth to second]; Winfield homered
[Werth scored, Milbourne scored]; Piniella homered; STANLEY
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Nettles flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to
center; Lansford forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second);
Stapleton forced Lansford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Watson struck out; Foote flied out to center;
GAMBLE BATTED FOR WERTH; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez flied out
to right; Gedman singled to center; Miller walked [Gedman to
second]; Remy forced Miller (shortstop to second) [Gedman scored
(error by Randolph) (no RBI), Remy to second]; Evans homered
[Remy scored]; DAVIS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rice popped
to second; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to pitcher [Randolph to second
(error by Stanley)]; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Randolph to third]; Winfield struck out; MURCER
BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Murcer singled to center [Randolph scored];
Jackson forced Murcer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Lansford popped to third; Stapleton popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Watson
homered; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Perez struck out; Gedman struck out; Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
6, Red Sox 4.



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